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Fact #191: November 19, 2001
U.S. Oil Consumption Nearly 20 Million Barrels per Day in 2000

The United States consumed 19.7 million barrels of oil per day in 2000, more than half of which (10.4 million barrels per day net) came from imports. Imports from the Persian Gulf in 2000 were 2.5 million barrels per day, which amounts to 12.6% of U.S. consumption.

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U.S. Oil Consumption and Imports: 1973-2000

Year	U.S. Oil Consumption*	Net Oil Imports*	Imports from the Persian Gulf*	Share of Net Imports (%)	Share of Persian Gulf Imports (%)
1973	17,308	6,025	848	34.8	4.9
1974	16,653	5,892	1,039	35.4	6.2
1975	16,322	5,846	1,165	35.8	7.1
1976	17,461	7,090	1,840	40.6	10.5
1977	18,431	8,565	2,448	46.5	13.3
1978	18,847	8,002	2,219	42.5	11.8
1979	18,513	7,985	2,069	43.1	11.2
1980	17,056	6,365	1,519	37.3	8.9
1981	16,058	5,401	1,219	33.6	7.6
1982	15,296	4,298	696	28.1	4.6
1983	15,231	4,312	442	28.3	2.9
1984	15,726	4,715	506	30.0	3.2
1985	15,726	4,286	311	27.3	2.0
1986	16,281	5,439	912	33.4	5.6
1987	16,665	5,914	1,077	35.5	6.5
1988	17,283	6,587	1,541	38.1	8.9
1989	17,325	7,202	1,861	41.6	10.7
1990	16,988	7,161	1,966	42.2	11.6
1991	16,714	6,626	1,845	39.6	11.0
1992	17,033	6,938	1,778	40.7	10.4
1993	17,237	7,618	1,782	44.2	10.3
1994	17,718	8,054	1,728	45.5	9.8
1995	17,725	7,886	1,573	44.5	8.9
1996	18,309	8,498	1,604	46.4	8.8
1997	18,620	9,158	1,755	49.2	9.4
1998	18,917	9,764	2,136	51.6	11.3
1999	19,519	9,912	2,464	50.8	12.6
2000	19,701	10,419	2,488	52.9	12.6
* Millions of gallons per day Note: Persian Gulf nations include Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, October 2001, Table 1.8.

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