U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

Fact #468: May 7, 2007
World Petroleum Use

In 1960 the World's petroleum use was a little more than 20 million barrels per day. From 1960 to 2006, the U.S. petroleum use has doubled; the other OECD countries' petroleum use is nearly five times that of 1960; and non-OECD countries' petroleum use in 2006 is more than six times that of 1960.

World Petroleum Use, 1960-2006
Graph showing the increase of petroleum use by the U.S., other OECD countries, and non-OECD countries from 1960 to 2006. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Note: OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Supporting Information


World Petroleum Consumption, 1960-2006
Year U.S. Other OECD Countries Non-OECD Countries World Total
1960 9.80 5.98 5.56 21.34
1961 9.98 6.79 6.23 23.00
1962 10.40 7.66 6.83 24.89
1963 10.74 8.86 7.32 26.92
1964 11.02 10.03 8.03 29.08
1965 11.51 11.30 8.33 31.14
1966 12.08 12.52 8.96 33.56
1967 12.56 13.38 9.65 35.59
1968 13.39 15.17 10.40 38.96
1969 14.14 17.40 11.35 42.89
1970 14.70 19.99 12.12 46.81
1971 15.21 21.09 13.12 49.42
1972 16.37 22.58 14.14 53.09
1973 17.31 24.49 15.44 57.24
1974 16.65 23.73 16.31 56.68
1975 16.32 22.82 17.06 56.20
1976 17.46 24.26 17.95 59.67
1977 18.43 24.35 19.05 61.83
1978 18.85 25.13 20.18 64.16
1979 18.51 25.88 20.84 65.22
1980 17.06 24.70 21.35 63.11
1981 16.06 23.43 21.45 60.94
1982 15.30 22.47 21.78 59.54
1983 15.23 21.68 21.87 58.78
1984 15.73 21.96 22.12 59.82
1985 15.73 21.75 22.60 60.09
1986 16.28 22.32 23.21 61.81
1987 16.67 22.67 23.75 63.10
1988 17.28 23.37 24.31 64.97
1989 17.33 24.00 24.75 66.08
1990 16.99 24.53 25.03 66.55
1991 16.71 25.22 25.20 67.13
1992 17.03 25.92 24.41 67.36
1993 17.24 26.02 24.20 67.46
1994 17.72 26.71 24.34 68.77
1995 17.73 27.09 25.16 69.98
1996 18.31 27.59 25.64 71.54
1997 18.62 28.03 26.65 73.29
1998 18.92 27.90 27.13 73.95
1999 19.52 28.22 27.85 75.60
2000 19.70 28.14 28.78 76.62
2001 19.65 28.27 29.49 77.41
2002 19.76 28.12 30.21 78.08
2003 20.03 28.57 31.14 79.74
2004 20.73 28.62 33.08 82.43
2005 20.80 28.82 34.42 84.04
2006 20.59 28.49 35.93 85.01

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International Petroleum Monthly, April 2007. (Additional resources: www.eia.doe.gov)

 

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