Kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 110% to 35.9% in India in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in India reached an all time high of 35.9% in 2015 and an all time low of 6.59% in 1986. When compared to India's main peers, kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Bangladesh amounted to 1.38%, 5.68% in China, 0.866% in Pakistan and 0.581% in Sri Lanka in 2015.
India has been ranked 2nd within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption.
| Kerosene Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | % | 0.161% | 0.087% | 0.094% | 0.097% | 0.059% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | % | 0.635% | 0.627% | 0.851% | 0.513% | 0.663% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 0.009% | 0.009% | 0.010% | 0.010% | 0.008% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.32% | 3.31% | 4.51% | 3.74% | 3.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | 16.9% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 15.3% | 15.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 9.50% | 7.61% | 8.05% | 9.00% | 7.87% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 28.5% | 28.8% | 29.9% | 31.7% | 30.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.189% | 0.317% | 0.036% | 0.072% | 0.376% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.010% | |||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.004% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.284% | 0.427% | 0.287% | 0.321% | 0.356% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 0.130% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 0.227% | 0.287% | 0.175% | 0.253% | 0.257% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 1.43% | 1.64% | 1.09% | 0.485% | 0.515% |
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