Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption fell 4.75% to 0.146% in Syria in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Syria reached an all time high of 0.403% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.146% in 2015. When compared to Syria's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Iraq amounted to 0.826%, 0.142% in Jordan, 0.158% in Lebanon and 0.928% in Turkey in 2015.
Syria has been ranked 70th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 22 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Petroleum 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 |
| Bulgaria | % | 0.116% | 0.102% | 0.094% | 0.097% | 0.098% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 0.069% | 0.064% | 0.062% | 0.058% | 0.058% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 0.475% | 0.422% | 0.394% | 0.339% | 0.311% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 2.31% | 2.05% | 2.00% | 2.06% | 2.07% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.734% | 0.727% | 0.750% | 0.812% | 0.822% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 0.274% | 0.285% | 0.278% | 0.310% | 0.261% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 0.115% | 0.121% | 0.143% | 0.152% | 0.147% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.437% | 0.451% | 0.484% | 0.504% | 0.512% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 0.152% | 0.137% | 0.140% | 0.140% | 0.137% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 2.87% | 2.93% | 3.10% | 3.19% | 3.25% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 0.393% | 0.350% | 0.330% | 0.245% | 0.246% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 0.798% | 0.737% | 0.736% | 0.762% | 0.789% |
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