Total petroleum consumption rose 1.35% to 12,889 '000 bpd in the European Union in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in the European Union reached an all time high of 15,069 '000 bpd in 2005 and an all time low of 12,569 '000 bpd in 1985. When compared to European Union's main peers, total petroleum consumption in China amounted to 12,376 '000 bpd, 4,120 '000 bpd in Japan, 3,512 '000 bpd in Russia and 19,533 '000 bpd in USA in 2015.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption.
| Total Petroleum Consumption | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Canada | '000 bpd | 2,283 | 2,310 | 2,352 | 2,431 | 2,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 bpd | 8,938 | 9,504 | 10,175 | 10,480 | 11,637 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| European Union | '000 bpd | 14,013 | 13,572 | 13,087 | 12,885 | 12,717 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 bpd | 2,467 | 2,392 | 2,389 | 2,403 | 2,374 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 bpd | 3,305 | 3,461 | 3,618 | 3,660 | 3,834 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 bpd | 4,429 | 4,442 | 4,695 | 4,531 | 4,248 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 bpd | 2,080 | 2,113 | 2,086 | 2,044 | 2,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 bpd | 3,135 | 3,422 | 3,445 | 3,493 | 3,615 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 bpd | 2,269 | 2,259 | 2,322 | 2,324 | 2,348 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 bpd | 19,180 | 18,882 | 18,490 | 18,961 | 19,100 |
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