The following list contains the top oil consuming countries in the world. Although industries areINTERESTED
in using green and sustainable energies, the fact remains that we are still very much dependent in oil, and the oil consumption in the world is still growing. There’s also a correlation between the largest oil consuming countries and the largest oil producing countries
2. China – 9.8 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day – While China has the largest population in the world with over 1.3 billion residents, it comes second when it comes to oil consumption. China consumes just over half the consumption of the United States. China is also 5th when it comes to oil production
Largest Oil Consuming Countries: China
3. Japan – 4.46 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day – Japan’s consumption is less than half of China, but Japan almost doesn’t produce oil at all
5. Russia – 3.2 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day – Russia is the largest oil producer in the worldwith a production of 10.9 millionOIL BARRELS
every day. This means that Russia is the first country in this list that produces more oil than it uses
6. Saudi Arabia – 2.81 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day – Saudi Arabia is the 6th largest oil consumer, but is also the second largest oil producer with almost 10 million barrels produces a day
7. Brazil – 2.6 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day – Brazil has the 5th largest population in the world which in a way correlates with it being the 7th largest oil consumer
8. Germany – 2.4 millionOIL BARRELS
9. South Korea – 2.3 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day
10. Canada – 2.26 millionOIL BARRELS
/ day – Canada closes the list with a consumption of 2.26 million barrels a day. Canada is also the 6th largest oil producer with a production that exceeds its consumption: 3.59 million barrels a day
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