Distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 110% to 3.28% in South Korea in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in South Korea reached an all time high of 3.28% in 2015 and an all time low of 1.11% in 1986. When compared to South Korea's main peers, distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in China amounted to 26.7%, 0.036% in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 5.87% in Japan and 1.12% in Vietnam in 2015.
South Korea has been ranked 17th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Distillate Fuel Oil 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 |
| Cambodia | % | 0.047% | 0.046% | 0.046% | 0.045% | 0.071% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 11.6% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 0.014% | 0.019% | 0.018% | 0.018% | 0.018% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 4.86% | 4.83% | 4.99% | 5.39% | 5.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 3.45% | 3.32% | 3.16% | 3.13% | 2.98% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 2.34% | 2.29% | 2.46% | 2.21% | 2.23% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 1.59% | 1.57% | 1.51% | 1.54% | 1.58% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 1.31% | 1.26% | 1.34% | 1.37% | 1.37% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 14.9% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 14.2% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.529% | 0.587% | 0.598% | 0.621% | 0.441% |
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