Distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 116% to 4.66% in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 4.70% in 1980 and an all time low of 2.16% in 2014. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Belgium amounted to 1.70%, 7.21% in France, 8.20% in Germany and 0.507% in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 9th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of distillate fuel oil consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 1 place above 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 |
| Austria | % | 0.625% | 0.618% | 0.578% | 0.563% | 0.586% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.975% | 1.01% | 0.917% | 0.869% | 0.879% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 2.11% | 2.22% | 2.27% | 2.17% | 2.21% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 4.05% | 3.87% | 3.70% | 3.66% | 3.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 4.37% | 4.32% | 4.03% | 4.08% | 4.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.029% | 0.025% | 0.023% | 0.023% | 0.023% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.295% | 0.272% | 0.248% | 0.242% | 0.243% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 2.54% | 2.42% | 2.34% | 2.16% | 2.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 0.160% | 0.165% | 0.167% | 0.160% | 0.158% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.736% | 0.737% | 0.726% | 0.698% | 0.670% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 0.991% | 0.908% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 2.80% | 2.67% | 2.44% | 2.26% | 2.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 2.28% | 2.23% | 2.16% | 2.19% | 2.19% |
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