Distillate fuel oil consumption rose 14.2% to 260 '000 bpd in South Africa in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, distillate fuel oil consumption in South Africa reached an all time high of 260 '000 bpd in 2015 and an all time low of 103 '000 bpd in 1999. When compared to South Africa's main peers, distillate fuel oil consumption in Botswana amounted to 11.0 '000 bpd, 2.21 '000 bpd in Lesotho, 14.8 '000 bpd in Namibia and 2.33 '000 bpd in Swaziland in 2015.
South Africa has been ranked 22nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of distillate fuel oil consumption, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Distillate Fuel Oil Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Angola | '000 bpd | 26.5 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 55.1 | 74.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | '000 bpd | 8.22 | 8.67 | 8.22 | 8.19 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | '000 bpd | 0.368 | 1.05 | 0.368 | 0.368 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | '000 bpd | 10.4 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | '000 bpd | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | '000 bpd | 178 | 196 | 215 | 223 | 228 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | '000 bpd | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | '000 bpd | 5.54 | 5.87 | 7.71 | 9.32 | 9.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | '000 bpd | 7.85 | 8.11 | 8.81 | 9.20 | 18.0 |