Kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 110% to 0.581% in Sri Lanka in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 0.581% in 2015 and an all time low of 0.157% in 1986. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in India amounted to 35.9%, 0.324% in Malaysia, 0.033% in Maldives and 0.005% in Myanmar in 2015.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 29th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of kerosene consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Kerosene 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 |
| Bangladesh | % | 0.635% | 0.627% | 0.851% | 0.513% | 0.663% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 0.125% | 0.136% | 0.151% | 0.158% | 0.006% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.32% | 3.31% | 4.51% | 3.74% | 3.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | 16.9% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 15.3% | 15.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 8.07% | 4.21% | 2.84% | 2.24% | 2.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.038% | 0.038% | 0.041% | 0.043% | 0.050% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.189% | 0.317% | 0.036% | 0.072% | 0.376% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.010% | |||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.004% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.284% | 0.427% | 0.287% | 0.321% | 0.356% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 0.147% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 0.227% | 0.287% | 0.175% | 0.253% | 0.257% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 0.025% | 0.019% | 0.019% | 0.021% | 0.020% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.040% | 0.153% | 0.179% | 0.195% | 0.149% |
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