Oil refinery capacities rose 0% to 1,227 '000 barrels daily in the United Kingdom in 2017, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
Historically, oil refinery capacities in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 2,984 '000 barrels daily in 1974 and an all time low of 1,227 '000 barrels daily in 2017. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, oil refinery capacities in Belgium amounted to 776 '000 barrels daily, 1,245 '000 barrels daily in France, 2,069 '000 barrels daily in Germany and 75.0 '000 barrels daily in Ireland in 2017.
United Kingdom has been ranked 20th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of oil refinery capacities, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Oil Refinery Capacities | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | '000 barrels daily | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 barrels daily | 788 | 753 | 776 | 776 | 776 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 barrels daily | 2,005 | 2,015 | 1,929 | 1,929 | 1,931 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 barrels daily | 1,610 | 1,513 | 1,375 | 1,375 | 1,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 barrels daily | 2,077 | 2,097 | 2,061 | 2,077 | 2,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 barrels daily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | '000 barrels daily | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 barrels daily | 2,276 | 2,098 | 1,861 | 1,900 | 1,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 barrels daily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | '000 barrels daily | 1,276 | 1,274 | 1,274 | 1,274 | 1,293 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 barrels daily | 580 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 barrels daily | 1,542 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,562 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 barrels daily | 1,787 | 1,526 | 1,498 | 1,337 | 1,337 |
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