Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption fell 1.86% to 0.111% in Puerto Rico in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 0.359% in 1981 and an all time low of 0.111% in 2015. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Dominican Republic amounted to 0.119%, 0.021% in Haiti, 0.055% in Jamaica and 20.5% in USA in 2015.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 77th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 22 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Petroleum 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 |
Canada | % | 2.57% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.60% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
Cayman Islands | % | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 9.50% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Cuba | % | 0.200% | 0.186% | 0.192% | 0.188% | 0.186% | ||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | % | 0.133% | 0.128% | 0.128% | 0.128% | 0.126% | ||||||||||||||||
Haiti | % | 0.018% | 0.016% | 0.017% | 0.016% | 0.016% | ||||||||||||||||
Jamaica | % | 0.068% | 0.058% | 0.061% | 0.057% | 0.058% | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | % | 5.13% | 5.02% | 4.99% | 5.20% | 4.97% | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 2.44% | 2.36% | 2.37% | 2.31% | 2.24% | ||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | % | 0.183% | 0.166% | 0.160% | 0.163% | 0.158% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 22.1% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 20.5% | 20.8% |