Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption fell 1.28% to 1.34% in Italy in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Italy reached an all time high of 3.07% in 1981 and an all time low of 1.34% in 2015. When compared to Italy's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Austria amounted to 0.275%, 1.77% in France, 0.052% in Slovenia and 0.238% in Switzerland in 2015.
Italy has been ranked 17th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 3 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 |
| Austria | % | 0.317% | 0.315% | 0.296% | 0.288% | 0.289% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.756% | 0.757% | 0.706% | 0.671% | 0.672% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 0.110% | 0.091% | 0.089% | 0.081% | 0.082% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 2.20% | 2.08% | 2.01% | 1.96% | 1.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 2.87% | 2.80% | 2.68% | 2.64% | 2.64% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.186% | 0.169% | 0.161% | 0.147% | 0.148% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 1.82% | 1.75% | 1.68% | 1.52% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.064% | 0.063% | 0.062% | 0.059% | 0.055% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 1.73% | 1.63% | 1.55% | 1.44% | 1.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 0.306% | 0.301% | 0.277% | 0.277% | 0.289% |
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