Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 0.588% to 1.62% in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 3.05% in 1984 and an all time low of 1.61% in 2014. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Belgium amounted to 0.681%, 1.77% in France, 2.48% in Germany and 0.153% in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 15th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 2 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 2.57% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.60% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 2.20% | 2.08% | 2.01% | 1.96% | 1.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 2.87% | 2.80% | 2.68% | 2.64% | 2.64% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.026% | 0.024% | 0.024% | 0.020% | 0.019% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.192% | 0.183% | 0.161% | 0.151% | 0.155% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 1.82% | 1.75% | 1.68% | 1.52% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 0.068% | 0.068% | 0.069% | 0.065% | 0.065% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 1.18% | 1.16% | 1.14% | 1.12% | 1.08% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.637% | 0.640% | 0.625% | 0.583% | 0.560% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 1.73% | 1.63% | 1.55% | 1.44% | 1.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 1.92% | 1.84% | 1.77% | 1.69% | 1.65% |
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