Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 0.369% to 20.5% in the USA in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in the USA reached an all time high of 27.0% in 1980 and an all time low of 20.4% in 2014. When compared to USA's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Canada amounted to 2.49%, 13.0% in China, 4.32% in Japan and 2.10% in Mexico in 2015.
USA has been ranked 1st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption.
| 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 |
| Australia | % | 1.16% | 1.14% | 1.18% | 1.19% | 1.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | % | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 2.57% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.60% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 9.50% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 0.090% | 0.077% | 0.077% | 0.078% | 0.076% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 0.051% | 0.052% | 0.053% | 0.057% | 0.054% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 3.61% | 3.75% | 3.88% | 4.00% | 4.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 5.13% | 5.02% | 4.99% | 5.20% | 4.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.44% | 2.36% | 2.37% | 2.31% | 2.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 3.40% | 3.56% | 3.84% | 3.81% | 3.83% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 2.58% | 2.57% | 2.54% | 2.57% | 2.55% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 22.1% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 20.5% | 20.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 1.92% | 1.84% | 1.77% | 1.69% | 1.65% |
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