Total petroleum consumption rose 1.89% to 30.0 '000 bpd in Nicaragua in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 31.1 '000 bpd in 2011 and an all time low of 12.1 '000 bpd in 1984. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, total petroleum consumption in Costa Rica amounted to 52.0 '000 bpd, 46.0 '000 bpd in El Salvador, 55.0 '000 bpd in Honduras and 2,006 '000 bpd in Mexico in 2015.
Nicaragua has been ranked 114th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Petroleum Consumption | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Belize | '000 bpd | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.67 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 bpd | 48.7 | 49.5 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 52.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 bpd | 43.2 | 44.1 | 45.5 | 45.0 | 45.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 bpd | 68.1 | 68.8 | 70.2 | 69.0 | 75.4 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 bpd | 46.0 | 47.1 | 51.2 | 49.0 | 51.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 bpd | 2,080 | 2,113 | 2,086 | 2,044 | 2,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 bpd | 28.2 | 31.1 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 29.4 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Panama | '000 bpd | 117 | 125 | 133 | 134 | 139 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 bpd | 19,180 | 18,882 | 18,490 | 18,961 | 19,100 |
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