Total petroleum consumption rose 4.37% to 18.0 '000 bpd in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 76.5 '000 bpd in 1991 and an all time low of 13.3 '000 bpd in 2009. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, total petroleum consumption in China amounted to 12,376 '000 bpd, 4,120 '000 bpd in Japan, 2,473 '000 bpd in South Korea and 432 '000 bpd in Vietnam in 2015.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 134th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption, 13 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 |
| Cambodia | '000 bpd | 26.3 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 28.0 | 37.9 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | '000 bpd | 8,938 | 9,504 | 10,175 | 10,480 | 11,637 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | '000 bpd | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.2 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | '000 bpd | 3,305 | 3,461 | 3,618 | 3,660 | 3,834 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 bpd | 4,429 | 4,442 | 4,695 | 4,531 | 4,248 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 bpd | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.20 | 3.48 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 bpd | 3,135 | 3,422 | 3,445 | 3,493 | 3,615 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 bpd | 2,269 | 2,259 | 2,322 | 2,324 | 2,348 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 bpd | 1,074 | 1,110 | 1,152 | 1,171 | 1,241 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 bpd | 19,180 | 18,882 | 18,490 | 18,961 | 19,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 bpd | 412 | 428 | 453 | 471 | 396 | ... |
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