Total petroleum consumption rose 5.65% to 662 '000 bpd in South Africa in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in South Africa reached an all time high of 662 '000 bpd in 2015 and an all time low of 312 '000 bpd in 1980. When compared to South Africa's main peers, total petroleum consumption in Botswana amounted to 23.0 '000 bpd, 5.00 '000 bpd in Lesotho, 25.0 '000 bpd in Namibia and 5.00 '000 bpd in Swaziland in 2015.
South Africa has been ranked 30th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Petroleum Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | '000 bpd | 97.9 | 104 | 107 | 112 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 bpd | 18.4 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 bpd | 1.55 | 3.71 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 bpd | 15.0 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 bpd | 22.0 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 bpd | 548 | 584 | 616 | 638 | 612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 bpd | 4.76 | 4.78 | 4.78 | 4.78 | 4.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 bpd | 13.0 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 bpd | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.0 |
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