Total petroleum consumption rose 6.35% to 12,376 '000 bpd in China in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in China reached an all time high of 12,376 '000 bpd in 2015 and an all time low of 1,660 '000 bpd in 1982. When compared to China's main peers, total petroleum consumption in India amounted to 4,142 '000 bpd, 4,120 '000 bpd in Japan, 3,512 '000 bpd in Russia and 19,533 '000 bpd in USA in 2015.
China has been ranked 2nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption.
| 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 |
| Bangladesh | '000 bpd | 82.3 | 104 | 107 | 109 | 109 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 bpd | 2,283 | 2,310 | 2,352 | 2,431 | 2,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 bpd | 8,938 | 9,504 | 10,175 | 10,480 | 11,637 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 bpd | 2,467 | 2,392 | 2,389 | 2,403 | 2,374 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 bpd | 2,080 | 2,113 | 2,086 | 2,044 | 2,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 bpd | 416 | 413 | 425 | 434 | 482 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 bpd | 89.1 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 101 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 bpd | 19,180 | 18,882 | 18,490 | 18,961 | 19,100 |
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