Diesel and heating oil consumption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Diesel and heating oil consumption, thousand barrels per day, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 21.65 thousand barrels per day. The highest value was in South Africa: 264.72 thousand barrels per day and the lowest value was in Sao Tome and Principe: 0.53 thousand barrels per day. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: thousand barrels per day; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Diesel and heating oil consumption, 2022 Global rank Available data
South Africa 264.72 1 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 84.31 2 1980 - 2023
Sudan 60.6 3 1980 - 2023
Angola 54.14 4 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 52.77 5 1980 - 2023
Kenya 45.17 6 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 42.82 7 1980 - 2023
Ghana 39.7 8 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 36.61 9 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 25.55 10 1980 - 2023
Senegal 24.22 11 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 22.96 12 1980 - 2023
Mali 22.63 13 1980 - 2023
Zambia 21.75 14 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 20.05 15 1980 - 2023
Uganda 19.66 16 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 17.94 17 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 17.07 18 1980 - 2023
Guinea 14.67 19 1980 - 2023
Namibia 13 20 1990 - 2023
Burkina Faso 12.66 21 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 9.95 22 1980 - 2023
Botswana 8.75 23 1980 - 2023
Benin 8.4 24 1980 - 2023
Niger 7.36 25 1980 - 2023
Chad 6.77 26 1980 - 2023
Malawi 6.75 27 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 6.64 28 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 6.48 29 1980 - 2023
Gabon 6.19 30 1980 - 2023
Togo 4.21 31 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 4.18 32 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 3.72 33 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 3.15 34 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 2.76 35 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 2.34 36 1980 - 2023
Liberia 2.33 37 1980 - 2023
Somalia 2.19 38 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 2.17 39 1994 - 2023
Lesotho 2.14 40 1980 - 2023
Burundi 1.94 41 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.88 42 1980 - 2023
Comoros 1.14 43 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 1.04 44 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.89 45 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.65 46 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.53 47 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Annual consumption of distillate fuel oils which consist of two main categories: diesel fuel and heating oil.

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1. South Africa
2. Nigeria
3. Sudan
4. Angola
5. Ethiopia
6. Kenya
7. Tanzania
8. Ghana
9. Ivory Coast
10. Mozambique
11. Senegal
12. DR Congo
13. Mali
14. Zambia
15. Mauritania
16. Uganda
17. Zimbabwe
18. Cameroon
19. Guinea
20. Namibia
21. Burkina Faso
22. Madagascar
23. Botswana
24. Benin
25. Niger
26. Chad
27. Malawi
28. R. of Congo
29. Mauritius
30. Gabon
31. Togo
32. Sierra Leone
33. Rwanda
34. Swaziland
35. Eq. Guinea
36. Seychelles
37. Liberia
38. Somalia
39. Eritrea
40. Lesotho
41. Burundi
42. Cape Verde
43. Comoros
44. G.-Bissau
45. C.A. Republic
46. Gambia
47. S.T.&Principe
264.72
84.31
60.60
54.14
52.77
45.17
42.82
39.70
36.61
25.55
24.22
22.96
22.63
21.75
20.05
19.66
17.94
17.07
14.67
13.00
12.66
9.95
8.75
8.40
7.36
6.77
6.75
6.64
6.48
6.19
4.21
4.18
3.72
3.15
2.76
2.34
2.33
2.19
2.17
2.14
1.94
1.88
1.14
1.04
0.89
0.65
0.53
0
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132.4
198.5
264.72


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