Oil consumption in China amounted to 16.6 million barrels per day in 2023, up from 15 million barrels daily in the prior year. Between 1990 and 2023, figures increased by more than 14 million barrels per day.
Oil consumption in China from 1990 to 2023
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This report was previously published by BP.
Figures refer to inland demand as well as international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss. Biogasoline and biodiesel consumption are excluded.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Oil consumption in China from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265235/oil-consumption-in-china-in-thousand-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. "Oil consumption in China from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265235/oil-consumption-in-china-in-thousand-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. (2024). Oil consumption in China from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265235/oil-consumption-in-china-in-thousand-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. "Oil Consumption in China from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265235/oil-consumption-in-china-in-thousand-barrels-per-day/
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