Petroleum and other liquids consumption (2024)

With 20.5 million barrels/day in 2024, the United States leads the world in petroleum and other liquids consumption, followed by China (16.4 million barrels/day) and India (5.6 million barrels/day). The top 5 is rounded off by Russia (3.8 million barrels/day) and Saudi Arabia (3.6 million barrels/day). Further down, Brazil (3.3 million barrels/day) and Japan (3.1 million barrels/day) hold the next two spots. South Korea (2.5 million barrels/day), Canada (2.4 million barrels/day), and Germany (2.1 million barrels/day) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, the United States is 9.9× as high as Germany (2.1 million barrels/day). Five of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Eastern Asia. Among these countries, Japan saw the largest year-over-year change at -4.5%.