Distillate fuel oil consumption rose 4.13% to 19.8 '000 bpd in Costa Rica in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, distillate fuel oil consumption in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 21.4 '000 bpd in 2007 and an all time low of 5.62 '000 bpd in 1986. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, distillate fuel oil consumption in Guatemala amounted to 29.6 '000 bpd, 15.8 '000 bpd in Honduras, 9.49 '000 bpd in Nicaragua and 31.2 '000 bpd in Panama in 2015.
Costa Rica has been ranked 96th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of distillate fuel oil consumption, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Distillate Fuel Oil Consumption | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Belize | '000 bpd | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.20 | 1.20 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 bpd | 108 | 122 | 143 | 140 | 140 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 bpd | 20.0 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 bpd | 12.4 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 bpd | 25.8 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 28.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 bpd | 13.9 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 bpd | 423 | 436 | 431 | 427 | 427 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 bpd | 7.99 | 9.47 | 9.49 | 9.50 | 9.50 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Panama | '000 bpd | 18.5 | 23.4 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 26.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 bpd | 3,800 | 3,899 | 3,741 | 3,827 | 3,827 |
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