Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption fell 0.530% to 13.5% in the European Union in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in the European Union reached an all time high of 23.6% in 1980 and an all time low of 13.5% in 2015. When compared to European Union's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in China amounted to 13.0%, 4.32% in Japan, 3.68% in Russia and 20.5% in USA in 2015.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption.
| Petroleum Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Canada | % | 2.57% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.60% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 9.50% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | % | 16.5% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 14.5% | 14.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 2.87% | 2.80% | 2.68% | 2.64% | 2.64% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 3.61% | 3.75% | 3.88% | 4.00% | 4.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 5.13% | 5.02% | 4.99% | 5.20% | 4.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.44% | 2.36% | 2.37% | 2.31% | 2.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 3.40% | 3.56% | 3.84% | 3.81% | 3.83% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 2.58% | 2.57% | 2.54% | 2.57% | 2.55% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 22.1% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 20.5% | 20.8% |
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