Total petroleum consumption rose 4.61% to 32.0 '000 bpd in Nepal in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in Nepal reached an all time high of 32.0 '000 bpd in 2015 and an all time low of 2.00 '000 bpd in 1980. When compared to Nepal's main peers, total petroleum consumption in Bangladesh amounted to 107 '000 bpd, 3.00 '000 bpd in Bhutan, 12,376 '000 bpd in China and 4,142 '000 bpd in India in 2015.
Nepal has been ranked 112th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Petroleum Consumption | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Bangladesh | '000 bpd | 82.3 | 104 | 107 | 109 | 109 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | '000 bpd | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.99 | 2.00 | 3.13 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | '000 bpd | 8,938 | 9,504 | 10,175 | 10,480 | 11,637 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | '000 bpd | 3,305 | 3,461 | 3,618 | 3,660 | 3,834 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 bpd | 4,429 | 4,442 | 4,695 | 4,531 | 4,248 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 bpd | 26.7 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Nepal | '000 bpd | 21.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 30.6 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 bpd | 416 | 413 | 425 | 434 | 482 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 bpd | 3,135 | 3,422 | 3,445 | 3,493 | 3,615 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 bpd | 89.1 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 101 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 bpd | 19,180 | 18,882 | 18,490 | 18,961 | 19,100 |
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