Zebin Dholasaniya

ISM- Period 7
"The 10 Biggest Oil Consuming Countries." Hydrocarbons-Technology.com. N.p., 9 Dec. 2013.
Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/features/featurethe-10biggest-oil-consuming-countries-4141632/>.

The United States ranked as number one oil consuming country

- In 2012, consumed 18.5 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 20% of worlds
total oil consumption
- In 2005, the highest oil consumption in US occurred at 20.8 barrels of oil per
day
China ranked as number two oil consuming country
- In 2012, consumed 10.3 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 11.7% of the
world's total oil consumption
- Consumption in 2012 increased by five percent compared to the previous year.
Japan ranked as number three oil consuming country
- In 2012, consumed 4.7 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 5.3% of the world's
total oil consumption
- In 1996, the highest oil consumption in Japan occurred at 5.7 barrels of oil
India ranked as number four oil consuming country
- In 2012, consumed 3.6 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 4.2% of the world's
total oil consumption
Russia ranked as number five oil consuming country
- In 2012, consumed 3.2 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 3.6% of the world's
total oil consumption
Saudi Arabia
- In 2012, consumed 2.86 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 3.1% of the
world's total oil consumption
Brazil
- In 2012, consumed 2.8 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 3% of the world's
total oil consumption
Germany
- In 2012, consumed 2.4 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 2.7% of the world's
total oil consumption

This source provided the rankings of the top all consuming countries and supported the
information with statistical data, which will be pertinent to the part of my presentation
that compares and contrasts oil consumption and production.