Oil Consumption

HC Deb 19 October 1989 vol 158 cc220-1W

Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of(a) world oil consumption and (6) United Kingdom oil consumption in each year since 1960 what has been the percentage annual growth in each case, and what levels are predicted to be reached by 2000.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Data on United Kingdom and non-Communist world oil consumption between 1960 and 1988 are shown in the table, together with annual percentage changes in each case.

Predictions of world and United Kingdom oil consumption over the next 10 years remain uncertain and will depend upon many different factors.

Oil consumption
	United Kingdom	Total non-communist world
	million tones	Percentage change	million tones	Percentage change
1960	49.7	—	920.3	—
1961	52.6	5.8	976.1	6.1
1962	56.8	8.0	1,042.6	6.8
1963	61.7	8–6	1,127.6	8.2
1964	67.3	9.1	1,213.6	7.6
1965	74.2	10.3	1,298.3	7.0
1966	79.5	7.1	1,396.5	7.6
1967	85.3	7.3	1,500.4	7.4
1968	90.4	6.0	1,630.5	8.7
1969	97.3	7.6	1,774.7	8.8
1970	103.6	6.5	1,916.1	8.0
1971	104.3	0.7	2,013.2	5.1
1972	110.5	5.9	2,142.7	6.4
1973	113.2	2.4	2,319.0	8.2
1974	105.3	-7.0	2,234.2	-3.7
1975	92.0	-12.6	2,166.8	-3.0
1976	91.4	0.7	2,310.6	6.6
1977	92.0	0.7	2,376.3	2.8
1978	94.0	2.2	2,450.1	3.1
1979	94.5	0.5	2,489.4	1.6
1980	80.8	-14.5	2,356.1	-5.4
1981	74.7	-7.5	2,255.5	-4.3
1982	75.6	1.2	2,166.8	-3.9
1983	72.5	-4.1	2,151.1	-0.7
1984	89.6	23.6	2,194.5	2.0
1985	77.4	-13.6	2,176.4	-0.8
1986	77.4	0.0	2,245.6	3.2
1987	75.2	-2.8	2,285.1	1.8
1988	80.0	6.4	2,373.6	3.9

Note.—Oil consumption is defined as inland demand plus international aviation and marine bunkers, and refinery fuel and loss. Oil includes NGLs.

Sources: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, July 1989 (for years 1965–88).

Our Industry Petroleum, BP 1977 (for years 1960–64).