HC Deb 11 May 1998 vol 312 cc34-5W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the annual per capita petrol consumption in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) Holland, (d) Sweden and (e) the USA. [41133]

Mr. Battle

The latest full year for which data for all five countries are available is 1996, and are given in the table:

Petrol consumption per capita 1996
Country Tonnes per head of population
United Kingdom 0.38
Germany 0.37
Holland 0.27
Sweden 0.48
U.S.A. 1.27

Source:

International Energy Agency