§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the annual petrol consumption in the United Kingdom for each year since 1980.[HL1499]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)The data requested is given below. In addition to details on total deliveries of petrol into consumption in the UK in each year since 1980, the total has been broken down between deliveries of leaded and unleaded petrol.
Total Deliveries into Consumption in the UK, thousand tonnes Year Leaded Petrol Unleaded Petrol1 Total Petrol 1980 19,145 — 19,145 1981 18,718 — 18,718 1982 19,247 — 19,247 1983 19,566 — 19,566 1984 20,226 — 20,226 1985 20,403 — 20,403 1986 21,470 — 21,470 1987 22,166 18 22,184 1988 22,991 258 23,249 1989 19,276 4,648 23,924 1990 16,057 8,256 24,313 1991 14,153 9,869 24,022 1992 12,776 11,268 24,044 1993 11,263 12,503 23,766 1994 9,681 13,162 22,843 1995 8,122 13,831 21,953 1996 7,178 15,231 22,409 1997 6,250 16.002 22,252 1998 4,686 17,162 21,848 1Unleaded petrol sales started to be recorded in 1987.