Tuesday, June 21, 2011

World's Top 6 Net Oil Importers, 2008-2010 -- EIA

by David Rachovich


Top World Oil Net Importers (Million Barrels Per Day), 2008-2010*



Rank
Country
 Year 2010  

 Year 2009
Year 2008
1.
United States
9.6
9.6
11.0
2.
China
4.8
4.3
3.9
3.
Japan
4.3
4.2
4.6
4.
Germany
2.3
2.3
2.4
5.
India
2.3
2.2
2.1
6.
South Korea
2.2
2.1
2.1



*Estimates of production and consumption. Does not include stockbuild.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), China Country Analysis Briefs, 2009-2011 (charts).

(China's net oil imports reached about 4.3 million barrels per day in 2009, making it the second-largest net oil importer in the world behind the United States and for the first time surpassing Japan’s imports. -- D.R.)

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