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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