South Africa Oil - consumption

Oil - consumption: 519,000 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Year	Oil - consumption	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	460,000	30		2001 est.
2004	460,000	29	0.00 %	2001 est.
2005	460,000	29	0.00 %	2001 est.
2006	484,000	29	5.22 %	2003 est.
2007	502,000	28	3.72 %	2004 est.
2008	519,000	27	3.39 %	2006 est.

Definition: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

See Also

Oil - consumption rank chart
Oil - consumption - comparative map
Oil consumption graph since 1980 (US Energy Information Administration)