The graph illustrates the global consumption of crude oil from 1990 to 2008. In 2007, the world consumed a total of approximately four billion metric tons of crude oil.
Global crude oil consumption from 1990 to 2008
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Consumption in million metric tons
2008
3,939.3
2007
3,954
2000
3,529.5
1995
3,233.7
1990
3,130.2
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Consumption in million metric tons3,130.23,130.23,233.73,233.73,529.53,529.53,9543,9543,939.33,939.319901995200020072008
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
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