Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - China - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Oil consumption / demand by country (EIA STEO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In China, the consumption of crude oil and equivalents was 16.67 million barrels per day in January 2026, compared to 17.56 in December 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 5.07 percent.
Sample. There are 456 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The time range covered by the series stretches from January 1990 to December 2027.
History. Here are some simple statistics we calculated on the entire sample: consumption was equal on average to 8.61 million barrels per day; it peaked at 17.56 in December 2025; it reached a minimum of 2.33 in January 1990.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 16.15930571 |
| 2027-11-30 | 17.36961913 |
| 2027-12-31 | 18.0219435 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude oil and liquid fuels (oil equivalents) consumption / demand |
| Country or region | China |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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World
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Africa - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Asia (ex Middle East and former Soviet Union countries) and Oceania - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Europe - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Former Soviet Union countries - EIA STEO - Monthly | 432 | 1992-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Middle East - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - North America - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Central and South America - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - World - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
Countries
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Brazil - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Canada - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - China - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - India - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Japan - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Mexico - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - Russia - EIA STEO - Monthly | 432 | 1992-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |
| Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly | 456 | 1990-01-31 | 2027-12-31 |