Oil and equivalents consumption (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Oil consumption / demand by country (EIA STEO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the consumption of crude oil and equivalents stood at 20.22 million barrels per day in January 2026, versus 20.49 in December 2025. This constitutes a decrease of 1.32 percent.
Sample. There are 456 observations overall in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the period going from January 1990 to December 2027.
History. Here are a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: consumption peaked at 21.67 million barrels per day in August 2005; it reached its lowest level of 14.55 in April 2020; it had a mean of 19.26.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 20.89791 |
| 2027-11-30 | 20.6708 |
| 2027-12-31 | 20.55179 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude oil and liquid fuels (oil equivalents) consumption / demand |
| Country or region | United States |
| 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 |