Midt i al hurlumhejet omkring registreringsafgiften, miljøfremmende foranstaltninger og snakken om global opvarmning - og ikke mindst årsagen til sidstnævnte, kan det være nok så interessant at se på verdens globale olieforbrug - fordelt på de respektive landes forbrug.
Interessant er det, at lande som Rumænien, Algier og Kazakhstan ligger foran Danmark, der med sit forbrug i 2005 ligger på en 51. plads på hitlisten over verdens olieforbrug.
Vort årlige forbrug i 2005 udgjorde 0,24 % af verdens samlede olieforbrug, og ikke uventet ligger lande som USA og Kina helt i front, mens Japan slår Rusland og Tyskland.
| rank | land | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | % af total |
| 1. | USA | 794.1 | 781.8 | 897.6 | 944.6 | 24.62% |
| 2. | China | 85.4 | 112.8 | 223.6 | 327.3 | 8.53% |
| 3. | Japan | 237.7 | 247.7 | 255.5 | 244.2 | 6.36% |
| 4. | Rusland | na | 249.7 | 123.5 | 130.0 | 3.39% |
| 5. | Germany | 147.3 | 127.3 | 129.8 | 121.5 | 3.17% |
| 6. | India | 31.6 | 57.9 | 106.1 | 115.7 | 3.02% |
| 7. | South Korea | 24.1 | 49.5 | 103.2 | 105.5 | 2.75% |
| 8. | Canada | 90.1 | 79.8 | 88.1 | 100.1 | 2.61% |
| 9. | France | 109.9 | 89.4 | 94.9 | 93.1 | 2.43% |
| 10. | Mexico | 48.7 | 67.7 | 85.7 | 87.8 | 2.29% |
| 11. | Saudi Arabia | 29.9 | 54.8 | 71.6 | 87.2 | 2.27% |
| 12. | Italy | 97.9 | 93.6 | 93.5 | 86.3 | 2.25% |
| 13. | Brazil | 55.0 | 58.4 | 85.8 | 83.6 | 2.18% |
| 14. | England | 80.8 | 82.9 | 78.6 | 82.9 | 2.16% |
| 15. | Spain | 52.2 | 48.7 | 70.0 | 78.8 | 2.05% |
| 16. | Iran | 31.0 | 47.1 | 63.5 | 78.4 | 2.04% |
| 17. | Indonesia | 19.7 | 29.8 | 50.2 | 55.3 | 1.44% |
| 18. | Netherlands | 38.6 | 35.0 | 41.7 | 49.6 | 1.29% |
| 19. | Thailand | 11.6 | 19.6 | 34.8 | 45.6 | 1.19% |
| 20. | Singapore | 9.5 | 23.3 | 33.5 | 42.2 | 1.10% |
| 21. | Taiwan | 19.7 | 26.8 | 39.8 | 41.6 | 1.08% |
| 22. | Australia | 29.7 | 31.6 | 37.7 | 39.7 | 1.03% |
| 23. | Belgium & Luxembourg | 26.6 | 24.8 | 33.9 | 39.5 | 1.03% |
| 24. | Turkey | 14.8 | 22.1 | 31.1 | 30.0 | 0.78% |
| 25. | Egypt | 13.2 | 23.8 | 27.2 | 29.2 | 0.76% |
| 26. | Venezuela | 19.5 | 18.4 | 22.5 | 25.4 | 0.66% |
| 27. | South Africa | 12.0 | 16.6 | 22.5 | 24.9 | 0.65% |
| 28. | Malaysia | 8.1 | 13.0 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 0.57% |
| 29. | Poland | 17.1 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 0.57% |
| 30. | Greece | 12.4 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 0.54% |
| 31. | Argentina | 22.9 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 0.52% |
| 32. | United Arab Emirates | 5.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 18.3 | 0.48% |
| 33. | Pakistan | 5.1 | 10.7 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 0.45% |
| 34. | Portugal | 8.5 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 0.40% |
| 35. | Sweden | 24.8 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 0.39% |
| 36. | Philippines | 10.9 | 11.5 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 0.38% |
| 37. | Kuwait | 4.3 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 0.38% |
| 38. | Austria | 12.2 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 0.37% |
| 39. | Ukraine | na | 63.0 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 0.36% |
| 40. | China - Hong Kong SAR | 6.5 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 0.36% |
| 41. | Switzerland | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.32% |
| 42. | Chile | 5.1 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 0.31% |
| 43. | Romania | 18.6 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 0.29% |
| 44. | Algeria | 5.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 0.29% |
| 45. | Finland | 12.8 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 0.29% |
| 46. | Colombia | 7.8 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 0.27% |
| 47. | Kazakhstan | na | 21.5 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 0.26% |
| 48. | Czech Republic | 11.6 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 0.26% |
| 49. | Norway | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 0.26% |
| 50. | Ireland | 5.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 0.24% |
| 51. | Denmark | 13.6 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 0.24% |
| 52. | Uzbekistan | na | 12.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 0.20% |
| 53. | Hungary | 11.3 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.18% |
| 54. | New Zealand | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 0.18% |
| 55. | Belarus | na | 24.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.17% |
| 56. | Ecuador | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.17% |
| 57. | Peru | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.17% |
| 58. | Azerbaijan | na | 8.5 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 0.13% |
| 59. | Bulgaria | 14.0 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 0.13% |
| 60. | Turkmenistan | na | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.13% |
| 61. | Bangladesh | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.10% |
| 62. | Qatar | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.10% |
| 63. | Slovakia | 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.09% |
| 64. | Lithuania | na | 7.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.07% |
| 65. | Iceland | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.02% |
| World | 2,972.1 | 3,144.5 | 3,537.2 | 3,836.8 | 100% | |
| source: "Statistical Review of World Energy 2006", BP. | ||||||
| note: based on a worldwide average gravity: 1 metric tonnes = 7.33 barrels. | ||||||
| note: a barrel is equal to 159 litres (42 gallons). | ||||||