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 oil and equivalents was 20.49 Mb/d in December 2025, versus 20.61 in November. This represents a reduction of 0.58 percent.
Sample. There are 456 observations in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The series covers the time span going from January 1990 to December 2027.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: consumption reached a trough of 14.55 million barrels per day in April 2020; it hit a peak of 21.67 in August 2005; it had a mean value 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 |
Series in the same data set
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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 |