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Leading oil demanding sectors worldwide 2016

Distribution of oil demand worldwide in 2016 by sector

The data displays the distribution of oil demand worldwide as of 2016, broken down by sector. In 2016, approx. 50% of the global demand for oil was attributable to the road transportation sector. Thus, this is the sector with the world's biggest demand for oil.

Road	50.21
Petrochemicals	14.26
Residential/commercial/agricultural	8.94
Aviation	7.45
Marine bunkers	3.4
Electricity generation	2.55
Rail & domestic waterways	1.7
Other industry	11.49

Leading oil demanding sectors worldwide 2016

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