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Leading oil demanding sectors worldwide 2016

Distribution of oil demand worldwide in 2016 by sector
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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

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