United Kingdom Oil

Summary Table

Barrels Global Rank
Oil Reserves 2,754,685,000 #30 in the world
Barrels per dayGlobal Rank
Oil Production 1,083,928 #19 in the world
Oil Consumption 1,583,896 #15 in the world
Daily Deficit −499,968
Oil Imports 797,631
Oil Exports 620,188
Net Imports 177,443
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Oil Reserves in the United Kingdom

See also: List of countries by Oil Reserves

the United Kingdom holds 2,754,685,000 barrels of proven oil reserves in the world as of 2016, ranking #30 in the world and accounting for about 0.17% of the world’s total oil reserves of 1,650,585,140,000.

the United Kingdom has proven reserves equivalent to 4.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means that, without imports, there would be about 5 years of oil left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Oil Reserves
2,754,685,000 barrels
Global Rank: #30 | Share of World: 0.17%
5 years of oil left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Oil Reserves in the United Kingdom


Oil Consumption in the United Kingdom

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  • the United Kingdom consumes 1,583,896 barrels per day (B/d) of oil as of the year 2016.

  • the United Kingdom ranks #15 in the world for oil consumption, accounting for about 1.63% of the world’s total consumption of 97,103,871 barrels per day.

  • the United Kingdom consumes 1.01 gallons of oil per capita every day (based on the 2016 population of 65,893,358 people), or 368 gallons per capita per year (9 barrels). [1 barrel = 42 US Gallons]

Oil Production in the United Kingdom

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  • the United Kingdom produces 1,083,928 barrels per day of oil (as of 2016) ranking #19 in the world.

  • the United Kingdom produces every year an amount equivalent to 14.36% of its total proven reserves (as of 2016).

Oil Imports

  • the United Kingdom imports 11% of its oil consumption (177,443 barrels per day in 2016).

History of Oil Consumption and Production


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