US Oil Consumption by Region
By Barry Ritholtz - November 21st, 2008, 7:04AM
Fascinating interactive chart via Jon Udell:
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Oil Sources, Regional Breakdown:
click for regional breakdown
| North America | 1,648,765 | 33.56% |
| Africa | 980,231 | 19.95% |
| Middle East | 837,841 | 17.05% |
| South America | 784,999 | 15.98% |
| Europe | 567,152 | 11.54% |
| Asia | 91,236 | 1.86% |
| Oceania | 2,774 | 0.06% |
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Source:
Where the oil comes from: Not from where I thought
Jon Udell
November 9, 2008
http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/11/09/where-the-oil-comes-from-not-from-where-i-thought/
November 21st, 2008 at 7:50 am
Here’s how that oil consumption breaks down per individual American, at least from 1982 to March 2008.