The global oil consumption will rise 0.9 percent year-on-year in 2013 to 90.6 million barrels a day, according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency.
Daily oil consumption in 2012 was at 89.7 million barrels a day, the report said.
The report predicts that oil consumption from the emerging economies, including China, India, Russia and Brazil, will continue to increase. On the other hand, the consumption from the most developed economies will remain stable or even see declines.
Japan's oil consumption next year will decline 3.6 percent annually, the report said.
Related stories
Individuals to be taxed for oil consumption
China's imported oil dependence continues rise
China shale gas tantalizing for private firms
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
