The Oilest Country On Earth

As far as oil consumption goes worldwide there is and has always been only one all time champion. The United States by far consumes most of the world's oil. The U.S. population makes up about 5% of the world population and consumes about 25% of the world's total oil usage every year. It is estimated that America on average consumes about 15 barrels of oil per person each year which is far and away the most by any country. If the entire world population consumed oil at the rate the U.S. does the remaining oil supply would not last much longer. A good way to put it would be like this: If the entire world were to consume oil at the rate that the nation of India consumes oil the remaining supply would last about 225 years. If it were to consume it at the rate China does it would last about 100 more years. If it consumed it at the rate Britain does it would last only 17 more years. If the whole world were to consume oil at the rate the U.S. presently does the world's remaining supply would last only 7 more years.