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How many tons of oil does the world use every year (in billion tons)






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That would be about half a ton (500 Kg, about 620 liters, or 1.7 liters per day per human) on average per human per year - though of course, an American is likely use many times higher per capita compared to say someone in say, Somalia.

A Kg of oil, when burnt, will release about 3 Kg of CO2.

4 billion tons will release about 12 billion tons of CO2.

Though of course, not all oil is used for transport (used in diesel gensets, also for making petrochemicals etc), s