claim: "america owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
author: gerry connolly
evidence_1: apr 23, 2010 ... and the world energy outlook projects that oil demand will grow by almost 25  percent from 85 million barrels per day in 2008 to 105 million barrels per day in  2030. ... but china will remain increasingly reliant on foreign oil imports for years  to come as its economy and middle class continue to grow.
evidence_2: oil accounts for a large percentage of the world's energy consumption, ranging  from a low of 32% for europe and asia, to a high of 53% for the middle east.  other geographic regions' consumption patterns are as follows: south and  central america (44%), africa (41%), and north america (40%). the world  consumes 30 ...
evidence_3: jun 25, 2015 ... jude clemente , contributor i cover oil, gas, power, lng markets, linking to  human development opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own.  the short answer to the question posed is....a lot. or at least way more than many  groups and people out there want you to believe. today, the world is ...
evidence_4: oil consumption in north america. currently, the united states consumes 19.6  million barrels per day, of oil, which is more than 25% of the world's total.. as a  result, the u.s produces one fourth of the world's carbon emissions. despite  predictions that the u.s. will exhaust it's supply of oil in as little as forty years, the  demand ...
evidence_5: aug 28, 2016 ... the world now consumes ~95 million b/d of oil, up from 86 million b/d in 2008  and a 11% rise even amid the worst economic times since the 1930s. ... just  imagine the future: every day, for instance, the average american consumes 25  times more oil than the average indian, and india has four times more ...