Monthly Petroleum Product Consumption

The dataset provides monthly records of petroleum product quantities measured in thousand metric tonnes. Each row represents the quantity of a specific petroleum product consumed or supplied in a given month and year. The dataset includes the month, year, product type, quantity measured in thousand metric tonnes, and the last updated date of the record. It can be used to analyze petroleum product demand patterns, seasonal consumption trends, and supply variations across time.

Data Quality

The dataset is complete with no missing values across all columns. Data types are consistent, with numeric values used for quantities and year, while month and product names are stored as categorical strings. Dates appear consistently formatted in day-month-year format.

Use Cases

Energy demand analysis, petroleum product consumption forecasting, supply chain planning for oil and gas companies, economic and energy policy research, and time-series modeling of fuel consumption patterns.

Limitations

The dataset does not include geographic identifiers such as country or region. It also lacks contextual variables such as price, refinery production, or import/export data that could help explain consumption changes.

Methodology

The data likely originates from compiled petroleum consumption reports where monthly quantities of different petroleum products are aggregated and converted into standardized units of thousand metric tonnes.