“121 million litres of diesel are consumed each day”
Destatis
Germany on average consumed 121 million litres of diesel fuel every day in 2016, resulting in a record share of diesel in total fuel consumption of 65 percent, reports Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Diesel sales increased 30 percent from 1999 until 2016, while petrol sales fell 41 percent in the same period.
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