(ET)
Goa consumes more petrol and diesel on a per capita basis than any other state in the country, while Bihar uses the least. Per capita sales of petrol in Goa were 119.7 kg in 2017-18, over six times the national average of 19 kg, according to oil ministry data. In diesel, at 225.6 kg, Goans consumed almost three-and-half times the fuel than the national average of 66.9 kg. By contrast, in Bihar, per capita sales were 6.7 kg for petrol and 22 kg for diesel, about one-third the national average.
Economic activity, tourist flow and inter-state variation in taxes largely contribute to the differences in per capita consumption of petrol and diesel among states, according to BS Canth, a former marketing director at Indian Oil Corp.
