Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze diesel
fuel consumption in Poland and identification of the
causes of changes in the needs of individual sectors of the
economy for this type of fuel. Time range of the
researches covered from 2004 to 2014. Data from the
Central Statistical Office (CSO) were the source material.
In the years 2004-2014 diesel consumption in Poland
was 111 553 thousand tons. In 2014 domestic
consumption of diesel fuel was 11 203 thousand tons and
it was more than 2 times higher than the level of
consumption of this fuel in 2004. The highest
consumption of diesel in Poland in the period took place
in 2012. The increase in the consumption of diesel fuel
in Poland had benefited from increased demand for diesel
in transport, which became a result of an increased
amount of transport services. The share of transport in the
consumption of diesel fuel in Poland for the period 2004-
2014 was about 75%. Another area, which consumes the
largest quantity of DF in Poland is agriculture.
Consumption of this fuel in agriculture in the years 2004-
2014 increased by 7%. DF consumption in industry and
the manufacturing sector it was variable. DF biggest
consumption in these sectors of the economy in the period
was recorded in 2004. The analyzes did not allow to
identify the specific causes of changes in the use of DF in
the industry and manufacturing. In transport it showed a
relationship between the consumption of diesel fuel and
the amount of transport work and the transported cargo.
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