Number of Petrol Stations Worldwide
- As of 2010, there were 8,787 petrol stations in the U.K, down from about 18,000 in 1992 and a peak of around 40,000 in the mid 1960s.
- The USA had 118,756 filling stations (gas stations) in 2007 according to the Census.
- In Canada, the number is on the decline. As of December 2008, 12,684 were in operation, significantly down from about 20,000 stations recorded in 1989
- In Japan, the number dropped from a peak of 60,421 in 1994 to 40,357 at the end of 2009.
- In Germany, the number dropped down to 15,000 in 2010.
- In China, according to different reports, the number (year 2009) is about 95,000 to 97,000.
- India – 35,068 (2009)
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