Key points from the map
- The world produced 82,757 thousand barrels per day (about 82.8 million barrels a day) of crude oil and condensate in 2023, according to the map’s Energy Institute data.
- The United States was the largest producer with 12,927 thousand barrels per day, 15.6% of the world total (our arithmetic). Russia was second with 10,554 and Saudi Arabia third with 9,609.
- Those three countries produced 40.0% of the world’s crude oil between them; the top 10 produced 72.1% (our arithmetic).
- Canada, Iraq and China follow, each producing between about 4.2 and 4.9 million barrels per day.
- The map labels 22 countries. Together they account for 89.5% of world production (our arithmetic).
Oil production by country in 2023, map in text
Title: Global Crude Oil Production (2023). Subtitle: Crude Oil and Condensate Production in Thousands of Barrels per Day. The map shades each country from pale peach to dark red by production, with legend breaks at 20, 100, 1,000, 3,000, 9,000 and 13,000 thousand barrels per day; countries in grey have no data or very low output. The legend box reads World: 82,757. The ten largest producers carry numbered badges. Some shaded countries, such as Venezuela, Colombia, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Malaysia, are not labelled with a figure.
| Rank badge | Country | Production, thousand barrels per day | Share of world total (our arithmetic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. | 12,927 | 15.6% |
| 2 | Russia | 10,554 | 12.8% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 9,609 | 11.6% |
| 4 | Canada | 4,935 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Iraq | 4,271 | 5.2% |
| 6 | China | 4,198 | 5.1% |
| 7 | Iran | 3,940 | 4.8% |
| 8 | Brazil | 3,402 | 4.1% |
| 9 | UAE | 3,251 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Kuwait | 2,590 | 3.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 1,891 | 2.3% | |
| Mexico | 1,875 | 2.3% | |
| Norway | 1,818 | 2.2% | |
| Nigeria | 1,471 | 1.8% | |
| Qatar | 1,310 | 1.6% | |
| Libya | 1,231 | 1.5% | |
| Algeria | 1,137 | 1.4% | |
| Angola | 1,103 | 1.3% | |
| Oman | 1,049 | 1.3% | |
| UK | 659 | 0.8% | |
| India | 605 | 0.7% | |
| Australia | 281 | 0.3% | |
| World | 82,757 | 100% |
Footer: Source: Energy Institute. Research and visualization: Ehsan Soltani. www.econovis.net. @econovisuals. EV logo.
How the 2023 figures compare with EIA data
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports the same picture from its own International Energy Statistics. It says US crude oil production, including condensate, averaged 12.9 million barrels per day in 2023, a record for any country, beating the previous US and global record of 12.3 million barrels per day set in 2019 [2]. It also says the United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia together accounted for 40% (32.8 million barrels per day) of global oil production in 2023, and that the next three, Canada, Iraq and China, produced 13.1 million barrels per day combined [2].
The map’s figures for those three countries add up to 13,404 thousand barrels per day, slightly more than the EIA total. Small differences like this are normal between the Energy Institute and the EIA, which compile their figures separately.
After 2023
The United States has stayed in first place. The EIA reports that US crude oil production averaged a record 13.2 million barrels per day in 2024 and 13.6 million in 2025, and that the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico accounted for about 48% of US production in 2025 [3]. The EIA has counted the United States as the world’s largest crude oil producer every year since 2018, when it overtook Russia [3].
Notes on this infographic
- What is counted. The figures are crude oil and condensate, as the subtitle says. Other oil statistics that count different liquids will give different totals, so compare like with like.
- No shares on the map. The graphic gives volumes only. All percentages on this page are our arithmetic from the map’s own world total of 82,757.
- Source data. The map cites the Energy Institute, whose Statistical Review of World Energy is the usual source for these country figures [4]. We could not open the Energy Institute’s site (it blocked our request), so the country values are as printed on the map; the US, top three and next three figures agree with EIA data [2].
Questions about crude oil production by country
Which country produces the most oil?
The United States was the largest producer of crude oil and condensate in 2023, with 12,927 thousand barrels per day, 15.6% of the world total. Russia was second with 10,554 and Saudi Arabia third with 9,609. The EIA says US production averaged 12.9 million barrels per day in 2023, a record for any country [2].
How much oil does the world produce per day?
The world produced 82,757 thousand barrels per day of crude oil and condensate in 2023, about 82.8 million barrels a day, according to the map's Energy Institute data. The top 10 producers accounted for 72.1% of that and the 22 labelled countries for 89.5%. Oil statistics that count different liquids give different totals.
How much oil does the UK produce?
The UK produced 659 thousand barrels per day of crude oil and condensate in 2023, 0.8% of the world total. That puts it behind Norway, which produced 1,818 thousand barrels per day, and ahead of India at 605 and Australia at 281. These figures come from the Energy Institute, as printed on the map.
How much oil did the US produce in 2025?
The EIA reports that US crude oil production averaged a record 13.6 million barrels per day in 2025, up from 13.2 million in 2024 [3]. The Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico accounted for about 48% of US production in 2025 [3]. The EIA has counted the United States as the world's largest crude oil producer every year since 2018, when it overtook Russia [3].
Sources
- Econovis (Ehsan Soltani), Global Crude Oil Production (2023) (3 January 2025).
- US Energy Information Administration, United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever (Today in Energy, 11 March 2024).
- US Energy Information Administration, The United States produced more crude oil than any other country in 2025 (Today in Energy, 9 July 2026).
- Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy.
Last reviewed 30 October 2026
