Key figures from the chart
- The United States produced 12,927 thousand barrels per day of crude oil and condensate in 2023, ahead of Russia (10,554) and Saudi Arabia (9,609).
- Texas alone produced 5,512 thousand barrels per day, more than every country on the chart except Russia and Saudi Arabia.
- Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico (1,863) and New Mexico (1,829) each produced more than Norway, Nigeria, Qatar or Libya.
- North Dakota (1,186) is ahead of Algeria, Angola, Oman and Argentina; Alaska is the last bar at 843.
All figures are from the graphic by Ehsan Soltani of Econovis, which cites the Energy Institute and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
US states and regions against oil producing countries in 2023
Title: Comparing Crude Oil Production, U.S. States vs. Global Producers (2023). Subtitle: Crude Oil and Condensate Production in Thousands of Barrels per Day. Orange bars are the United States and its states or regions; dark red bars are other countries. The chart prints no rank numbers, so positions are our count from top to bottom.
| Position (our count) | Label | Type (bar colour) | Thousand barrels per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US | US state or region | 12,927 |
| 2 | Russia | Country | 10,554 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | Country | 9,609 |
| 4 | Texas | US state or region | 5,512 |
| 5 | Canada | Country | 4,935 |
| 6 | Iraq | Country | 4,271 |
| 7 | China | Country | 4,198 |
| 8 | Iran | Country | 3,940 |
| 9 | Brazil | Country | 3,402 |
| 10 | UAE | Country | 3,251 |
| 11 | Kuwait | Country | 2,590 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | Country | 1,891 |
| 13 | Mexico | Country | 1,875 |
| 14 | Gulf of Mexico | US state or region | 1,863 |
| 15 | New Mexico | US state or region | 1,829 |
| 16 | Norway | Country | 1,818 |
| 17 | Nigeria | Country | 1,471 |
| 18 | Qatar | Country | 1,310 |
| 19 | Libya | Country | 1,231 |
| 20 | North Dakota | US state or region | 1,186 |
| 21 | Algeria | Country | 1,137 |
| 22 | Angola | Country | 1,103 |
| 23 | Oman | Country | 1,049 |
| 24 | Argentina | Country | 946 |
| 25 | Alaska | US state or region | 843 |
Footer: Sources: Institute of Energy, EIA. Research and visualization: Ehsan Soltani. www.econovis.net. @econovisuals.
How US oil production compares with other countries
The EIA reports that the United States has produced more crude oil than any other country for six years in a row. US output, including condensate, averaged 12.9 million barrels per day in 2023, a record for any country, and monthly output passed 13.3 million barrels per day in December 2023 [2]. Together the United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia accounted for 40% of global oil production in 2023, while the next three producers, Canada, Iraq and China, produced 13.1 million barrels per day between them, only slightly more than the United States alone [2].
US production peaked at 9.6 million barrels per day in 1970 and fell to 5.0 million in 2008 before hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling turned it around; the Permian Basin in western Texas and eastern New Mexico drove much of the recent growth [2]. The EIA’s annual state table shows US output continuing to rise after the chart’s data year, to 13,267 thousand barrels per day in 2024 and 13,662 in 2025 [3].
The leading oil producing states
Crude oil is produced in 32 US states and in US coastal waters [4]. In 2022, five states produced about 72% of the total: Texas 42.5%, New Mexico 13.3%, North Dakota 8.9%, Colorado 3.7% and Alaska 3.7%, and about 14.5% came from federal offshore wells in the Gulf [4]. The EIA’s 2023 figures by state put Texas at 5,501, the federal offshore Gulf region at 1,865, New Mexico at 1,842 and North Dakota at 1,193 thousand barrels per day [3], close to the values on the graphic.
Notes on this infographic
- Alaska: the chart shows 843 thousand barrels per day, but the EIA’s 2023 figure for Alaska is 427 [3]. On the EIA’s numbers Alaska would sit below Argentina, and Colorado (460) and Oklahoma (430) would also be ahead of it [3].
- “Gulf of Mexico” is not a state. It is federal offshore production, which the EIA reports as its own region and now names the Federal Offshore Gulf of America [4].
- Small differences from the EIA’s current table (for example US 12,972 against 12,927 on the chart, Texas 5,501 against 5,512) reflect revisions and different source editions [3].
- “Institute of Energy” in the footer is printed that way; the international figures are most likely from the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review, which we have not checked country by country.
Questions about US oil production
Is the US producing more oil than ever?
Yes. US crude oil production averaged 12.9 million barrels per day in 2023, beating the previous US and world record of 12.3 million set in 2019 [2], and the EIA’s annual figures rose again in 2024 and 2025 [3].
Who is the number one oil producer in the world?
The United States, which has produced more crude oil than any other country for six years in a row according to the EIA [2]. On the chart it leads Russia and Saudi Arabia.
What states produce the most oil?
Texas, followed by New Mexico and North Dakota, with Colorado and Alaska next in 2022 [4]. Crude oil is produced in 32 states in total [4].
Sources
- Econovis, Comparing Crude Oil Production, U.S. States vs. Global Producers (2023), 3 January 2025. The creator’s post for this graphic.
- US Energy Information Administration, United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever, 11 March 2024.
- US Energy Information Administration, Crude Oil Production, annual thousand barrels per day by state.
- US Energy Information Administration, Where our oil comes from.
Last reviewed 30 October 2026
