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The world's top oil-producing countries today

Which nation produces the most oil?
30. Australia: 383,000 barrels per day (0.4% of global total)
29. Ecuador: 475,000 barrels per day (0.5% of global total)
28. Malaysia: 565,000 barrels per day (0.6% of global total)
27. Egypt: 610,000 barrels per day (0.6% of global total)
26. Azerbaijan: 620,000 barrels per day (0.6% of global total)
25. Indonesia: 638,000 barrels per day (0.7% of global total)
24. United Kingdom: 715,000 barrels per day (0.7% of global total)
23. India: 728,000 barrels per day (0.8% of global total)
22. Colombia: 777,000 barrels per day (0.8%)
21. Venezuela: 853,000 barrels per day (0.9% of global total)
20. Oman: 1.049 million barrels per day (1.1% of global total)
19. Argentina: 1.074 million barrels per day (1.1% of global total)
18. Angola: 1.150 million barrels a day (1.2% of global total)
17. Libya: 1.271 million barrels per day (1.3% of global total)
16. Algeria: 1.408 million barrels per day (1.5% of global total)
15. Nigeria: 1.540 million barrels per day (1.6% of global total)
14. Qatar: 1.772 million barrels per day (1.8% of global total)
13. Kazakhstan: 1.891 million barrels per day (2% of global total)
12. Norway: 2.022 million barrels per day (2.1% of global total)
11. Mexico: 2.040 million barrels per day (2.1% of global total)
10. Kuwait: 2.908 million barrels per day (3% of global total)
9. Brazil: 3.502 million barrels per day (3.6% of global total)
8. United Arab Emirates: 3.922 million barrels per day (4.1% of global total)
7. China: 4.198 million barrels per day (4.4% of global total)
6. Iraq: 4.355 million barrels per day (4.5% of global total)
5. Iran: 4.662 million barrels per day (4.8% of global total)
4. Canada: 5.653 million barrels per day (5.9% of global total)
3. Russia: 11.075 million barrels per day (11.5% of global total)
2. Saudi Arabia: 11.389 million barrels per day (11.8% of global total)
1. United States: 19.358 million barrels per day (20.1% of global total)
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Which nation produces the most oil?

​From the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia's war against Ukraine, several global crises have shaken the oil industry to its core over the last few years – and revealed just how reliant we still are on fossil fuels.

Although much of the world is trying to cut back on oil in a bid to reduce carbon emissions, the planet pumped out a record-breaking 96 million barrels of the black stuff every day in 2023. But which country produces the most?

Read on to discover the 30 nations churning out the most black gold today based on the latest data (2023) from the Energy Institute's Statistical Review of World Energy report.

All dollar amounts in US dollars.

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Hannah Ward-Glenton

01 October 2024

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