Fact #733: June 25, 2012 World's Top Petroleum-Producing Countries

In 2011, total world petroleum production was 84.7 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States were by far the top petroleum producing countries with 11.1, 10.2, and 9.0 million barrels per day respectively. Iran was the fourth largest producer of petroleum with about 4 million barrels per day. The United States' neighbors Canada and Mexico also ranked within the top 10 petroleum-producing countries.

Top Petroleum-Producing Countries
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Supporting Information

Petroleum Production by Country, 2011
CountryMillion Barrels per Day
Saudi Arabia11.1
Russia10.2
United States9.0
Iran4.2
China4.1
Canada3.6
United Arab Emirates3.1
Mexico2.9
Kuwait2.7
Brazil2.6
Iraq2.6
Nigeria2.5
Venezuela2.5
Norway2.0
Algeria1.9
Angola1.8
Kazakhstan1.6
Qatar1.6
United Kingdom1.1
Azerbaijan1.0
Indonesia1.0
Colombia0.9
India0.9
Oman0.9
Argentina0.7
All Other Countries8.0
World Total84.7

Source: Energy Information Administration, World Oil Production

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