Metric guide
Oil production by country: current output, not reserves.
Oil production measures current output. It is not the same as proved reserves, which estimate quantities that can be economically recovered under current conditions.
That distinction matters: a country can have large reserves but lower current production, or high current production from a smaller reserve base.
Top countries in the current snapshot
Oil production rankings show current output, not underground reserves. Countries with large reserves can appear lower if current production is limited by policy, capacity or market conditions.
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 13.59M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 2 | Russia | 9.89M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 9.56M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 4 | Canada | 4.96M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 5 | Iraq | 4.39M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 6 | People's Republic of China | 4.32M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 7 | Iran | 4.05M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 3.77M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3.77M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 10 | Kuwait | 2.58M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 2.05M barrels/day | 2025 |
| 12 | Norway | 1.86M barrels/day | 2025 |
What this metric is useful for
- Compare current oil-producing countries and producer groups.
- Separate production from reserves when reading energy maps.
- Use production alongside population or GDP to see how concentrated the energy role is.
Things to keep in mind
- Production can change with policy, prices, outages and reporting cycles.
- A production map should not be read as a map of long-term reserves.
- Source definitions can differ between crude oil, petroleum liquids and condensates.
Open this metric on the map
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Source and coverage
Source: International Energy Statistics. Coverage in this snapshot: 209 countries out of 242. Reference year: 2025.
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