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The Largest Oil Producers Over Time
Crude oil production including lease condensate, the six largest producers, monthly, thousand barrels per day
2 of 6 series are above their level a year earlier
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
EIA estimates, revised as national data arrive; the latest months are the least settled. Excludes natural gas liquids and biofuels. Russia starts after the Soviet Union. The latest month for every producer is on the companion ranking chart.
The six biggest crude producers of 2025, month by month since the 1970s. Shale carried the United States past Russia and Saudi Arabia, and it has had the highest yearly average every year since 2018. Saudi and Iraqi output fell steeply from March 2026.
What this chart reads·6 series
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- Crude Oil Production · United Statesas “United States”latest 2026-06-01
- Crude Oil Production · Russiaas “Russia”latest 2026-06-01
- Crude Oil Production · Saudi Arabiaas “Saudi Arabia”latest 2026-06-01
- Crude Oil Production · Canadaas “Canada”latest 2026-06-01
- Crude Oil Production · Iraqas “Iraq”latest 2026-06-01
- Crude Oil Production · Chinaas “China”latest 2026-06-01
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Crude Oil Production · United States. Source: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, crude oil including lease condensate, production (country/region id USA). Public domain. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world
Crude Oil Production · Russia. Source: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, crude oil including lease condensate, production (country/region id RUS). Public domain. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world
Crude Oil Production · Saudi Arabia. Source: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, crude oil including lease condensate, production (country/region id SAU). Public domain. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world
Crude Oil Production · Canada. Source: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, crude oil including lease condensate, production (country/region id CAN). Public domain. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world
Crude Oil Production · Iraq. Source: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, crude oil including lease condensate, production (country/region id IRQ). Public domain. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world
Crude Oil Production · China. Source: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, crude oil including lease condensate, production (country/region id CHN). Public domain. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world
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