Country rankings

Oil Producing Countries

United States has the highest Daily Oil Production in 2025 (21.1M barrels/day), followed by Saudi Arabia (11.4M barrels/day) and Russia (10.7M barrels/day). Yemen has the lowest (22K barrels/day).

50 of 235 countries

Daily Oil Production, 2025

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All 50 ranked

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
641.5K barrels/day
Middle half 121.8K barrels/day – 1.8M barrels/day
Average
2M barrels/day
50 countries
Highest
21.1M barrels/day
United States
Lowest
22K barrels/day
Yemen

Over time · 2020–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • United States
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Russia
  • Canada
  • Iran

Data

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50 countries · # = rank by Daily Oil Production
#
1United States21.1M barrels/day889.9M t
2Saudi Arabia11.4M barrels/day535.8M t
3Russia10.7M barrels/day523.3M t
4Canada6.2M barrels/day302.2M t
5Iran5.2M barrels/day242.1M t
6Iraq4.4M barrels/day214.6M t
7China4.3M barrels/day216.1M t
8United Arab Emirates4.2M barrels/day189.1M t
9Brazil3.9M barrels/day203.6M t
10Kuwait2.8M barrels/day134.7M t
11Kazakhstan2.1M barrels/day99.4M t
12Norway2M barrels/day96.2M t
13Qatar1.8M barrels/day76.3M t
14Mexico1.8M barrels/day89.4M t
15Nigeria1.8M barrels/day84M t
16Algeria1.5M barrels/day65.4M t
17Argentina1.4M barrels/day68.9M t
18Libya1.4M barrels/day66.1M t
19Venezuela1.1M barrels/day57.3M t
20Angola1.1M barrels/day53M t
21Oman1M barrels/day48.1M t
22Colombia749K barrels/day39.4M t
23India719K barrels/day31.9M t
24Guyana716K barrels/day35.6M t
25United Kingdom669K barrels/day31.2M t
26Indonesia614K barrels/day29.9M t
27Azerbaijan572K barrels/day27.8M t
28Egypt544K barrels/day26.5M t
29Malaysia540K barrels/day24.4M t
30Ecuador441K barrels/day23.6M t
31Thailand384K barrels/day13.4M t
32Australia340K barrels/day13.8M t
33Republic of the Congo278K barrels/day14.2M t
34Gabon227K barrels/day11.3M t
35Turkmenistan191K barrels/day9.1M t
36Vietnam178K barrels/day8.5M t
37South Sudan133K barrels/day6.5M t
38Peru118K barrels/day5M t
39Chad111K barrels/day5.8M t
40Brunei107K barrels/day5.2M t
41Italy80K barrels/day3.9M t
42Equatorial Guinea79K barrels/day3.5M t
43Denmark72K barrels/day3.5M t
44Trinidad and Tobago71K barrels/day3.2M t
45Romania56K barrels/day2.7M t
46Uzbekistan39K barrels/day1.8M t
47Syria34K barrels/day1.6M t
48Tunisia29K barrels/day1.3M t
49Sudan26K barrels/day1.3M t
50Yemen22K barrels/day1.1M t

What correlates with Daily Oil Production (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,621 other country metrics sharing at least 30 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Daily Oil Production tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. % of Global Natural Gas ProductionNatural Gas by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 39
    Plot
  2. Natural Gas ProductionNatural Gas by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 39
    Plot
  3. IPv6 AssignedIP Address by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 38
    Plot
  4. Silver Olympic MedalsOlympic Medals by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 33
    Plot
  5. Natural Gas Consumption (EJ)Natural Gas Consumption by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 36
    Plot
  6. Natural Gas Consumption (m³)Natural Gas Consumption by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 36
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Daily Oil Production tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. % of Children Ever BreastfedBreastfeeding Rates by Country
    r = −0.60 · strong · n = 34
    Plot
  2. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 50
    Plot
  3. % Rel. Change 2016-22 (Ages 5-19)Childhood Obesity Rates by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 48
    Plot
  4. Year First Franchise OpenedBurger King by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 36
    Plot
  5. Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.40 · moderate · n = 35
    Plot
  6. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 30
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Daily Oil Production?
United States has the highest Daily Oil Production in 2025, at 21.1M barrels/day, followed by Saudi Arabia (11.4M barrels/day) and Russia (10.7M barrels/day).
Which country has the lowest Daily Oil Production?
Yemen has the lowest Daily Oil Production in 2025, at 22K barrels/day.
What is the median Daily Oil Production across countries?
The median is 641.5K barrels/day across the 50 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this oil producing countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Statistical Review of World Energy Report - Energy Institute; 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy - Energy Institute; 2021 Statistical Review of World Energy 2021 - BP; Oil Production by Country (2020) - Global Firepower.