Fact #350: December 13, 2004
U.S. Oil Imports: Top Ten Countries of Origin

The "Top Ten" countries from which the United States imports oil account for nearly 80% of all oil imports in each of the years shown. The United States continues to import more oil from Canada, Mexico, and Algeria. Members of the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are shown in red text on the graph.

Supporting Information

Top Ten Countries from Which the United States Imports Oil, 2000–2004
(thousand barrels per day)

		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004*
1	Canada	1,807	1,828	1,971	2,072	2,108
2	Saudi Arabia**	1,572	1,662	1,552	1,774	1,536
3	Mexico	1,373	1,440	1,547	1,623	1,631
4	Venezuela**	1,546	1,553	1,398	1,376	1,509
5	Nigeria**	896	885	621	867	1,152
6	Iraq**	620	795	459	481	660
7	United Kingdom	366	324	478	440	354
8	Norway	343	341	393	270	248
9	Angola	301	328	332	371	321
10	Algeria	225	278	264	382	449
Total Top Ten Imports		9,049	9,434	9,015	9,656	9,968
	Total Imports	11,549	11,871	11,530	12,264	12,813
Top Ten Share of Imports		78%	79%	78%	79%	78%
* First nine months of 2004 ** OPEC member. Source: Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, November 2004, Table 3.3.

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