U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

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.

2004 Top Ten Countries from which the United States Imports Oil
Graph showing the top ten countries from which the U.S. imports oil (thousand barrels per day) from 2000 through the first nine months of 2004.

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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