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Fact #375: June 6, 2005
Imported Crude Oil: Where Does It Come From?

In 2004, the United States imported more than 10 million barrels of crude oil per day. That amount has more than tripled since 1973 when crude oil imports were just over 3 million barrels. The graph below shows from which countries the crude oil came. The countries supplying the United States with crude oil have changed over time, evidenced by the 1973 data on the graph. Many of the countries that the United States currently buys crude oil from did not supply any oil in 1973, such as Mexico, Iraq, the United Kingdom, and Norway.

U.S. Crude Oil Imports by Country of Origin, 1973 and 2004
Graph showing the countries supplying crude oil to the U.S. in 1973 and 2004.

Note: Crude oil only; imported refined oil products (approximately 2,861 thousand barrels per day) are omitted from these data.

Supporting Information

U.S. Crude Oil Imports by Country of Origin, 1973 and 2004 (thousand barrels per day)
Country 1973 2004
Canada 1,001 1,611
Mexico 1 1,597
Saudi Arabia 462 1,494
Venezuela 344 1,294
Nigeria 448 1,062
Iraq 4 651
Angola 49 306
Kuwait 42 241
United Kingdom 0 235
Ecuador 47 228
Algeria 120 214
Russia 0 150
Norway 0 146
Gabon 0 142
Columbia 2 138
Brazil 0 51
Trinidad & Tobago 60 49
Indonesia 200 34
Australia 0 21
Libya 133 18
Malaysia 1 18
China 0 14
United Arab Emirates 71 5
Qatar 7 4
Other 252 315
TOTAL 3,244 10,038

Source: Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, April 2005, Table 3.3

 

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