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

Fact #194: December 10, 2001
Production and Imports/Exports for Top 10 Oil-Producing Countries

Of the top 10 oil-producing countries in 2000, only two — the United States and China — imported more oil than they exported. Saudi Arabia, Norway, and Venezuela export more than 90% of the oil they produce.

Top 10 Oil-Producing Countries:
1990 and 2000 Oil Production and Net Oil Imports/Exports
Graph: Top 10 Countries from Which the United States Imports Oil

Supporting Information

Top 10 Oil-Producing Countries
Country 1990 Oil Production* 2000 Oil Production* 2000 Net Imports/Exports
  (million barrels per day)
Saudi Arabia 7.0 8.4 -7.8
Russia** 11.4 6.5 -4.3
United States 9.7 5.8 9.8
Iran 3.1 3.7 -2.6
China 2.8 3.2 1.4
Norway 1.8 3.2 -3.1
Mexico 3.0 3.0 -1.4
Venezuela 2.3 2.9 -2.7
Iraq 2.1 2.6 -2.1
United Kingdom 2.0 2.5 -1.1

* Oil production includes crude oil, lease condensate, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons and alcohol, and refinery gain.
** 1990 data are for the former USSR.
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Top Petroleum Net Exporters, Top Petroleum Net Importers.
1990 production data: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, Table G2.

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