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Crude Oil Production, 2008

Figures for 2008, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Oil Production, 2008 covers 205 countries. Russia is highest, at 9,356.78361; 108 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 0.00000. Against 2007, 89 values changed (39 up, 50 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Oil Production · Data for 2008

HighestRussia

9,356.78361

Lowest108 countries share it

0.00000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Crude Oil Production, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 205 countries · select a heading to sort

Crude Oil Production, 2008: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
RussiaRUSEastern Europe9,356.78361
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia9,261.25097
United StatesUSANorthern America4,999.66925
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,050.27322
ChinaCHNEastern Asia3,790.18197
MexicoMEXCentral America2,838.98880
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia2,820.76503
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia2,585.74858
CanadaCANNorthern America2,579.30886
VenezuelaVENSouth America2,510.00000
IraqIRQWestern Asia2,375.26599
NorwayNORNorthern Europe2,181.95628
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa2,165.43989
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa1,950.69451
BrazilBRASouth America1,812.22803
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa1,802.83333
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1,705.00000
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,391.37149
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia1,345.42082
QatarQATWestern Asia1,191.66667
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia976.72405
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia869.56284
OmanOMNWestern Asia757.32106
IndiaINDSouthern Asia691.64913
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia688.00754

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Russia9,356.78361
  2. Saudi Arabia9,261.25097
  3. United States4,999.66925
  4. Iran4,050.27322
  5. China3,790.18197

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.00000
  2. Zambiashared0.00000
  3. Samoashared0.00000
  4. Vanuatushared0.00000
  5. United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.00000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 89values changed, of 205 in both
  • 39 · 50rose · fell
  • 116unchanged

Rose most

  • Iraq2,088.92176 → 2,375.26599+286.34423
  • Angola1,667.95277 → 1,950.69451+282.74174
  • Kuwait2,441.77945 → 2,585.74858+143.96912
  • Qatar1,065.67123 → 1,191.66667+125.99543
  • China3,681.97895 → 3,790.18197+108.20302

Fell most

  • Russia9,862.36436 → 9,356.78361−505.58076
  • Venezuela2,819.73389 → 2,510.00000−309.73389
  • Mexico3,075.70996 → 2,838.98880−236.72116
  • Iran4,211.93151 → 4,050.27322−161.65828
  • Canada2,702.87260 → 2,579.30886−123.56374

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 93 distinct values among 205

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 16 decimals. 108 countries share 0.00000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 205 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. government work). No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (2008). Crude Oil Production, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-oil-production/2008

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07Questions

Crude Oil Production, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest oil production in Crude Oil Production, 2008?

Russia, at 9,356.78361, of the 205 countries in the file.

What year does Crude Oil Production, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Crude Oil Production, 2008 cover?

205.

Where can I download Crude Oil Production, 2008?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Crude Oil Production, 2008 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Crude Oil Production, 2025.

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