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Crude Oil Production, 2012

Figures for 2012, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Oil Production, 2012 covers 206 countries. Saudi Arabia is highest, at 9,996.580; 107 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2011, 86 values changed (34 up, 52 down), 1 country joined.

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Crude Oil Production · Data for 2012

HighestSaudi Arabia

9,996.580

Lowest107 countries share it

0.000

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, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 206 countries · select a heading to sort

Crude Oil Production, 2012: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia9,996.580
RussiaRUSEastern Europe9,921.609
United StatesUSANorthern America6,520.587
ChinaCHNEastern Asia4,074.074
IranIRNSouthern Asia3,386.850
CanadaCANNorthern America3,137.839
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia2,993.607
IraqIRQWestern Asia2,983.333
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia2,634.945
MexicoMEXCentral America2,592.505
VenezuelaVENSouth America2,500.000
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa2,457.109
BrazilBRASouth America2,061.225
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa1,787.049
NorwayNORNorthern Europe1,611.568
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1,532.243
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia1,514.475
QatarQATWestern Asia1,485.093
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa1,431.803
ColombiaCOLSouth America944.318
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia921.749
OmanOMNWestern Asia918.568
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe888.092
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia859.742
IndiaINDSouthern Asia779.093

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Saudi Arabia9,996.580
  2. Russia9,921.609
  3. United States6,520.587
  4. China4,074.074
  5. Iran3,386.850

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.000
  2. Zambiashared0.000
  3. Samoashared0.000
  4. Vanuatushared0.000
  5. United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 86values changed, of 205 in both
  • 34 · 52rose · fell
  • 119unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iran4,054.000 → 3,386.850−667.150
  • Sudan453.260 → 92.036−361.224
  • Syria318.603 → 145.792−172.810
  • Norway1,759.521 → 1,611.568−147.952
  • United Kingdom1,026.430 → 888.092−138.338
+ South Sudan

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

  • 94 distinct values among 206

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 107 countries share 0.000. 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 206 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) (2012). Crude Oil Production, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-oil-production/2012

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07Questions

Crude Oil Production, 2012: questions and answers

Which country has the highest oil production in Crude Oil Production, 2012?

Saudi Arabia, at 9,996.580, of the 206 countries in the file.

What year does Crude Oil Production, 2012 describe?

2012.

How many countries does Crude Oil Production, 2012 cover?

206.

Where can I download Crude Oil Production, 2012?

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, 2012 the newest?

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

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