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Crude Oil Production, 2018

Figures for 2018, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Oil Production, 2018 covers 206 countries. United States is highest, at 10,964.09; 109 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2017, 90 values changed (37 up, 53 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Oil Production · Data for 2018

HighestUnited States

10,964.09

Lowest109 countries share it

0.00

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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
United StatesUSANorthern America10,964.09
RussiaRUSEastern Europe10,758.55
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia10,598.14
IraqIRQWestern Asia4,622.70
CanadaCANNorthern America4,343.36
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,212.42
ChinaCHNEastern Asia3,740.26
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia3,230.48
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia2,842.04
BrazilBRASouth America2,586.60
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1,909.64
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia1,863.03
MexicoMEXCentral America1,846.89
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa1,585.00
NorwayNORNorthern Europe1,516.80
VenezuelaVENSouth America1,485.62
QatarQATWestern Asia1,308.33
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1,258.66
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa1,026.96
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,002.88
OmanOMNWestern Asia978.39
ColombiaCOLSouth America865.47
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia789.35
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia769.91
IndiaINDSouthern Asia709.35

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. United States10,964.09
  2. Russia10,758.55
  3. Saudi Arabia10,598.14
  4. Iraq4,622.70
  5. Canada4,343.36

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.00
  2. Zambiashared0.00
  3. Samoashared0.00
  4. Vanuatushared0.00
  5. United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 90values changed, of 206 in both
  • 37 · 53rose · fell
  • 116unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Venezuela1,997.41 → 1,485.62−511.78
  • Iran4,452.56 → 4,212.42−240.15
  • Mexico1,980.68 → 1,846.89−133.79
  • Norway1,617.53 → 1,516.80−100.73
  • Angola1,663.23 → 1,585.00−78.23

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 206

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 109 countries share 0.00. 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) (2018). Crude Oil Production, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-oil-production/2018

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07Questions

Crude Oil Production, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest oil production in Crude Oil Production, 2018?

United States, at 10,964.09, of the 206 countries in the file.

What year does Crude Oil Production, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Crude Oil Production, 2018 cover?

206.

Where can I download Crude Oil Production, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

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

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