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THE GLOBAL INDEX #091

Oil production2016

Oil production expressed in terawatt-hours of energy. Product coverage follows the original energy metadata.

Our World in Data · Energy
Comparable ranking year2016Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data203 / 217No observation: 14
First-ranked country or territorySaudi Arabia6,823.46 TWh

Top 10

TWh · 2016
01Saudi Arabia
6,823.46
02Russia
6,495.11
03United States
6,313.63
04Canada
2,545.17
05Iraq
2,530.71
06Iran
2,513.76
07China
2,322.34
09Kuwait
1,776.3
10Brazil
1,589.9

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Oil production · 2016 · TWh
RankCountry / territoryValue (TWh)Year
01Saudi Arabia6,823.462016
02Russia6,495.112016
03United States6,313.632016
04Canada2,545.172016
05Iraq2,530.712016
06Iran2,513.762016
07China2,322.342016
08United Arab Emirates2,112.092016
09Kuwait1,776.32016
10Brazil1,589.92016
11Venezuela1,541.632016
12Mexico1,411.312016
13Nigeria1,061.332016
14Norway1,054.462016
15Angola997.482016
16Kazakhstan907.512016
17Qatar902.232016
18Algeria795.692016
19Oman573.552016
20United Kingdom551.782016
21Colombia544.142016
22Indonesia496.012016
23Azerbaijan477.722016
24India472.012016
25Egypt393.52016
26Malaysia387.312016
27Ecuador342.772016
28Argentina333.042016
29Libya212.012016
30Thailand210.832016
31Vietnam180.392016
32Australia178.552016
33Turkmenistan153.282016
34Congo - Brazzaville138.262016
35Gabon128.492016
36Equatorial Guinea120.32016
37Denmark80.532016
38South Sudan78.522016
39Chad71.362016
40Brunei68.62016
41Peru68.022016
42Ghana62.682016
43Cameroon58.752016
44Pakistan54.912016
45Trinidad & Tobago50.372016
46Sudan48.32016
47Romania44.222016
48Italy43.722016
49Bolivia40.732016
50Bahrain35.992016
51Cuba34.212016
52Papua New Guinea33.72016
53Türkiye31.762016
54Côte d’Ivoire31.032016
55Uzbekistan30.422016
56Germany29.642016
57Ukraine28.342016
58Tunisia28.262016
59Timor-Leste28.182016
60New Zealand22.912016
61Belarus20.622016
62Yemen18.732016
63Albania15.42016
64Mongolia15.122016
65Netherlands14.762016
66Serbia12.972016
67Syria12.812016
68Philippines12.672016
69Congo - Kinshasa12.622016
70Hungary12.582016
71Poland12.562016
72Suriname11.542016
73France10.532016
74Austria9.82016
75Myanmar (Burma)9.792016
76Croatia8.962016
77Niger8.282016
78Japan6.22016
79Guatemala5.732016
80Chile3.192016
81Mauritania3.042016
82South Africa2.712016
83Bangladesh2.572016
84Greece2.022016
85Spain1.652016
86Czechia1.562016
87Lithuania1.262016
88Belize1.232016
89Kyrgyzstan0.632016
90Bulgaria0.632016
91Barbados0.632016
92Georgia0.252016
93Israel0.252016
94Slovakia0.132016
95Tajikistan0.112016
96Morocco0.12016
97Jordan0.012016
98Slovenia02016
99Aruba02016
99Afghanistan02016
99Armenia02016
99American Samoa02016
99Antigua & Barbuda02016
99Burundi02016
99Belgium02016
99Benin02016
99Burkina Faso02016
99Bahamas02016
99Bosnia & Herzegovina02016
99Bermuda02016
99Bhutan02016
99Botswana02016
99Central African Republic02016
99Switzerland02016
99Comoros02016
99Cape Verde02016
99Costa Rica02016
99Cayman Islands02016
99Cyprus02016
99Djibouti02016
99Dominica02016
99Dominican Republic02016
99Eritrea02016
99Estonia02016
99Ethiopia02016
99Finland02016
99Fiji02016
99Faroe Islands02016
99Gibraltar02016
99Guinea02016
99Gambia02016
99Guinea-Bissau02016
99Grenada02016
99Greenland02016
99Guam02016
99Guyana02016
99Hong Kong SAR China02016
99Honduras02016
99Haiti02016
99Ireland02016
99Iceland02016
99Jamaica02016
99Kenya02016
99Cambodia02016
99Kiribati02016
99St. Kitts & Nevis02016
99South Korea02016
99Laos02016
99Lebanon02016
99Liberia02016
99St. Lucia02016
99Sri Lanka02016
99Lesotho02016
99Luxembourg02016
99Latvia02016
99Macao SAR China02016
99Moldova02016
99Madagascar02016
99Maldives02016
99North Macedonia02016
99Mali02016
99Malta02016
99Montenegro02016
99Northern Mariana Islands02016
99Mozambique02016
99Mauritius02016
99Malawi02016
99Namibia02016
99New Caledonia02016
99Nicaragua02016
99Nepal02016
99Nauru02016
99Panama02016
99Puerto Rico02016
99North Korea02016
99Portugal02016
99Paraguay02016
99Palestinian Territories02016
99French Polynesia02016
99Rwanda02016
99Senegal02016
99Singapore02016
99Solomon Islands02016
99Sierra Leone02016
99El Salvador02016
99Somalia02016
99São Tomé & Príncipe02016
99Sweden02016
99Eswatini02016
99Seychelles02016
99Turks & Caicos Islands02016
99Togo02016
99Tonga02016
99Tanzania02016
99Uganda02016
99Uruguay02016
99St. Vincent & Grenadines02016
99British Virgin Islands02016
99U.S. Virgin Islands02016
99Vanuatu02016
99Samoa02016
99Zambia02016
99Zimbabwe02016

How this ranking works

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No observation (14)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Oil production expressed in terawatt-hours of energy. Product coverage follows the original energy metadata.
Unit
TWh
Source & definition
Our World in Data · Energy · owid:oil_production
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Original metadata
Measured in terawatt-hours.

{
  "column": "oil_production",
  "title": "Oil production",
  "description": "Measured in terawatt-hours.",
  "unit": "terawatt-hours (TWh)",
  "source": "Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) [https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review/]; The Shift Data Portal - Energy production from fossil fuels (2019) [https://www.theshiftdataportal.org/]"
}