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THE GLOBAL INDEX #091

Oil production2021

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

Our World in Data · Energy
Limited coverage The selected year has lower coverage than the default comparison year. Missing economies can materially affect ranks.
Comparable ranking year2016Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data50 / 217No observation: 167
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States8,349.48 TWh

Top 10

TWh · 2021
01United States
8,349.48
02Russia
6,266.05
03Saudi Arabia
5,989.72
04Canada
3,100.77
05Iraq
2,335.65
06China
2,312.99
07Iran
1,968.38
09Brazil
1,824.89
10Kuwait
1,511.83

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Oil production · 2021 · TWh
RankCountry / territoryValue (TWh)Year
01United States8,349.482021
02Russia6,266.052021
03Saudi Arabia5,989.722021
04Canada3,100.772021
05Iraq2,335.652021
06China2,312.992021
07Iran1,968.382021
08United Arab Emirates1,930.452021
09Brazil1,824.892021
10Kuwait1,511.832021
11Mexico1,121.612021
12Norway1,096.572021
13Kazakhstan998.762021
14Nigeria938.362021
15Qatar819.232021
16Libya683.332021
17Algeria676.872021
18Angola664.312021
19Oman544.572021
20United Kingdom475.242021
21Colombia451.052021
22Argentina437.052021
23Azerbaijan402.72021
24India395.412021
25Venezuela393.732021
26Indonesia392.272021
27Egypt344.262021
28Malaysia300.742021
29Ecuador294.772021
30Australia214.222021
31Congo - Brazzaville162.842021
32Thailand162.222021
33Turkmenistan113.922021
34Vietnam110.022021
35Gabon105.212021
36South Sudan87.412021
37Chad71.152021
38Equatorial Guinea70.742021
39Guyana67.712021
40Peru61.72021
41Brunei60.542021
42Italy57.152021
43Yemen40.722021
44Trinidad & Tobago40.592021
45Romania38.632021
46Denmark37.642021
47Sudan36.712021
48Uzbekistan24.42021
49Tunisia24.192021
50Syria23.062021

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No observation (167)

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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/]"
}