Ranked: The World’s
Largest Oil Exporters in
2025
Which Countries Export the Most Oil?
Key Takeaways
- The United States exports 10.7 million barrels of oil per day, leading Saudi Arabia by
- 2.8 million barrels per day.
- The Middle East accounts for 29.2% of global oil exports, the largest share of any
- region.
Oil is one of the world’s most heavily traded commodities, and the countries that ship
it abroad can influence fuel costs far beyond their borders.
This graphic ranks the world’s largest oil exporters in 2025 using data from the OPEC
Annual Statistical Bulletin 2026.
Figures combine crude oil, including lease condensate, with petroleum products and
measure gross exports without subtracting imports. As a result, totals can include
re-exports and oil in transit.
How the U.S. Became the World’s Top Oil Exporter
The United States ranks first at 10.7 million barrels per day, ahead of Saudi Arabia
at 7.9 million. Together, the two countries account for nearly a quarter of global oil
exports.
The table below ranks the countries exporting the most oil by daily volume and global
share:
Rank | Country / segment | Oil exports (thousand barrels per day) | Share of world exports (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 10,714 | 14.0 |
| 2 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 7,915 | 10.3 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 6,634 | 8.7 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 4,129 | 5.4 |
| 5 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 3,901 | 5.1 |
| 6 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 3,478 | 4.5 |
| 7 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 2,409 | 3.1 |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2,353 | 3.1 |
| 9 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2,111 | 2.8 |
| 10 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2,083 | 2.7 |
| 11 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2,005 | 2.6 |
| 12 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1,633 | 2.1 |
| 13 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1,631 | 2.1 |
| 14 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 1,587 | 2.1 |
| 15 | 🇮🇳 India | 1,386 | 1.8 |
| 16 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1,372 | 1.8 |
Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.
The U.S. position at the top owes much to the shale boom. Horizontal drilling and
hydraulic fracturing unlocked more oil from tight rock formations, while the lifting of
most crude oil export restrictions in 2015 opened up overseas markets.
Russia ranks third at 6.6 million barrels per day, bringing the top three countries’
combined share to 33.0%. Canada follows at 4.1 million, ahead of the United Arab
Emirates at 3.9 million.
Because these figures include petroleum products as well as crude oil, major refining
and trading hubs can also rank highly. This helps explain the presence of countries
such as the Netherlands and Singapore among the world’s larger exporters.
The Middle East Supplies 29% of Global Oil Exports
At the regional level, the picture shifts. The Middle East exports 22.4 million barrels
per day, accounting for 29.2% of the global total.
Europe follows at 16.1 million barrels per day, or 21.0%, narrowly ahead of North
America’s 15.7 million, or 20.5%. Asia-Pacific supplies another 10.9 million barrels
per day, representing 14.2%.
Here is how global oil exports break down by region:
| Region | Oil Exports in 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Barrels per Day | Share of World Total | |
| Middle East | 22,359 | 29.2% |
| Europe | 16,050 | 21.0% |
| North America | 15,684 | 20.5% |
| Asia-Pacific | 10,853 | 14.2% |
| Africa | 6,088 | 7.9% |
| Central & South America | 5,556 | 7.3% |
| World total | 76,588 | 100.0% |
Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.
The Middle East’s vast oil reserves help explain its lead. Ancient seas deposited
organic-rich sediments, while reservoir rocks and sealing layers allowed oil to
accumulate underground.
Saudi Arabia supplies more than a third of the region’s exports. Its relatively low-cost
fields, extensive pipeline network, and investments in overseas refineries help turn
those reserves into reliable access to customers. Iraq and Kuwait add 3.5 million and
2.4 million barrels per day, respectively.
Together, the Middle East and North America supply 49.7% of global exports. On the
buying side, Asia-Pacific receives 50.1% of global oil imports, highlighting the scale of
oil trade between distant regions.
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