EIA ranks United States first as global oil output reaches 84.5M barrels a day
Global oil production averaged 84.5 million barrels per day in January 2026, according to an EIA-based report. The EIA’s 2025 liquids ranking places the United States first, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
United States retains a wide production lead
Global oil production averaged 84.5 million barrels per day in January 2026, according to a report by Jansatta citing the US Energy Information Administration. The figure indicates the scale of supply available to refiners, traders and consuming countries at the start of the year. However, comparisons require care because EIA datasets use several definitions, including crude oil alone and broader categories covering crude oil, natural gas plant liquids and other liquids.
In the EIA’s ranking for 2025, based on crude oil, natural gas plant liquids and other liquids, the United States was the world’s largest producer at 22.640 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia ranked second at 11.194 million barrels per day, while Russia was third at 10.507 million barrels per day. US production in this broad category was therefore more than double Russia’s and roughly twice Saudi Arabia’s.
- United States: 22.640 million barrels per day
- Saudi Arabia: 11.194 million barrels per day
- Russia: 10.507 million barrels per day
- Canada: 6.185 million barrels per day
- China: 5.162 million barrels per day
- Iran: 4.761 million barrels per day
- Brazil: 4.594 million barrels per day
- Iraq: 4.513 million barrels per day
- United Arab Emirates: 4.322 million barrels per day
- Kuwait: 2.809 million barrels per day
Americas and Middle East dominate the top 10
Canada occupied fourth place, supported by output of 6.185 million barrels per day, and China followed with 5.162 million barrels per day. Iran, Brazil, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait completed the top 10. The list shows that production is distributed across North America, the Middle East, Eurasia, South America and Asia, although the three largest producers retain a substantial lead over the rest.
Five of the 10 countries are members of OPEC: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Russia participates in the wider OPEC+ group. Their position gives coordinated production policy an important role in supply balances, while output decisions in the United States, Canada and Brazil are driven more directly by companies, project economics and drilling productivity.
Different measures give different totals
The EIA separately reported that US crude oil production, including lease condensate, averaged a record 13.6 million barrels per day in 2025. Saudi production on that narrower basis increased from 9.2 million barrels per day in 2024 to 9.6 million in 2025, while Russian crude output remained broadly unchanged from 9.9 million barrels per day in 2024. These figures are lower than the broader liquids ranking because they exclude some non-crude supply.
The agency attributed continued US growth to gains in drilling productivity and operating efficiency, particularly in the Permian Basin. Permian crude production rose 4%, from 6.3 million barrels per day in 2024 to 6.6 million in 2025, accounting for about 48% of US crude output. The increase occurred even as the average West Texas Intermediate price fell from $77 per barrel in 2024 to $65 in 2025 amid global oversupply.
For refiners and physical traders, the ranking identifies where supply capacity is concentrated, but it does not by itself measure export availability. Domestic consumption, refinery demand, sanctions, production agreements and transport constraints determine how much output reaches international markets. The 84.5 million-barrel daily figure and the country ranking should therefore be read with their respective product definitions in mind.