Introduction
Crude oil, sometimes called black gold, is the fuel that powers modern society. We use it for everything, from fueling our cars to creating plastic with residue and by-products. Because of its value and usefulness, it is a highly-priced commodity that every country is desperate to get its hands on. Oil is a fossil fuel, and its deposits are limited and found only in specific areas. As a result, countries that have oil reserves and the capability of harvesting them are often much richer than those that don’t. Indeed, the need for oil has sparked many conflicts throughout history, including many in the Middle East.
Currently, the country that produces the most oil in the world is the U.S. It has an abundance of natural oil fields, alongside being a pioneer in fracking technology, i.e. extracting fossil fuel trapped within shale rock by widening cracks in the Earth’s crust with water, chemicals, and sand at high pressures. As the U.S. is a leading producer, it exports its surplus to countries that have a shortfall in production and high demand for oil.
If you would like to know more about the U.S. oil imports by country, please refer to the data in the charts.
| # | Country | US Crude Oil Imports | Oil Consumption | Oil Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 4,340 Mbbl/d | 2,379,000 Mbbl/d | 168.1 |
| 2 | Mexico | 711 Mbbl/d | 2,027,000 Mbbl/d | 6.1 |
| 3 | Russia | 672 Mbbl/d | 3,594,000 Mbbl/d | 107.8 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 430 Mbbl/d | 3,237,000 Mbbl/d | 297.5 |
| 5 | Colombia | 203 Mbbl/d | 345,000 Mbbl/d | 2 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 168 Mbbl/d | 274,000 Mbbl/d | 1.3 |
| 7 | Iraq | 157 Mbbl/d | 850,000 Mbbl/d | 145 |
| 8 | Brazil | 143 Mbbl/d | 3,018,000 Mbbl/d | 11.9 |
| 9 | South Korea | 134 Mbbl/d | 2,630,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 10 | Netherlands | 126 Mbbl/d | 973,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 11 | Nigeria | 125 Mbbl/d | 316,000 Mbbl/d | 36.9 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 104 Mbbl/d | 1,586,000 Mbbl/d | 2.5 |
| 13 | India | 100 Mbbl/d | 4,489,000 Mbbl/d | 4.5 |
| 14 | Libya | 91 Mbbl/d | 262,000 Mbbl/d | 48.4 |
| 15 | Guyana | 76 Mbbl/d | 13,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 16 | Norway | 72 Mbbl/d | 227,700 Mbbl/d | 7.9 |
| 17 | Ghana | 51 Mbbl/d | 64,320 Mbbl/d | |
| 18 | Italy | 48 Mbbl/d | 1,253,000 Mbbl/d | 0.6 |
| 19 | Algeria | 40 Mbbl/d | 428,000 Mbbl/d | 12.2 |
| 20 | Belgium | 40 Mbbl/d | 662,400 Mbbl/d | |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40 Mbbl/d | 46,000 Mbbl/d | 0.2 |
| 22 | Turkey | 40 Mbbl/d | 943,700 Mbbl/d | |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 40 Mbbl/d | 901,000 Mbbl/d | 97.8 |
| 24 | Argentina | 38 Mbbl/d | 803,000 Mbbl/d | 2.5 |
| 25 | Angola | 36 Mbbl/d | 142,000 Mbbl/d | 7.8 |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 33 Mbbl/d | 186,300 Mbbl/d | 30 |
| 27 | Kuwait | 33 Mbbl/d | 500,000 Mbbl/d | 101.5 |
| 28 | Egypt | 32 Mbbl/d | 802,000 Mbbl/d | 3.1 |
| 29 | Singapore | 32 Mbbl/d | 1,582,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 30 | France | 31 Mbbl/d | 1,661,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 31 | Portugal | 29 Mbbl/d | 234,700 Mbbl/d | |
| 32 | Spain | 29 Mbbl/d | 1,287,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 33 | Brunei | 26 Mbbl/d | 18,000 Mbbl/d | 1.1 |
| 34 | Qatar | 22 Mbbl/d | 280,000 Mbbl/d | 25.2 |
| 35 | United States Virgin Islands | 22 Mbbl/d | 132,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 36 | Finland | 21 Mbbl/d | 200,700 Mbbl/d | |
| 37 | Japan | 20 Mbbl/d | 4,026,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 38 | Sweden | 17 Mbbl/d | 320,200 Mbbl/d | |
| 39 | Peru | 10 Mbbl/d | 240,000 Mbbl/d | 0.7 |
| 40 | Taiwan | 9 Mbbl/d | 955,300 Mbbl/d | |
| 41 | Germany | 8 Mbbl/d | 2,410,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 42 | Oman | 8 Mbbl/d | 176,000 Mbbl/d | 5.4 |
| 43 | Malaysia | 5 Mbbl/d | 760,000 Mbbl/d | 2.7 |
| 44 | Bahrain | 4 Mbbl/d | 58,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 45 | Cameroon | 4 Mbbl/d | 42,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 46 | Indonesia | 4 Mbbl/d | 1,615,000 Mbbl/d | 2.4 |
| 47 | Lithuania | 4 Mbbl/d | 53,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 48 | Guatemala | 3 Mbbl/d | 94,770 Mbbl/d | |
| 49 | Iran | 3 Mbbl/d | 1,922,000 Mbbl/d | 157.8 |
| 50 | People's Republic of China | 3 Mbbl/d | 11,750,000 Mbbl/d | 26 |
| 51 | Chile | 2 Mbbl/d | 337,400 Mbbl/d | |
| 52 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 Mbbl/d | 5,200 Mbbl/d | 1.1 |
| 53 | Poland | 2 Mbbl/d | 578,200 Mbbl/d | |
| 54 | Belarus | 1 Mbbl/d | 172,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 55 | Curaçao | 1 Mbbl/d | ||
| 56 | Denmark | 1 Mbbl/d | 158,200 Mbbl/d | 0.4 |
| 57 | Estonia | 1 Mbbl/d | 29,140 Mbbl/d | |
| 58 | Israel | 1 Mbbl/d | 199,900 Mbbl/d | |
| 59 | Jamaica | 1 Mbbl/d | 57,600 Mbbl/d | |
| 60 | Liberia | 1 Mbbl/d | 6,600 Mbbl/d | |
| 61 | Panama | 1 Mbbl/d | 144,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 62 | Republic of the Congo | 1 Mbbl/d | 18,000 Mbbl/d | 2.9 |
| 63 | Romania | 1 Mbbl/d | 182,000 Mbbl/d | 0.6 |
| 64 | Switzerland | 1 Mbbl/d | 217,400 Mbbl/d | |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 0 Mbbl/d | 101,000 Mbbl/d | 7 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0 Mbbl/d | 114,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 67 | Gabon | 0 Mbbl/d | 22,000 Mbbl/d | 2 |
| 68 | Georgia | 0 Mbbl/d | 23,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 69 | Greece | 0 Mbbl/d | 299,600 Mbbl/d | |
| 70 | Ireland | 0 Mbbl/d | 151,700 Mbbl/d | |
| 71 | South Africa | 0 Mbbl/d | 660,000 Mbbl/d | |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0 Mbbl/d | 248,000 Mbbl/d |
US Crude Oil Imports by Country
Algeria
US Crude Oil Imports
40 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#19
428,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#36
12.2
Ranked in the World
#15
Angola
US Crude Oil Imports
36 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#25
142,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#71
7.8
Ranked in the World
#18
Argentina
US Crude Oil Imports
38 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#24
803,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#26
2.5
Ranked in the World
#29
Azerbaijan
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#65
101,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#80
Ranked in the World
#19
Bahrain
US Crude Oil Imports
4 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#44
58,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#93
Belarus
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#54
172,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#61
Belgium
US Crude Oil Imports
40 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#20
662,400 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#30
Brazil
US Crude Oil Imports
143 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#8
3,018,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#7
11.9
Ranked in the World
#16
Brunei
US Crude Oil Imports
26 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#33
18,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#135
1.1
Ranked in the World
#39
Cameroon
US Crude Oil Imports
4 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#45
42,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#106
Canada
US Crude Oil Imports
4,340 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#1
2,379,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#10
168.1
Ranked in the World
#3
Chile
US Crude Oil Imports
2 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#51
337,400 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#40
Colombia
US Crude Oil Imports
203 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#5
345,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#39
Ranked in the World
#34
Curaçao
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#55
Denmark
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#56
158,200 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#64
0.4
Ranked in the World
#46
Dominican Republic
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#66
114,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#76
Ecuador
US Crude Oil Imports
168 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#6
274,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#46
1.3
Ranked in the World
#38
Egypt
US Crude Oil Imports
32 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#28
802,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#27
3.1
Ranked in the World
#25
Equatorial Guinea
US Crude Oil Imports
2 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#52
5,200 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#163
1.1
Ranked in the World
#40
Estonia
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#57
29,140 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#118
Finland
US Crude Oil Imports
21 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#36
200,700 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#54
France
US Crude Oil Imports
31 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#30
1,661,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#13
Gabon
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#67
22,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#131
Ranked in the World
#35
Georgia
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#68
23,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#126
Germany
US Crude Oil Imports
8 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#41
2,410,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#9
Ghana
US Crude Oil Imports
51 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#17
64,320 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#89
Greece
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#69
299,600 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#43
Guatemala
US Crude Oil Imports
3 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#48
94,770 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#82
Guyana
US Crude Oil Imports
76 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#15
13,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#146
India
US Crude Oil Imports
100 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#13
4,489,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#3
4.5
Ranked in the World
#22
Indonesia
US Crude Oil Imports
4 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#46
1,615,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#14
2.4
Ranked in the World
#33
Iran
US Crude Oil Imports
3 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#49
1,922,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#12
157.8
Ranked in the World
#4
Iraq
US Crude Oil Imports
157 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#7
850,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#25
145
Ranked in the World
#5
Ireland
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#70
151,700 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#68
Israel
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#58
199,900 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#55
Italy
US Crude Oil Imports
48 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#18
1,253,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#19
0.6
Ranked in the World
#42
Jamaica
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#59
57,600 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#94
Japan
US Crude Oil Imports
20 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#37
4,026,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#4
Kazakhstan
US Crude Oil Imports
33 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#26
186,300 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#56
Ranked in the World
#12
Kuwait
US Crude Oil Imports
33 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#27
500,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#34
101.5
Ranked in the World
#7
Liberia
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#60
6,600 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#158
Libya
US Crude Oil Imports
91 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#14
262,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#48
48.4
Ranked in the World
#10
Lithuania
US Crude Oil Imports
4 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#47
53,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#98
Malaysia
US Crude Oil Imports
5 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#43
760,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#28
2.7
Ranked in the World
#28
Mexico
US Crude Oil Imports
711 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#2
2,027,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#11
6.1
Ranked in the World
#20
Netherlands
US Crude Oil Imports
126 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#10
973,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#21
Nigeria
US Crude Oil Imports
125 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#11
316,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#42
36.9
Ranked in the World
#11
Norway
US Crude Oil Imports
72 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#16
227,700 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#52
7.9
Ranked in the World
#17
Oman
US Crude Oil Imports
8 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#42
176,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#60
5.4
Ranked in the World
#21
Panama
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#61
144,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#69
People's Republic of China
US Crude Oil Imports
3 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#50
11,750,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#2
Ranked in the World
#13
Peru
US Crude Oil Imports
10 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#39
240,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#50
0.7
Ranked in the World
#41
Poland
US Crude Oil Imports
2 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#53
578,200 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#32
Portugal
US Crude Oil Imports
29 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#31
234,700 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#51
Qatar
US Crude Oil Imports
22 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#34
280,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#45
25.2
Ranked in the World
#14
Republic of the Congo
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#62
18,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#137
2.9
Ranked in the World
#27
Romania
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#63
182,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#57
0.6
Ranked in the World
#43
Russia
US Crude Oil Imports
672 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#3
3,594,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#5
107.8
Ranked in the World
#6
Saudi Arabia
US Crude Oil Imports
430 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#4
3,237,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#6
297.5
Ranked in the World
#2
Singapore
US Crude Oil Imports
32 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#29
1,582,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#16
South Africa
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#71
660,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#31
South Korea
US Crude Oil Imports
134 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#9
2,630,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#8
Spain
US Crude Oil Imports
29 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#32
1,287,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#17
Sweden
US Crude Oil Imports
17 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#38
320,200 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#41
Switzerland
US Crude Oil Imports
1 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#64
217,400 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#53
Taiwan
US Crude Oil Imports
9 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#40
955,300 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#22
Trinidad and Tobago
US Crude Oil Imports
40 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#21
46,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#102
0.2
Ranked in the World
#49
Turkey
US Crude Oil Imports
40 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#22
943,700 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#23
Ukraine
US Crude Oil Imports
0 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#72
248,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#49
United Arab Emirates
US Crude Oil Imports
40 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#23
901,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#24
97.8
Ranked in the World
#8
United Kingdom
US Crude Oil Imports
104 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#12
1,586,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#15
2.5
Ranked in the World
#31
United States Virgin Islands
US Crude Oil Imports
22 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#35
132,000 Mbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#74