The world's ten largest crude oil producers, ranked by crude oil and lease condensate output in January 2026 per the U.S. Energy Information Administration — led by the United States at 13.2 million barrels a day.
The United States is the world's largest crude oil producer, at 13,246 thousand barrels per day in January 2026, about 15.7% of world output. Saudi Arabia is second at 10,110 thousand b/d and Russia third at 10,027 thousand b/d. The ranking uses crude oil plus lease condensate for January 2026 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's International Energy Statistics.
This list ranks the ten countries that produced the most crude oil (including lease condensate) in January 2026, using the U.S. Energy Information Administration's International Energy Statistics as compiled in Wikipedia's list of countries by oil extraction. The United States leads at 13.25 million barrels per day, with Saudi Arabia (10.11 million) and Russia (10.03 million) close together behind it. World crude and condensate output that month averaged 84.5 million barrels per day; the ten countries here produced about 73% of it. Natural gas liquids, biofuels and refinery processing gain are not included, so these figures are lower than the 'total liquids' numbers often quoted for the US.
The world's largest crude oil producer in EIA's January 2026 data at 13.25 million barrels per day — about 3.1 million b/d more than second-placed Saudi Arabia, and roughly 15.7% of world crude and condensate output.
Second at 10.11 million barrels per day of crude and lease condensate in January 2026, only 83,000 b/d ahead of Russia — close enough that the order of the two can flip from month to month.
Third at 10.03 million barrels per day in January 2026, a hair behind Saudi Arabia. Together the top three produced about 39.5% of the world's crude and condensate that month.
Fourth at 5.06 million barrels per day in January 2026 — less than half of Russia's output but clearly ahead of the cluster of producers at 4–4.4 million b/d below it.
Fifth at 4.42 million barrels per day in January 2026, just 29,000 b/d ahead of Iraq.
Sixth at 4.39 million barrels per day in January 2026, essentially level with China.
Seventh at 4.03 million barrels per day in January 2026, 20,000 b/d ahead of the United Arab Emirates.
Eighth at 4.01 million barrels per day in January 2026 — one of four countries (China, Iraq, Iran, UAE) separated by about 0.4 million b/d.
Ninth at 3.95 million barrels per day in January 2026, the largest producer in South America in the EIA data and only 57,000 b/d behind the UAE.
Tenth at 2.66 million barrels per day in January 2026, well clear of eleventh-placed Norway (1.99 million b/d).
| # | Name | Million b/d (Jan 2026) | Share of world (%) | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 13.25 | 15.7 | North America |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 10.11 | 12 | Asia |
| 3 | Russia | 10.03 | 11.9 | Asia/Europe |
| 4 | Canada | 5.06 | 6 | North America |
| 5 | China | 4.42 | 5.2 | Asia |
| 6 | Iraq | 4.39 | 5.2 | Asia |
| 7 | Iran | 4.03 | 4.8 | Asia |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 4.01 | 4.7 | Asia |
| 9 | Brazil | 3.95 | 4.7 | South America |
| 10 | Kuwait | 2.66 | 3.1 | Asia |
Countries are ranked by crude oil including lease condensate, in thousand barrels per day, for the single month of January 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) International Energy Statistics as tabulated in Wikipedia's 'List of countries by oil extraction' (retrieved 18 October 2026). One source, one month and one product basis are used for every country. Natural gas plant liquids, biofuels, other liquids and refinery processing gain are excluded. Because this is one month rather than a full-year average, maintenance, OPEC+ quota changes or disruptions can move close neighbours (Saudi Arabia and Russia; China and Iraq; Iran, the UAE and Brazil) past one another. Shares of world output are calculated by us from the same table's world total of 84,533 thousand barrels per day. There are no ties.
It is crude oil plus lease condensate — light liquid hydrocarbons recovered from natural gas at or near the wellhead. It excludes natural gas plant liquids, biofuels, other liquids and refinery processing gain. This is the EIA's crude oil production series.
The comparable all-country table we could verify is the EIA's January 2026 monthly data. We use one month for every country rather than mixing years or sources. A single month can differ from the annual average, especially for producers changing output under OPEC+ agreements.
In January 2026 the ten produced 61.9 million of the world's 84.5 million barrels per day of crude and condensate — about 73%. The United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia alone produced about 39.5%. The next producers were Norway (1.99 million b/d), Mexico (1.75 million) and Nigeria (1.55 million).
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