The United States consumes 18.69 million barrels of oil and oil products each day, 10.74 million of which are oil imports from 15 countries, according to data from the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Of those 10.74 million barrels imported each day, 3.77 million (35%) come from the neighboring countries of Canada and Mexico. Comparatively, the U.S. imports 2.03 million barrels (19%) from the African countries of Nigeria, Algeria, and Angola. A near equal amount, 1.89 million barrels (18%), are imported from the South American countries of Venezuela, Columbia, Brazil, and Ecuador. The U.S. imports another 1.66 million barrels (15.5%) from the Middle East; namely, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. The remaining 1.39 million barrels (12.5%) are imported each day from Russia, the Virgin Islands, and the United Kingdom.
The following list comprises daily U.S. oil imports by country of origin measured in both barrels (bbl/day) and as a percentage of total oil imports. This list also includes each country’s total daily oil production and oil reserves.
1. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Canada
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 2.48 million
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 23.12%
Total production (bbl/day): 3.29 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 175 billion
2. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Mexico
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 1.28 million
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 11.94%
Total production (bbl/day): 3 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 12.42 billion
3. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Saudi Arabia
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 1.13 million
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 10.54%
Total production (bbl/day): 9.76 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 246.6 billion
4. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Venezuela
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 1.02 million
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 9.51%
Total production (bbl/day): 2.47 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 97.77 billion
5. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Nigeria
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 985,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 9.17%
Total production (bbl/day): 2.21 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 37.5 billion
6. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Russia
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 786,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 7.32%
Total production (bbl/day): 9.93 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 79 billion
7. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Algeria
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 565,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 5.26%
Total production (bbl/day): 2.13 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 13.42 billion
8. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Angola
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 484,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 4.51%
Total production (bbl/day): 1.95 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 13.5 billion
9. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Colombia
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 372,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 3.46%
Total production (bbl/day): 686,600
Oil reserves (bbl): 2.1 billion
10. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Virgin Islands
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 339,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 3.16%
Total production (bbl/day): N/A
Oil reserves (bbl): N/A
11. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): Iraq
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 281,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 2.62%
Total production (bbl/day): 2.4 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 115 billion
12. U.S. Oil Imports by Country (bbl/day): UK
Oil imports by U.S. (bbl/day): 266,000
Oil imports by U.S. (%/day): 2.48%
Total production (bbl/day): 1.5 million
Oil reserves (bbl): 3.08 billion
