2025’s Top Crude Oil Producers: Who’s Leading the Global Output?

In 2025, the United States secured its position as the world’s largest crude oil producer, pumping 13.58 million barrels per day and accounting for 16% of global output. Key U.S. production comes from the Permian Basin, alongside major reserves in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. Five Middle Eastern nations—Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the UAE, and Kuwait—rank among the global top ten producers. Their location along the Persian Gulf underscores the region’s pivotal role in oil markets and highlights how events near the Strait of Hormuz can disrupt supply. Outside OPEC, Canada and China each produced over 4 million barrels per day in 2025. Russia and Brazil also work with OPEC+ to manage output. This spread of production across continents shows how a handful of leading countries shape global oil dynamics.

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