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Mapped: Visualizing U.S. Oil Production by State
In 2018, the United States became the world’s top crude oil producer. It has strongly held this position ever since.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the country accounted for nearly 15% of the world’s total oil production in 2020, churning out close to 13 million barrels of crude oil per day—more than Russia or Saudi Arabia.
Although total U.S. oil production declined between 1985 and 2008, annual production increased nearly every year from 2009 through 2019, reaching the highest amount on record in 2019.
The Dominant Oil Producing States
Impressively, 71% of total U.S. oil production came from just five states. An additional 14.6% came from the Gulf of Mexico, which is a federal jurisdiction.
Here are the five states that produce the largest amount of crude oil:
| Rank | State | Oil Production (billion barrels) | Share of Total Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1.78 | 43.0% |
| 2 | North Dakota | 0.43 | 10.4% |
| 3 | New Mexico | 0.37 | 9.2% |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 0.17 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Colorado | 0.16 | 4.0% |
Rounding the (Read more...)
