HC Deb 17 December 1981 vol 15 c182W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the top 20 world oil producers in order of production and show the quantities produced in terms of daily barrels and tons per year.

Mr. Gray

The top 20 world crude oil producers in order of production averaged over the first nine months of 1981, excluding natural gas liquids, are estimated as follows:

Country Thousand Barrels per Day Million Tons PA
1 USSR 12,250 610
2 Saudi Arabia 10,113 504
3 United States of America 8,602 428
4 Mexico 2,355 117
5 Venezuela 2,093 104
6 China 2,000 100
7 United Kingdom 1,794 89
8 Indonesia 1,613 80
9 United Arab Emirates 1,521 76
10 Nigeria 1,408 70
11 Iran 1,400 70
12 Canada 1,292 65
13 Libya 1,230 61
14 Kuwait 1,192 59
15 Algeria 888 44
16 Iraq 829 41
17 Egypt 593 30
18 Norway 510 25
19 Qatar 424 21
20 Ecuador 213 11