North America's oil production amounted to 27.1 million barrels per day in 2023, up from some 25.4 million barrels daily in the prior year. Between 1998 and 2022, figures increased by nearly 12.9 thousand barrels per day.
Oil production in North America from 1998 to 2023
(in 1,000 barrels per day)
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures include crude oil, shale oil, oil sands, condensates and NGLs. Liquid fuels from other sources such as biofuels and synthetic derivatives of coal and natural gas are excluded, as well as oil shales/kerogen extracted in solid form.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest report.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Oil production in North America from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265201/oil-production-in-north-america-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. "Oil production in North America from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265201/oil-production-in-north-america-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. (2024). Oil production in North America from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265201/oil-production-in-north-america-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. "Oil Production in North America from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265201/oil-production-in-north-america-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute, Oil production in North America from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265201/oil-production-in-north-america-in-barrels-per-day/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Oil production in North America from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265201/oil-production-in-north-america-in-barrels-per-day/
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