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NATIONAL RANKINGS

Production (2011 estimates)

1. Saudi Arabia, 11,150,000 (up from 10,520,000 in 2010)

2. Russia, 10,210,000 (down from 10,270,000 in 2010)

3. United States, 9,023,000 (down from 9,688,000)

4. Iran, 4,231,000 (down from 4,252,000 in 2010)

5. China, 4,073,000 (up from 4,071,000 in 2010)

6. Canada, 3,592,00 (up from 3,483,000 in 2010)

7. United Arab Emirates, 3,087,000 (up from 2,813,000 in 2010)

8. Mexico, 2,934,000 (down from 2,983,000 in 2010)

9. Kuwait, 2,682,000 (up from 2,494 in 2010)

10. Iraq, 2,638,000 (up from 2,642,000 in 2010)

11. Brazil, 2,633,000 (down from 2,746,000 in 2010)

12. Nigeria, 2,525,000 (up fro 2,458,000 in 2010)

13. Venezuela, 2,453,000

14. Norway, 1,998,000

15. Algeria, 1,885,000 (a little less than the state of Texas)

Consumption (2010 estimates)

1. United States, 19,150,000

2. European Union,13,730,000

3. China, 9,057,000

4. Japan, 4,452,000

5. India, 3,182,000

6. Brazil, 2,643,000

7. Saudi Arabia, 2,643,000

8. Germany, 2,495,000

9. South Korea, 2,251,000

10. Canada, 2,209,000

11. Russia, 2,199,000 (decline)

12. Mexico, 2,073,000

13. Iran, 1,845,000

14. Britain, 1,622,000

15. Italy, 1,528,000

COMMENT:

Having few people and big oil production gives a country a great economic advantage. Qatar leads in this area and Norway is nearby.