How Much Petroleum Does The United States Import And Export? - EIA

How much petroleum does the United States import and export?

In 2023, the United States imported about 8.51 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum from 86 countries. Petroleum includes crude oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGLs), refined petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel, and biofuels. Crude oil imports of about 6.48 million b/d accounted for about 76% of U.S. total gross petroleum imports.

In 2023, the United States exported about 10.15 million b/d of petroleum to 173 countries and 3 U.S. territories (American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands). Crude oil exports of about 4.06 million b/d accounted for 40% of total U.S. gross petroleum exports. The resulting total net petroleum imports (imports minus exports) were about -1.64 million b/d, which means that the United States was a net petroleum exporter of 1.64 million b/d in 2023.

The top five source countries of U.S. gross petroleum imports in 2023 were Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Brazil.

Top sources and amounts of U.S. petroleum imports (percentage share of total), respective exports, and net imports, in million barrels per day:

Import sources	Gross imports	Exports	Net imports
Total, all countries	8.51	10.15	-1.64
OPEC countries	1.34 (16%)	0.03	1.31
Persian Gulf countries	0.86 (10%)	0.01	0.86
Top five countries1
Canada	4.42 (52%)	0.80	3.62
Mexico	0.91 (11%)	1.17	-0.26
Saudi Arabia	0.44 (5%)	0.00	0.44
Iraq	0.32 (4%)	0.00	0.32
Brazil	0.26 (3%)	0.24	0.02
1 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly, February 2024Note: Ranking in the table is based on gross imports by country of origin. Net import volumes in the table may not equal gross imports minus exports because of independent rounding of data.

The top five destination countries of U.S. total petroleum exports by export volume and percentage share of U.S. total petroleum exports in 2023 were:

• Mexico—1.17 million b/d—11%
• China—0.98 million b/d—10%
• The Netherlands—0.86 million b/d—9%
• Canada—0.80 million b/d—8%
• Japan—0.62 million b/d—6%

Learn more:Detailed historical data on U.S. petroleum imports and exportsU.S. petroleum imports by country of originU.S. petroleum exports by destinationU.S. net petroleum imports by countryToday In Energy articles on oil/petroleumThis Week In Petroleum articles

Last updated: March 29, 2024; preliminary data.

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