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NATIONAL RANKINGS

Production (2010 estimates)

1. Saudi Arabia, 10,520,000

2. Russia, 10,270,000

3. United States, 9,688,000

4. Iran, 4,252,000

5. China, 4,071,000

6. Canada, 3,483,000

7. Mexico, 2,983,000 (a decline)

8. United Arab Emirates, 2,813,000

9. Brazil, 2,746,000

10. Iraq, 2,642,000

11. Nigeria, 2,458,000

12. Kuwait, 2,494,000 (slight decline)

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

COMMENT:

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

SOURCE: World Factbook