Mapped: America’s Oil Imports by Country

Mapped: America’s Oil Imports by Country

Canada towers over every other source of U.S. oil imports.

In 2025, the U.S. imported nearly nine times more oil from Canada than from Mexico, its second-largest supplier. The gap reflects decades of integrated pipelines, refinery infrastructure, and cross-border energy trade.

The data for this map comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s imports by country of origin and includes both crude oil and petroleum products.

Canada Accounts for 57% of U.S. Oil Imports

Canada was by far the largest source of U.S. oil imports in 2025, supplying 4.5 million barrels per day.

The table below ranks U.S. oil import origins in 2025 by average daily volume, measured in thousands of barrels per day:

Rank	Country	U.S. Oil Imports in 2025 (Thousand Barrels per Day)
1	Canada	4,493
2	Mexico	504
3	Saudi Arabia	326
4	Iraq	249
5	Brazil	231
6	Colombia	225
7	Guyana	208
8	Nigeria	167
9	Argentina	149
10	Venezuela	144
11	South Korea	141
12	Ecuador	104
13	Netherlands	104
14	India	95
15	United Kingdom	92
16	Libya	69
17	Algeria	68
18	Bahamas	64
19	Kuwait	46
20	United Arab Emirates	36
21	Trinidad and Tobago	36
22	Belgium	35
23	Angola	34
24	Norway	32
25	Kazakhstan	31
26	Gabon	20
27	Spain	19
28	Qatar	17
29	Portugal	16
30	France	15
31	Taiwan	14
32	Türkiye	14
33	Japan	12
34	Singapore	11
35	Ghana	10
36	Italy	10
37	Lithuania	7
38	China	6
39	Senegal	6
40	DR Congo	5
41	Germany	5
42	Peru	5
43	Israel	4
44	Cameroon	3
45	Finland	3
46	Malaysia	3
47	Sweden	3
48	Thailand	3
49	Bahrain	2
50	Chile	2
51	Guatemala	2
52	Côte d’Ivoire	2
53	Tunisia	2
54	U.S. Virgin Islands	2
55	Equatorial Guinea	1
56	Brunei	1
57	Denmark	1
58	Greece	1
59	Ireland	1
60	Panama	1
61	Poland	1

Canada’s 4.5 million bpd was more than three times the combined total of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Brazil, the next four largest suppliers.

Geography and refinery infrastructure help explain that enormous lead.

Alberta’s oil sands produce heavy, sour crude, and major pipelines carry that oil south into the United States. Midwest refineries were built around that supply: Canadian barrels account for essentially all of the region’s crude imports and more than 70% of what its refineries run. Many of these facilities have coking units designed to turn heavy crude into lighter fuels.

That makes Canadian crude a natural complement to the lighter, sweeter oil produced by many U.S. shale fields.

Landlocked Canadian crude has also historically sold at a discount to U.S. benchmark grades. Until the Trans Mountain expansion opened additional access to the Pacific Coast in 2024, Canadian producers had fewer options for reaching overseas buyers.

Why Does the U.S. Still Import Millions of Barrels of Oil?

The U.S. is one of the world’s largest oil producers, so why import 7.9 million barrels per day?

One reason is that crude oils are not interchangeable. Much of the oil produced by U.S. shale fields is relatively light and sweet, while many American refineries were designed or upgraded to process heavier crude. Canada’s oil sands provide enormous volumes of that heavier feedstock through an established cross-border pipeline network.

This helps explain why the U.S. can produce and export large volumes of oil while simultaneously importing millions of barrels each day.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

To learn more about international oil trade, check out this graphic which breaks down Europe’s oil imports by country on Voronoi.

• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-u-s-oil-imports-by-country/