Shafaq News- Washington
Iraq ranked fifth among the world’s top oil producers in 2025 withoutput of 4.39 million barrels per day (bpd), the US Energy InformationAdministration (EIA) reported on Monday.
Global oil production is highly concentrated, with just five countriesaccounting for roughly half of total output. The United States remained theworld’s largest producer at 13.58 million bpd in 2025, followed by Russia at9.87 million bpd and Saudi Arabia at about 9.51 million bpd. Together, thethree countries accounted for nearly 39% of global crude production.
Canada ranked fourth, while Iraq followed, maintaining its position asone of the key suppliers in the global oil market. China came in sixth place. In total, the top ten oil-producing countries represented more than 72% ofglobal output, while the remainder was distributed across dozens of smallerproducers.
Regionally, the Middle East continued to dominate production,contributing around 32% of global output. Five countries from the region —SaudiArabia, Iraq, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait— featured among theworld’s top ten producers.
The data also pointed to growing uncertainty around energy flows in2026, particularly amid tensions involving the United States and Iran, and theclosure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for global oil shipments.