April 2021 Import Highlights
Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in April 2021 show that one country, Canada, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 83% of United States crude oil imports in April while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 94% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for April were Canada (3.5 million b/d), Mexico (594,000 b/d), Saudi Arabia (291,000 b/d), Ecuador (238,000 b/d), and Colombia (219,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Russia (182,000 b/d), Iraq (175,000 b/d), Libya (122,000 b/d), Nigeria (110,000 b/d), and Algeria ( 68,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 5.8 million b/d in April, which was an increase of 32,000 b/d from imports during March 2021.Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in April; exporting 4.0 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 708,000 b/d.
Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries)(thousand barrels per day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Apr-21 | Mar-21 | YTD 2021 | Apr-20 | YTD 2020 |
| Canada | 3,472 | 3,843 | 3,693 | 3,596 | 3,813 |
| Mexico | 594 | 482 | 561 | 570 | 688 |
| Saudi Arabia | 291 | 309 | 266 | 414 | 427 |
| Ecuador | 238 | 140 | 161 | 164 | 208 |
| Colombia | 219 | 133 | 187 | 242 | 286 |
| Russia | 182 | 197 | 136 | 13 | 95 |
| Iraq | 175 | 135 | 130 | 139 | 248 |
| Libya | 122 | 20 | 73 | - | 26 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 92 | 95 | 57 | 60 |
| Algeria | 68 | 30 | 43 | - | - |
| Guyana | 67 | 28 | 68 | 43 | 24 |
| Kuwait | 62 | - | 21 | - | 28 |
| Norway | 46 | 48 | 42 | 8 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 37 | 77 | 41 | 22 | 23 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 36 | 33 | 39 | - | 34 |
Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries)(thousand barrels per day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Apr-21 | Mar-21 | YTD 2021 | Apr-20 | YTD 2020 |
| Canada | 4,044 | 4,512 | 4,336 | 4,088 | 4,400 |
| Mexico | 708 | 568 | 660 | 631 | 773 |
| Russia | 688 | 740 | 636 | 408 | 568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 331 | 351 | 297 | 431 | 442 |
| Ecuador | 251 | 142 | 173 | 176 | 229 |
| Colombia | 223 | 167 | 215 | 277 | 320 |
| Netherlands | 189 | 192 | 134 | 93 | 80 |
| Iraq | 175 | 135 | 134 | 140 | 248 |
| Korea, South | 151 | 91 | 118 | 133 | 115 |
| Libya | 123 | 21 | 73 | - | 26 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 123 | 117 | 57 | 63 |
| India | 110 | 112 | 89 | 42 | 59 |
| Turkey | 94 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 9 |
| Brazil | 77 | 83 | 85 | 104 | 114 |
| Algeria | 68 | 57 | 52 | 1 | 16 |
Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.