U.S. imports more crude oil than it exports, but the gap has narrowed in recent years
Annual U.S. crude oil imports and exports, in thousand barrels per day
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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U.S. imports more crude oil than it exports, but the gap has narrowed in recent years
Annual U.S. crude oil imports and exports, in thousand barrels per day
| Year | Imports | Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 290 | 24 |
| 1921 | 343 | 24 |
| 1922 | 349 | 28 |
| 1923 | 225 | 48 |
| 1924 | 213 | 50 |
| 1925 | 169 | 37 |
| 1926 | 165 | 42 |
| 1927 | 160 | 43 |
| 1928 | 218 | 52 |
| 1929 | 216 | 72 |
| 1930 | 170 | 65 |
| 1931 | 129 | 70 |
| 1932 | 122 | 75 |
| 1933 | 87 | 100 |
| 1934 | 97 | 113 |
| 1935 | 88 | 141 |
| 1936 | 88 | 137 |
| 1937 | 75 | 184 |
| 1938 | 72 | 212 |
| 1939 | 91 | 197 |
| 1940 | 117 | 105 |
| 1941 | 139 | 91 |
| 1942 | 34 | 93 |
| 1943 | 38 | 113 |
| 1944 | 122 | 94 |
| 1945 | 204 | 90 |
| 1946 | 236 | 112 |
| 1947 | 267 | 127 |
| 1948 | 353 | 109 |
| 1949 | 421 | 91 |
| 1950 | 487 | 95 |
| 1951 | 491 | 78 |
| 1952 | 573 | 73 |
| 1953 | 648 | 55 |
| 1954 | 656 | 37 |
| 1955 | 782 | 32 |
| 1956 | 934 | 78 |
| 1957 | 1,023 | 138 |
| 1958 | 953 | 12 |
| 1959 | 965 | 7 |
| 1960 | 1,015 | 8 |
| 1961 | 1,045 | 9 |
| 1962 | 1,126 | 5 |
| 1963 | 1,131 | 5 |
| 1964 | 1,198 | 4 |
| 1965 | 1,238 | 3 |
| 1966 | 1,225 | 4 |
| 1967 | 1,128 | 73 |
| 1968 | 1,291 | 5 |
| 1969 | 1,409 | 4 |
| 1970 | 1,324 | 14 |
| 1971 | 1,681 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2,216 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3,244 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3,477 | 3 |
| 1975 | 4,105 | 6 |
| 1976 | 5,287 | 8 |
| 1977 | 6,615 | 50 |
| 1978 | 6,356 | 158 |
| 1979 | 6,519 | 235 |
| 1980 | 5,263 | 287 |
| 1981 | 4,396 | 228 |
| 1982 | 3,488 | 236 |
| 1983 | 3,329 | 164 |
| 1984 | 3,426 | 181 |
| 1985 | 3,201 | 204 |
| 1986 | 4,178 | 154 |
| 1987 | 4,674 | 151 |
| 1988 | 5,107 | 155 |
| 1989 | 5,843 | 142 |
| 1990 | 5,894 | 109 |
| 1991 | 5,782 | 116 |
| 1992 | 6,083 | 89 |
| 1993 | 6,787 | 98 |
| 1994 | 7,063 | 99 |
| 1995 | 7,230 | 95 |
| 1996 | 7,508 | 110 |
| 1997 | 8,225 | 108 |
| 1998 | 8,706 | 110 |
| 1999 | 8,731 | 118 |
| 2000 | 9,071 | 50 |
| 2001 | 9,328 | 20 |
| 2002 | 9,140 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9,665 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10,088 | 27 |
| 2005 | 10,126 | 32 |
| 2006 | 10,118 | 25 |
| 2007 | 10,031 | 27 |
| 2008 | 9,783 | 29 |
| 2009 | 9,013 | 44 |
| 2010 | 9,213 | 42 |
| 2011 | 8,935 | 47 |
| 2012 | 8,527 | 67 |
| 2013 | 7,730 | 134 |
| 2014 | 7,344 | 351 |
| 2015 | 7,363 | 465 |
| 2016 | 7,850 | 591 |
| 2017 | 7,969 | 1,158 |
| 2018 | 7,768 | 2,048 |
| 2019 | 6,801 | 2,982 |
| 2020 | 5,875 | 3,206 |
| 2021 | 6,114 | 2,963 |
| 2022 | 6,281 | 3,576 |
| 2023 | 6,489 | 4,082 |
| 2024 | 6,588 | 4,093 |
| 2025 | 6,169 | 3,987 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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