The share of U.S. petroleum imports from OPEC countries amounted to 15.7 percent in 2023, an increase when compared to the previous year. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lower transportation fuel demand discouraged many oil traders and resulted in oil benchmarks falling to record lows. OPEC imports have decreased as the U.S. has become more reliant on neighboring Canada for oil imports.
Petroleum imports from OPEC countries as a share of total imports to the United States from 2000 to 2023*
Characteristic
OPEC imports as a share of total
2023
15.7%
2022
15.1%
2021
11.3%
2020
11.3%
2019
17.9%
2018
29%
2017
33.2%
2016
34.3%
2015
30.6%
2014
35%
2013
37.7%
2012
40.3%
2011
39.8%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%
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* In this table, "Total OPEC" includes Algeria, Angola, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and smaller supplier countries such as Congo-Brazzaville (from 2018), Ecuador (until 2019), Equatorial Guinea (from 2017), Gabon (from 2016), Indonesia (until 2008 and in 2016), Iran, and Qatar (until 2018).
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (April 25, 2024). Petroleum imports from OPEC countries as a share of total imports to the United States from 2000 to 2023* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191259/percentage-of-us-petroleum-imports-from-opec-countries-since-2000/
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