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World's top producers of oil by 2020

Last updated on: July 3, 2012 12:24 IST
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While Saudi Arabia is currently the biggest producer of oil in the world, will it be able to sustain the lead by 2020? Will we see a fall in production in other countries?

Let's take a look at the top producers of oil and see how they will rank in 2020.

Source: Business Insider

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World's top producers of oil by 2020

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The Kingdom Tower stands in the night above the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia

Oil production in 2011: 12.1 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 12.5 million barrels per day

Global rank: 1

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Signs of fast food restaurants are seen along a busy street in Los Angeles.

The United States

Oil production in 2011: 8 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 11.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 2

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A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.

Russia

Oil production in 2011: 10.1 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 10.3 million barrels per day

Global rank: 3

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A general view of the tourist village of Habaniya, near Fallujah, Iraq.

Iraq

Oil production in 2011: 2.3 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 7.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 4

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People play volleyball on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Canada

Oil production in 2011: 3.2 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 5.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 5

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National Congress building in Brasilia is illuminated with green and yellow lights during World Cup countdown.

Brazil

Oil production in 2011: 1.8 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 4.2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 6

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Vehicles pass through teh brightly-lit Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai.

China

Oil production in 2011: 4 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 4.2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 7

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A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort, Iran.

Iran

Oil production in 2011: 3.9 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 3.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 8

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A night view of Kuwait City.

Kuwait

Oil production in 2011: 3.6 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 3.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 9

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A view of Dubai.

The United Arab Emirates

Oil production in 2011: 3.4 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 3.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 10

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Poeple walk next to the statue of national hero Simon Bolivar at central Plaza Bolivar square in Caracas.

Venezuela

Oil production in 2011: 3.4 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 3.6 million barrels per day

Global rank: 11

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A general view of Tinapa Business resort project in Calabar, Delta region, Nigeria.

Nigeria

Oil production in 2011: 2.2 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2.4 million barrels per day

Global rank: 12

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Dusk settles over the Angolan capital, Luanda.

Angola

Oil production in 2011: 1.8 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2.2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 13

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A view of Kazakhstan's commercial city of Almaty.

Kazakhstan

Oil production in 2011: 1.6 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2.2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 14

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A view of Doha, Qatar.

Qatar

Oil production in 2011: 2.1 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2.2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 15

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A hot air balloon floats past people watching the sunrise at the Sun pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City.

Mexico

Oil production in 2011: 3 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 16

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Algerian coastguards cross the bay of the Mediterranean port of Algiers.

Algeria

Oil production in 2011: 2 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2.1 million barrels per day

Global rank: 17

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A view of Leptis Magna, a Unesco World Heritage site on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, some 120km east of Tripoli.

Libya

Oil production in 2011: 1 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 2.1 million barrels per day

Global rank: 18

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A view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in Norway.

Norway

Oil production in 2011: 2.1 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 1.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 19

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A view of a government building in central Baku, Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan

Oil production in 2011: 1 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 1.1 million barrels per day

Global rank: 20

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A view shows the Bandra-Worli sea link bridge, also called the Rajiv Gandhi Sethu, in Mumbai.

India

Oil production in 2011: 0.8 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 1 million barrels per day

Global rank: 21

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Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a shopping mall in Jakarta.

Indonesia

Oil production in 2011: 0.8 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 0.8 million barrels per day

Global rank: 22

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Traffic passes the Houses of Parliament in London.

The United Kingdom

Oil production in 2011: 1.2 million barrels per day

Oil production in 2020: 0.6 million barrels per day

Global rank: 23