Latest month at a glance
In July 2026, the United States imported 192.9 million barrels of crude oil, about 6.22 million barrels per day, from 15 countries. The largest suppliers were Canada (67%), Venezuela (11%) and Mexico (6%). The busiest ports of entry were Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL; and Minneapolis, MN.
| Country | Barrels | Barrels per day | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 128.8 million | 4,154,600 | 66.7% |
| Venezuela | 21.7 million | 700,600 | 11.3% |
| Mexico | 10.9 million | 351,600 | 5.6% |
| Brazil | 7.1 million | 229,400 | 3.7% |
| Colombia | 5.4 million | 175,500 | 2.8% |
| Ecuador | 5.3 million | 169,500 | 2.7% |
| Guyana | 4.4 million | 141,700 | 2.3% |
| Argentina | 3.9 million | 126,300 | 2.0% |
| Libya | 1.4 million | 45,800 | 0.7% |
| Nigeria | 1.3 million | 41,400 | 0.7% |
Where does the US get its oil?
The United States is one of the world's largest oil producers, but it still imports several million barrels of crude oil every day. By far the largest supplier is Canada, which sends most of its crude by pipeline across the northern border into North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and Michigan. Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Guyana are other regular suppliers, with smaller volumes from Africa, Europe and the rest of Latin America. The map above shows exactly which countries sent crude in each month, how much, and where it arrived.
Why does the US import oil if it produces so much?
Most oil produced in the US, especially from shale fields like the Permian Basin, is light and low in sulphur. Many US refineries, particularly on the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest, were built to process heavier, higher-sulphur crude, which is cheaper and yields more diesel and other heavy products. Importing heavy crude from Canada, Mexico and Latin America, while exporting light US crude, lets those refineries run efficiently. Geography matters too: refineries on the West Coast and East Coast are far from the main US oil fields, so shipping crude in by tanker is often cheaper than moving it across the country.
How crude oil arrives in the United States
Canadian crude mostly enters through pipeline border crossings such as Pembina and Portal in North Dakota and Sweetgrass in Montana. Seaborne crude arrives by tanker at Gulf Coast ports like Port Arthur, Houston, Corpus Christi and Lake Charles, at California ports such as Los Angeles, Long Beach and Richmond, in Washington State, and on the East Coast around Philadelphia and New Jersey. Each line on the map runs from a country's main export hub to the US port where the crude was recorded as entering the country.
Crude oil grades explained
Crude oil is classified by how dense it is and how much sulphur it contains. Density is measured in API gravity: crude with an API gravity of 35 or more is light, 27 or less is heavy, and anything in between is medium. Crude with 0.5% sulphur or less is sweet; above that it is sour. Light sweet crude is the easiest to refine into gasoline and usually the most expensive. Heavy sour crude, such as much of Canada's oil sands output, needs more complex refineries but sells at a discount. Use the Grade filter to see where each type comes from.
Questions
Which country does the US import the most oil from?
Canada, by a wide margin. It has been the largest supplier of crude oil to the US for many years and usually accounts for well over half of all US crude imports. The table above shows the current ranking.
Does the US import oil from Russia?
No. The United States banned imports of Russian crude oil in March 2022.
What is a port of entry?
It is the place where imported crude is recorded as entering the United States. For tankers, that is the port where the ship unloads; for pipelines from Canada, it is the border crossing.
How often is this data updated?
The U.S. Energy Information Administration publishes company-level import data monthly, about two months after the end of each month. This page checks for new data every week.
Data source and method
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration, company-level crude oil imports (Form EIA-814), via the EIA open data API. EIA reports volumes in thousands of barrels; we show them in barrels and barrels per day. Only country-of-origin to port-of-entry records are used, so nothing is counted twice. Each country is drawn at its main crude export hub (for example Hardisty for Canada and Ras Tanura for Saudi Arabia). A few ports are drawn at the centre of their state when their exact location is not known; these are marked in the tooltip. EIA data is in the public domain. The background map is provided by OpenFreeMap using OpenStreetMap data.