Countries that have already passed their production peak

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Note: this table is a work in progress, and not all classifications of countries are correct.

Note: this chart lists when, as a historical matter, oil production peaked. Peaking can occur for many reasons, related or unrelated to technical extraction difficulties, such as discovery of more accessible oil elsewhere, or changes in regulations. Inclusion on this list does not necessarily mean oil extraction cannot exceed the previous peak in that country.

Regular Oil (light, heavy, deepwater, polar) Other hydrocarbon reserves Total Recoverable Hydrocarbons Depletion (projected)
State Oil Discovery peak Oil Production peak Oil Depletion midpoint Natural Gas peak Coal peak Tar sand, oil shale peak Recoverable Oil Depletion Recoverable Natural Gas depletion Recoverable Coal depletion
North America
Canada3

1958 1973 1988 2002
USA 1930 1971 2003 1974
Mexico 1977 2002 1999 2016[1]
South America
Argentina 1960 1998 1994 2004
Colombia 1992 1999 1999
Venezuela 1 1941 1970 2003
Chile 1960 1982 1979 1980
Ecuador 2 1969 2004 2007
Peru 1861 1983 1988
Trinidad and Tobago 1969 1978 1983
Europe
Albania 1928 1983 1986
Austria 1947 1955 1970
Croatia 1950 1988 1987
Denmark 1971 2002 2004
France 1958 1988 1987 1978
Germany 1952 1966 1977 1979
Hungary 1964 1987 1987
Italy 1981 1997 2005 1994
Netherlands 1980 1987 1991 1976
Norway 1979 2003 2003
Romania 1857 1976 1970 1982
Ukraine 1962 1970 1984
United Kingdom 1974 1999 1998 2000 1913
Africa
Cameroon 1977 1986 1994
Congo 1984 2001 2000
Egypt 1965 1995 2007
Gabon 2 1985 1996 1997
Libya 1 1961 1970 2011
Sudan 1980 2005 2009
Tunisia 1971 1981 1998
Middle East
Bahrain 1932 1970 1977
Oman 1962 2001 2003
Qatar 1 1940 2004 1998
Syria 1966 1995 1998
Saudi Arabia 1946 2006 2010
Yemen 1978 1999 2003
Eurasia and Central Asia
Turkey 1969 1991 1992
Uzbekistan 1992 1998 2008
Turkmenistan 1973
Rest of Asia
Brunei 1929 1978 1989 2003
China 1953 2005 2003
India 1974 2004 2003
Indonesia 1 1955 1977 1992
Malaysia 1973 2004 2002
Pakistan 1983 1992 2001
Thailand 1981 2005 2008
Oceania
Papua New Guinea 1987 1993 2007
Australia 1967 2000 2001

Data from [1] and the annual British Petroleum Energy Report[2].
1 OPEC member
2 former OPEC member
3 This peak date refers to conventional oil only. The total production have been higher than in 1973 since 1993 because of increased output from Alberta oil sands .

Countries with possible production increases

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These countries may be able to increase petroleum production through further production of existing oil reserves or through exploration of new reserves.

Regular Oil (light, heavy, deepwater, polar) Other hydrocarbon reserves Total Recoverable Hydrocarbons Depletion (projected)
State Oil Discovery peak Oil Production peak (projection) Oil Depletion midpoint Natural Gas peak Coal peak tar sand, oil shale peak Recoverable Oil Depletion Recoverable Natural Gas depletion Recoverable Coal depletion
North America
Costa Rica
Panama
Jamaica
Bahamas
South America
Bolivia 1966 2010 2016
Brazil 1996 2012 2012
Guyana
Paraguay
Suriname
Uruguay
Europe
Estonia
Serbia
Latvia
Africa
Algeria 1 1956 2006 2010
Angola 1998 2019 2011
Chad 1977 2008 2014
Equatorial Guinea
Morocco
Western Sahara
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
Nigeria 1 2001 2009 2009
Middle East
Iran 1 1961 1974 2 2009
Iraq 1 1948 2015 2021
Kuwait 1 1938 1971 2 2018 3
United Arab Emirates 1 1964 2011 2026
Lebanon
Jordan
Israel
Palestine
Eurasia and Central Asia
Azerbaijan 1871 2015 2014
Kazakhstan 2000 2020 2036
Russia 1960 1987 2 1992
Armenia
Cyprus
Georgia
Kyrgyz Republic
Tajikistan
Rest of Asia
Vietnam 1975 2009
Japan
Taiwan
Oceania
Tonga
Antarctica - Substantial oil, natural gas and coal reserves may exist, but because of international treaties, no extraction is allowed.

Data from [3] and the annual British Petroleum Energy Report.
1 OPEC member
2 Because of various historical events, production has dropped, and so there are still possibilities for further increases in output even though the main peak has passed.
3 The Burgan field, the largest oil field in Kuwait, peaked in November 2005, years earlier than expected. This estimate thus requires revision.