World's Top 20 oil producers

A US oil boom is set to push America past Saudi Arabia to become the world's top producer, the Daily Mail reported on October 25. 

Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, the US production of crude oil is on track for the biggest single-year gain for more than 60 years, the report said.

In terms of barrels of oil produced per day, we reveal the world's top 20 producing regions. (Based on US Central Intelligence Agency's Fact Book)

01	Saudi Arabia Barrels per day (bpd): 10,520,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
02	Russia Barrels per day (bpd): 10,270,000 Date of Information : 2010 Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
03	United States Barrels per day (bpd): 9,688,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
04	Iran Barrels per day (bpd): 4,252,000 Date of Information: 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
05	China Barrels per day (bpd): 4,073,000 Date of Information: 2011 Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
06	Canada Barrels per day (bpd): 3,483,000 Date of Information: 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
07	Mexico Barrels per day (bpd): 2,983,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
08	United Arab Emirates Barrels per day (bpd): 2,813,000 Date of Information: 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
09	Iraq Barrels per day (bpd): 2,642,000 Date of Information: 2011 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
10	Nigeria Barrels per day (bpd): 2,458,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
11	Kuwait Barrels per day (bpd): 2,450,000 Date of Information: 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
12	Venezuela Barrels per day (bpd): 2,375,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
13	Brazil Barrels per day (bpd): 2,301,000 Date of Information: December 2011 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
14	European Union Barrels per day (bpd): 2,263,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
15	Norway Barrels per day (bpd): 2,134,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
16	Algeria Barrels per day (bpd): 2,078,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
17	Angola Barrels per day (bpd): 1,988,000 Date of Information: 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
18	Libya Barrels per day (bpd): 1,789,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
19	Kazakhstan Barrels per day (bpd): 1,608,000 Date of Information: 2011 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book
20	Qatar Barrels per day (bpd): 1,437,000 Date of Information : 2010 est. Source of Information: CIA World Fact Book