ALL OTHER 
COUNTRIES 
100,000,000 
hls 
649 
U. S. RUSSIA. MEXICO 
7.200,000,000 2000000000 1000,000,000 
bbls. bbls. bbls. 
1000,000,000 bbls. 
— 
2000,000000 bbls. 
—~— 
3000.000.000 bbls. 
5000.000,000 bbls. 
1857-1896 
1897 -1903 
1904-1913 
1914 -1923 
1857-1923 
11.200.000.000 bbls. 
UNITED STATES HAS PRODUCED 64% OF TOTAL 
WORLD PETROLEUM OUTPUT 
Since the first recorded petroleum production, over 11.000,000,000 barrels of petroleum 
aave been taken from the earth. 
The United States has produced by far the greatest quantity, a total of over 7,000,000,000 
oarrels, or 64 per cent of the total. Russia ranks second with 2,000,000,000 barrels, or 18 per 
tent and Mexico third with 1,000,000,000 barrels, or 9 per cent. The three countries combined 
account for 91 ner cent af the entire world’s nrodnetion.—Nil & Gas Journal