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Mexico Oil

Reserves (2025)#21 World
5,901,800,000barrels
0.33%
of world reserves
9 years
at current production
Production (2025)#14 World
1,869,381b/d−7% YoY
Consumption (2025)#12 World
1,830,929b/d−0.56% YoY
Daily Surplus (2025)
+38,452b/d

Consumption uses 97.9% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Oil Reserves in Mexico

  • Mexico has proven oil reserves of 5,901,800,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#21 in the world), representing 0.33% of the world's total.
  • As of 2025 production rates, Mexico has roughly 9 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).

Oil Production in Mexico

  • Mexico produced 1,869,381 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#14 in the world), a decrease of 7% from 2,010,520 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 1,726,046 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 123,915 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Oil Consumption in Mexico

  • Mexico consumed 1,830,929 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2025 (#12 in the world), a decrease of 0.56% from 2024. This represents about 1.8% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Mexico averaged 0.58 us gallons per day in 2025 (#102 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Motor Gasoline (40.3%), Distillate Fuel Oil (21.8%), and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (14.7%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Mexico

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Mexico

  • In 2025, Mexico produced approximately 1,869,381 barrels per day of oil and consumed 1,830,929 barrels per day , a surplus of 38,452 barrels per day.

Mexico Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
20255,901,800,000210.33%1,869,381−7%141.8%1,830,929−0.56%6—0.58———
20246,081,700,000210.35%2,010,520−5.1%112.0%1,841,273−0.25%121.8%0.59———
20235,958,300,000210.34%2,119,326+4.4%112.1%1,845,836−1.1%121.8%0.6———
20225,995,300,000220.35%2,030,006+3.1%112.0%1,865,649+9.5%121.9%0.61———
20215,786,100,000210.33%1,969,014+1.2%122.1%1,703,638+2%121.7%0.56———
2020———1,946,186+1.4%122.1%1,670,388−14.6%121.8%0.5501,191,586−1,191,586
20196,427,080,000210.38%1,918,371−7.5%131.9%1,955,711+1.1%121.9%0.65601,150,781−1,150,721
20187,218,900,000200.43%2,074,198−7.6%112.1%1,934,381−4.2%121.9%0.653,8771,283,309−1,279,432
20177,258,500,000190.44%2,245,236−9.4%112.3%2,019,748−1.6%112.0%0.6901,264,147−1,264,147
20169,711,000,000170.59%2,478,101−5.3%112.6%2,052,615+2.3%112.1%0.7101,277,070−1,277,070
20159,812,000,000170.59%2,615,572−7%112.7%2,006,329−1.6%112.1%0.701,210,134−1,210,134
201410,073,000,000170.61%2,813,745−3.2%113.0%2,039,690−2.4%112.2%0.7201,207,933−1,207,933
201310,263,900,000180.62%2,907,736−0.93%93.2%2,090,384−0.56%112.3%0.7401,270,305−1,270,305
201210,359,100,000170.68%2,934,982−0.69%93.2%2,102,052−0.86%112.3%0.7601,332,661−1,332,661
201110,420,000,000170.71%2,955,386−0.65%83.3%2,120,271+1.2%112.4%0.7701,420,714−1,420,714
201010,404,000,000170.77%2,974,819−0.74%73.4%2,094,288+1.7%112.4%0.7701,445,974−1,445,974
200910,501,200,000170.79%2,996,856−5.9%73.5%2,058,312−3.2%112.4%0.7701,311,739−1,311,739
200811,650,000,000170.88%3,185,621−9.2%73.7%2,125,770−0.45%112.4%0.8101,505,312−1,505,312
200712,352,000,000150.94%3,506,840−5.6%64.1%2,135,477+2.9%112.4%0.8201,808,194−1,808,194
200612,882,200,000141.0%3,716,271−1.9%64.4%2,075,781+0.35%102.4%0.8102,001,692−2,001,692
200514,600,000,000141.1%3,789,621−1.7%64.5%2,068,614+2.4%102.4%0.8202,021,419−2,021,419
200415,674,000,000131.2%3,854,869+1.1%54.6%2,020,287+3.5%102.4%0.8102,117,969−2,117,969
200312,622,000,000141.0%3,813,901+5.9%54.8%1,951,830−0.05%112.4%0.802,114,120−2,114,120
200226,941,000,00092.6%3,600,581+0.71%44.7%1,952,833−4.1%112.5%0.8101,955,776−1,955,776
200128,260,000,00092.7%3,575,175+3.3%54.7%2,036,773−1.2%92.6%0.8501,872,586−1,872,586
200028,399,000,00092.8%3,462,174+2.5%54.5%2,062,415+4.4%92.7%0.8801,844,735−1,844,735
199947,822,000,00084.6%3,377,904−4.3%54.5%1,976,351−0.37%92.6%0.8501,677,190−1,677,190
199840,000,000,00083.9%3,527,912+1.6%54.7%1,983,660+6.5%82.7%0.8701,835,150−1,835,150
199749,000,000,00074.8%3,472,795+5.2%64.7%1,863,148+2.1%112.6%0.8301,814,837−1,814,837
199650,000,000,00075.3%3,300,021+8.6%54.6%1,824,230−0.17%112.5%0.8301,614,775−1,614,775
199551,000,000,00075.4%3,037,896−1.9%64.3%1,827,329−7.6%92.6%0.8401,429,194−1,429,194
199451,000,000,00075.4%3,096,093−1.5%54.5%1,978,455+9.2%62.9%0.9301,435,373−1,435,373
199351,000,000,00075.4%3,142,941+0.76%54.7%1,811,301+5.8%92.7%0.8701,481,269−1,481,269
199251,000,000,00075.5%3,119,306−0.56%54.7%1,712,590−0.02%92.6%0.8401,507,165−1,507,165
199152,000,000,00075.2%3,136,737+5.2%44.7%1,712,901+7.6%82.6%0.8501,511,335−1,511,335
199056,000,000,00075.6%2,982,427+2.7%44.5%1,591,315−7.2%92.4%0.8101,405,974−1,405,974
198954,000,000,00075.9%2,904,195+0.78%44.4%1,714,959+7.3%82.6%0.8901,427,054−1,427,054
198849,000,000,00075.5%2,881,847−0.13%34.5%1,598,060+1.4%82.5%0.8401,459,099−1,459,099
198755,000,000,00037.9%2,885,712+4%34.6%1,576,416+3.5%82.5%0.8501,505,418−1,505,418
198649,000,000,00037.0%2,773,841−8.4%34.5%1,523,471+3.2%72.5%0.8401,439,189−1,439,189
198549,000,000,00047.0%3,026,942+2.9%35.1%1,476,192+5.8%82.5%0.8301,602,682−1,602,682
198448,000,000,00047.2%2,940,388+9.3%34.9%1,394,937+3.3%82.3%0.801,704,947−1,704,947
198348,000,000,00047.2%2,689,466−2.1%34.6%1,350,000−8.5%82.3%0.7901,717,573−1,717,573
198257,000,000,00048.5%2,748,151+18.8%34.7%1,476,000+5.5%82.5%0.8801,666,832−1,666,832
198144,000,000,00046.8%2,313,184+19.5%33.8%1,399,000+10.2%82.3%0.8501,225,419−1,225,419
198031,000,000,00054.8%1,936,199+32.5%73.0%1,270,000—82.0%0.790918,250−918,250
1979———1,461,241+20.9%132.6%————————
1978———1,209,025+23.2%132.2%————————
1977———980,956+18.1%131.8%————————
1976———830,926+17.9%131.6%————————
1975———705,055+23.4%131.5%————————
1974———571,282+22.9%131.1%————————
1973———464,699—140.92%————————

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