Pakistan Oil

243,000,000barrels
0.01%
of world reserves
at current production
79,448b/d−2.4% YoY
479,218b/d+2.4% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−397,792b/d

Production covers 17% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Oil Reserves in Pakistan

  • Pakistan has proven oil reserves of 243,000,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#52 in the world), representing 0.01% of the world's total.
  • As of 2025 production rates, Pakistan has roughly 12 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).

Oil Production in Pakistan

  • Pakistan produced 79,448 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#54 in the world), a decrease of 2.4% from 81,426 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 57,515 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 22,854 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Pakistan has years with negative refinery gain. Refinery gain (or processing gain) is the volume difference between the refined products output and crude input.

Oil Consumption in Pakistan

  • Pakistan consumed 479,218 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#34 in the world), an increase of 2.4% from 2023. This represents 0.47% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Pakistan averaged 0.08 us gallons per day in 2024 (#182 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Motor Gasoline (37.7%), Distillate Fuel Oil (27.4%), and Residual Fuel Oil (19.7%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Pakistan

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 Pakistan

  • In 2024, Pakistan produced approximately 81,426 barrels per day of oil and consumed 479,218 barrels per day , a deficit of 397,792 barrels per day.

Pakistan Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
2025243,000,000520.01%79,448−2.4%540.07%————————
2024193,000,000570.01%81,426−8%510.08%479,218+2.4%340.47%0.08———
2023540,000,000480.03%88,516+2.6%510.09%467,773−1.3%340.46%0.08———
2022540,000,000480.03%86,246−6.7%530.09%473,758−14.8%340.47%0.08———
2021540,000,000460.03%92,444+2.6%500.10%556,019+13.1%320.57%0.1———
2020———90,142−11.8%500.10%491,666+6%320.54%0.09———
2019342,830,000500.02%102,218−4.6%470.10%463,785−6%350.46%0.08———
2018332,166,000520.02%107,098+1.1%480.11%493,582−16.9%330.49%0.09198,4207,788190,632
2017350,630,000510.02%105,920+19.5%480.11%594,039−0.5%330.60%0.11207,7407,870199,870
2016353,500,000520.02%88,606−5%530.09%597,008+13.5%320.61%0.11175,4393,893171,546
2015371,000,000520.02%93,297−5.1%530.10%526,000+5.7%330.55%0.1168,8716,185162,686
2014341,932,000520.02%98,354+15.3%530.10%497,813+7.8%330.53%0.1167,3259,519157,806
2013247,530,000540.02%85,321+13.2%530.09%461,654+9.8%340.50%0.09140,7561,346139,410
2012280,647,000530.02%75,383+7.1%560.08%420,310+1.7%340.46%0.09139,5100139,510
2011313,000,000530.02%70,391+1.8%560.08%413,317+0.5%340.46%0.09119,9310119,931
2010313,000,000510.02%69,159+3.4%560.08%411,241+3.2%350.46%0.09133,7080133,708
2009339,000,000510.03%66,863−1.8%570.08%398,334+0.7%350.46%0.09138,3320138,332
2008289,202,000530.02%68,109−27%580.08%395,559−1.2%350.46%0.09161,4330161,433
2007289,202,000540.02%93,258+1.5%540.11%400,539+5.7%340.46%0.09169,1650169,165
2006289,202,000550.02%91,882+5%550.11%379,089+11.4%340.44%0.09165,1970165,197
2005288,675,000540.02%87,490+25.7%550.10%340,275+3%350.40%0.08172,7270172,727
2004288,675,000530.02%69,592+8.1%570.08%330,453+9.5%360.40%0.08165,766821164,945
2003310,443,000520.03%64,404+2%570.08%301,743−16.8%380.38%0.08157,3492,209155,140
2002298,237,000530.03%63,134+1.4%570.08%362,465−0.82%350.46%0.09143,4474,820138,627
2001208,000,000560.02%62,291+10.6%560.08%365,462−3.2%350.47%0.1141,2988,696132,602
2000208,000,000550.02%56,323+1.5%570.07%377,450+7.8%340.49%0.189,0217,13081,891
1999208,000,000550.02%55,500+1.8%570.07%350,300+0.98%360.46%0.189,8888,71681,172
1998200,000,000590.02%54,500−1.8%570.07%346,900+4.3%360.47%0.181,5944,55977,035
1997200,000,000580.02%55,500−3.6%570.07%332,700+1.8%360.46%0.177,0154,64072,375
1996200,000,000510.02%57,600+7.1%560.08%326,800+9.3%360.45%0.184,7365,78878,948
1995200,000,000510.02%53,800−5.1%560.08%299,100+5.6%370.43%0.0977,6786,16571,513
1994200,000,000530.02%56,700−3.6%560.08%283,300+10.2%380.41%0.0984,1855,84478,341
1993400,000,000420.04%58,792−5.9%550.09%257,100+13.4%420.38%0.0980,2898,93771,352
1992200,000,000510.02%62,492−3.8%530.09%226,700+2.6%460.34%0.0881,6117,39074,221
1991200,000,000480.02%64,992+8.2%460.10%220,900+0.82%410.33%0.0879,7876,84872,939
1990100,000,000510.01%60,093+18.9%450.09%219,100+6.2%390.33%0.0870,2275,46264,765
1989200,000,000460.02%50,559+14.9%480.08%206,400+7.2%420.31%0.0873,7422,88270,860
198896,000,000530.01%44,000+10%480.07%192,500+6.9%450.30%0.0777,686077,686
198796,000,000510.01%40,000+0%490.06%180,100+8.6%460.29%0.0776,295076,295
1986100,000,000510.01%40,000+14.3%490.07%165,900+3.7%460.27%0.0778,021078,021
198582,000,000540.01%35,000+34.6%490.06%160,000+14.3%470.27%0.0782,541082,541
198482,900,000520.01%26,000+85.7%510.04%140,000+2.2%480.23%0.0688,233088,233
1983200,000,000450.03%14,000+7.7%570.02%137,000+2.2%480.23%0.0686,014086,014
1982200,000,000440.03%13,000+18.2%550.02%134,000+18.6%490.22%0.0690,329090,329
1981200,000,000440.03%11,000+0%530.02%113,000+8.7%530.19%0.0683,034083,034
1980200,000,000420.03%11,000—530.02%104,000—540.16%0.0580,342080,342

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