South Sudan Oil
Production (2025)#44 World
112,658b/d+42.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#158 World
11,890b/d+2.5% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+67,018b/d
Consumption uses 15.1% of production.
Production
Consumption
Surplus
Oil Reserves in South Sudan
- No proven oil reserves is reported for South Sudan.
Oil Production in South Sudan
- South Sudan produced 112,658 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#44 in the world), an increase of 42.8% from 78,907 barrels per day in 2024.
- Of that, 112,658 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
- And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.
Oil Consumption in South Sudan
- South Sudan consumed 11,890 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#158 in the world), an increase of 2.5% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total oil consumption.
- Per capita, oil consumption in South Sudan averaged 0.04 us gallons per day in 2024 (#197 in the world).
- The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (74.5%), Jet Fuel (14.8%), and Motor Gasoline (9.5%).
(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in South Sudan
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 South Sudan
- In 2024, South Sudan produced approximately 78,907 barrels per day of oil and consumed 11,890 barrels per day , a surplus of 67,018 barrels per day.
South Sudan Oil History (1973-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Crude Oil Trade (Historical) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | 112,658 | +42.8% | 44 | 0.11% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 78,907 | −46% | 52 | 0.08% | 11,890 | +2.5% | 158 | 0.01% | 0.04 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 146,210 | −5.7% | 41 | 0.14% | 11,599 | +4.5% | 159 | 0.01% | 0.04 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 155,110 | −1.3% | 40 | 0.15% | 11,100 | −6.1% | 159 | 0.01% | 0.04 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 157,122 | −3.3% | 39 | 0.16% | 11,827 | +8.1% | 156 | 0.01% | 0.05 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 162,531 | +3.5% | 39 | 0.17% | 10,938 | −9.6% | 157 | 0.01% | 0.04 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 157,110 | +0.85% | 40 | 0.16% | 12,097 | −5.5% | 155 | 0.01% | 0.05 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 155,793 | +3.8% | 40 | 0.15% | 12,802 | +16% | 153 | 0.01% | 0.05 | 0 | 126,520 | −126,520 |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 150,125 | −1.5% | 40 | 0.15% | 11,038 | −12.3% | 158 | 0.01% | 0.05 | 0 | 116,420 | −116,420 |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 152,459 | −0.12% | 39 | 0.16% | 12,592 | −3.6% | 156 | 0.01% | 0.05 | 0 | 152,000 | −152,000 |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 152,639 | +3.3% | 42 | 0.16% | 13,061 | +22.8% | 155 | 0.01% | 0.05 | 0 | 147,260 | −147,260 |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 147,763 | +27.6% | 44 | 0.16% | 10,633 | +3.5% | 156 | 0.01% | 0.04 | 0 | 154,980 | −154,980 |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 115,770 | +407.5% | 48 | 0.13% | 10,277 | +5.8% | 157 | 0.01% | 0.04 | 0 | 98,760 | −98,760 |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 22,812 | — | 74 | 0.03% | 9,709.5 | — | 158 | 0.01% | 0.04 | 0 | 31,000 | −31,000 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal