Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Saudi Arabia or Russia? BRICS Oil Producer Ranking Explained
Worldometer estimated how much oil each country produced in 2025.
Saudi Arabia produced more oil than any other country discussed here.
It made about 11.2 million barrels each day.
Russia made about 10.5 million barrels each day.
This means Saudi Arabia leads if it is counted as a BRICS country.
Some rankings leave Saudi Arabia out because it has not formally confirmed its BRICS membership.
In that case, Russia is the biggest producer in the group.
China, Iran, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates were the next-largest producers among the listed members.
Saudi Arabia produced 11,213,958 barrels per day in 2025, according to Worldometer.
Russia produced 10,534,548 barrels per day, making it the leading producer if Saudi Arabia is excluded.
China ranked second among the non-Saudi BRICS countries with 5,446,189 barrels per day.
Iran, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates followed with 4,768,756, 4,655,066 and 4,339,251 barrels per day, respectively.
Saudi Arabia is counted in BRICS-related sources, but it has not formally announced its position on joining the bloc.
- Who
- BRICS countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, are compared using Worldometer data.
- What
- The comparison identifies which BRICS-associated country produced the most oil in 2025.
- When
- The production figures cover 2025, in the context of the 2026 BRICS Summit.
- Where
- The comparison concerns the BRICS bloc and its member or invited countries.
- Why
- Saudi Arabia’s inclusion is qualified because it has not formally announced its position on joining BRICS.
Count Saudi Arabia as a BRICS member
Exclude Saudi Arabia pending formal confirmation
Largest oil producer
Count Saudi Arabia as a BRICS member
Saudi Arabia is included in the BRICS official declaration and related sources, so it ranks first with 11,213,958 barrels per day.
Exclude Saudi Arabia pending formal confirmation
If the ranking is limited to countries without the Saudi membership qualification, Russia ranks first with 10,534,548 barrels per day.
Membership interpretation
Count Saudi Arabia as a BRICS member
Saudi Arabia was invited to join in 2023 and is counted by BRICS-related sources among the bloc’s 11 members.
Exclude Saudi Arabia pending formal confirmation
Saudi Arabia has not formally announced its position on joining, creating uncertainty over whether it should be included in the ranking.
- Top producer if Saudi Arabia is counted
- Saudi Arabia — 11,213,958 barrels per day
- Top producer if Saudi Arabia is excluded
- Russia — 10,534,548 barrels per day
- Russia’s global position
- Third worldwide, behind the United States and Saudi Arabia
- Russia’s crude-oil production
- 9,885,109 barrels per day within its broader oil and petroleum-liquids figure
- Second-largest non-Saudi BRICS producer
- China — 5,446,189 barrels per day
- Saudi Arabia’s BRICS status
- Counted in BRICS-related sources, but not formally confirmed by Riyadh
- Ethiopia’s reported production
- No reported oil and petroleum-liquids production for 2025