Based on a comparison of 71 countries in 2017, USA ranked the highest in oil refinery capacities with 18,567 '000 barrels daily followed by China and Russia. On the other end of the scale was Bangladesh with 43.0 '000 barrels daily, Switzerland with 68.0 '000 barrels daily and Ireland with 75.0 '000 barrels daily.
Total oil refinery capacities reached 98,139 '000 barrels daily in 2017 in the World according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. This is 0.588 % more than in the previous year and 9.66 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total oil refinery capacities reached an all time high of 98,139 '000 barrels daily in 2017 and an all time low of 34,765 '000 barrels daily in 1965. The average annual growth amounted to 2.02 % since 1965.
The top ranked country, USA, accounted for 18.9 % of oil refinery capacities in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 40.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 61.7 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Oil Refinery Capacities indicator page.
| Oil Refinery Capacities | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Brazil | '000 barrels daily | 2,014 | 2,004 | 2,097 | 2,238 | 2,281 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 barrels daily | 2,005 | 2,015 | 1,929 | 1,929 | 1,931 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 barrels daily | 12,296 | 12,962 | 13,594 | 14,534 | 14,306 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 barrels daily | 2,077 | 2,097 | 2,061 | 2,077 | 2,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 barrels daily | 3,795 | 4,279 | 4,319 | 4,319 | 4,307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | '000 barrels daily | 1,860 | 1,952 | 1,985 | 1,985 | 1,985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 barrels daily | 2,276 | 2,098 | 1,861 | 1,900 | 1,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 barrels daily | 4,274 | 4,254 | 4,123 | 3,749 | 3,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 barrels daily | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,522 | 1,522 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 barrels daily | 5,721 | 5,816 | 6,279 | 6,407 | 6,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | '000 barrels daily | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,507 | 2,899 | 2,899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 barrels daily | 1,427 | 1,422 | 1,414 | 1,514 | 1,514 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 barrels daily | 2,864 | 2,878 | 2,878 | 3,123 | 3,123 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 barrels daily | 1,542 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,562 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 barrels daily | 17,322 | 17,824 | 17,925 | 17,889 | 18,315 |
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