Which countries supply the most diesel to the world?
In 2025, the US ranked first in the world by exporting an average of 1.26 million barrels of diesel fuel per day. The subsequent places were occupied by Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Which countries supply the most diesel to the world?
The Visual Capitalist infographic, covered by Naked Science, compares countries' diesel export figures for 2025. The data was calculated as annual average values based on monthly statistics from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Russia, which ranks next after the US, exported an average of 783.4 thousand barrels of diesel per day, while Saudi Arabia exported 678.2 thousand barrels.
The top five also included India and South Korea. Each of them supplied more than 500 thousand barrels of diesel fuel per day to foreign markets.
US leadership is explained by large refining capacities
The material explains the US dominance in exports mainly by the size of the country's oil refining industry.
As of January 2026, there were 130 active oil refineries in the US. Their total primary oil refining capacity amounted to 18.2 million barrels per day.
Some countries have a high share of re-exports in their exports
The Netherlands, Singapore, and Belgium together accounted for 12.9 percent of global diesel exports. However, a significant portion of this volume is attributed to re-exports.
As major trading hubs, these countries import, store, blend different batches of diesel fuel, and then send it to other markets. Therefore, their export figures do not represent only the volume of fuel produced at their own refineries.
Europe leads in exports, but also has a great need for imports
By region, Europe ranked first with 35.3 percent of global diesel exports. Russia's share in this European export volume was more than a quarter.
Most of Europe's exports are accounted for by intra-regional trade. In particular, refineries in Germany, Italy, and Spain supply fuel to neighboring countries.