SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Unlike its neighbor North Dakota, South Dakota is not a major oil-producing state.
But it does produce oil.
According to commodity.com, South Dakota produced 1 million barrels of oil in 2020.
Meanwhile, the United States produced over 4 billion barrels last year.
In 2018, the United States surpassed Russian and Saudi Arabia as the leading oil-producing nation.
North Dakota is the second-largest oil producer, behind only Texas.
Statistics from commodity.com:
The analysis found that in 2020, South Dakota produced just over 1 million barrels of crude oil out of the more than 4.1 billion barrels produced in the United States. Here is a summary of the data for South Dakota:
- Total annual crude oil production (thousand barrels): 1,047
- 10-year change in annual crude oil production: -34.8%
- Crude oil reserves (million barrels): N/A
- Number of operating refineries: 0
- Per capita oil consumption (barrels): 25.8
For reference, here are the statistics for the entire United States:
- Total annual crude oil production (thousand barrels): 4,129,563
- 10-year change in annual crude oil production: +106.3%
- Crude oil reserves (million barrels): 44,191
- Number of operating refineries: 129
- Per capita oil consumption (barrels): 22.8
For more information, a detailed methodology, and complete results, you can find the original report on Commodity.com’s website: https://commodity.com/blog/states-producing-oil/
