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Refinery Processing Gain — 2023

In 2023, United States ranked first with 1,020 thousand barrels per day, followed by China (277.2) and India (117.1). Together the top three accounted for 60.76% of the world total. 218 countries reported figures for 2023.

Refinery Processing Gain — 2023

What the figures show

In 2023, United States ranked first with 1,020 thousand barrels per day, followed by China (277.2) and India (117.1). Together the top three accounted for 60.76% of the world total. 218 countries reported figures for 2023.

218 countries reported figures for 2023. The record lists the first 15, in the order published.

  • United States ranked 1st with 1,020 thousand barrels per day, 43.82% of the total. In 2022 the figure was 1,032 thousand barrels per day (-1.17%).
  • China ranked 2nd with 277.2 thousand barrels per day, 11.91% of the total. In 2022 the figure was 270.8 thousand barrels per day (+2.35%).
  • India ranked 3rd with 117.1 thousand barrels per day, 5.03% of the total. In 2022 the figure was 114.4 thousand barrels per day (+2.35%).
  • Japan ranked 4th with 94.27 thousand barrels per day, 4.05% of the total. In 2022 the figure was 92.10 thousand barrels per day (+2.35%).
  • South Korea ranked 5th with 71.39 thousand barrels per day, 3.07% of the total. In 2022 the figure was 69.75 thousand barrels per day (+2.35%).

Source

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy, International Energy Statistics (API v2 route "international"; productId 56, activityId 1, unit TBPD, annual). Period 2023. Retrieved 2026-10-06 16:55:26 UTC. Compiled by Eurabelt Fuels Global Statistics.

FIGURE 1

Refinery Processing Gain — 2023

United States: 1,020 thousand barrels per day (rank 1)United States1,020China: 277.2 thousand barrels per day (rank 2)China277.2India: 117.1 thousand barrels per day (rank 3)India117.1Japan: 94.27 thousand barrels per day (rank 4)Japan94.27South Korea: 71.39 thousand barrels per day (rank 5)South Korea71.39Canada: 71.17 thousand barrels per day (rank 6)Canada71.17Brazil: 60.85 thousand barrels per day (rank 7)Brazil60.85Germany: 53.93 thousand barrels per day (rank 8)Germany53.93United Kingdom: 45.14 thousand barrels per day (rank 9)United Kingdom45.14Italy: 36.09 thousand barrels per day (rank 10)Italy36.09Spain: 29.83 thousand barrels per day (rank 11)Spain29.83Russia: 27.51 thousand barrels per day (rank 12)Russia27.51France: 26.65 thousand barrels per day (rank 13)France26.65Taiwan: 24.56 thousand barrels per day (rank 14)Taiwan24.56Thailand: 22.65 thousand barrels per day (rank 15)Thailand22.65United States: 1,020 thousand barrels per day (rank 1)United States1,020China: 277.2 thousand barrels per day (rank 2)China277.2India: 117.1 thousand barrels per day (rank 3)India117.1Japan: 94.27 thousand barrels per day (rank 4)Japan94.27South Korea: 71.39 thousand barrels per day (rank 5)South Korea71.39Canada: 71.17 thousand barrels per day (rank 6)Canada71.17Brazil: 60.85 thousand barrels per day (rank 7)Brazil60.85Germany: 53.93 thousand barrels per day (rank 8)Germany53.93United Kingdom: 45.14 thousand barrels per day (rank 9)United Kingdom45.14Italy: 36.09 thousand barrels per day (rank 10)Italy36.09Spain: 29.83 thousand barrels per day (rank 11)Spain29.83Russia: 27.51 thousand barrels per day (rank 12)Russia27.51France: 26.65 thousand barrels per day (rank 13)France26.65Taiwan: 24.56 thousand barrels per day (rank 14)Taiwan24.56Thailand: 22.65 thousand barrels per day (rank 15)Thailand22.65
thousand barrels per day. The first 15 rows in the order published. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy.
TABLE 1

The figures as published

Refinery Processing Gain, 2023. Unit: thousand barrels per day. 218 countries reported; the first 15 are shown. Previous period: 2022.
RankCountryValue
thousand barrels per day
Share of totalPrevious valueChangePrevious rank
1 United States 1,020 43.82% 1,032 -1.17% 1
2 China 277.2 11.91% 270.8 +2.35% 2
3 India 117.1 5.03% 114.4 +2.35% 3
4 Japan 94.27 4.05% 92.10 +2.35% 4
5 South Korea 71.39 3.07% 69.75 +2.35% 5
6 Canada 71.17 3.06% 69.46 +2.47% 6
7 Brazil 60.85 2.61% 59.45 +2.35% 7
8 Germany 53.93 2.32% 52.61 +2.49% 8
9 United Kingdom 45.14 1.94% 44.04 +2.49% 9
10 Italy 36.09 1.55% 35.21 +2.52% 10
11 Spain 29.83 1.28% 29.11 +2.49% 11
12 Russia 27.51 1.18% 26.85 +2.48% 12
13 France 26.65 1.14% 26.00 +2.49% 13
14 Taiwan 24.56 1.05% 23.99 +2.35% 14
15 Thailand 22.65 0.97% 22.13 +2.35% 15
World2,328100.00%

Refinery Processing Gain, 2023. Unit: thousand barrels per day. 218 countries reported; the first 15 are shown. Previous period: 2022.

SOURCES

1 cited source

  1. [1]
    International Energy Statistics U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy

How this record was made

The ranking period 2023 of “Refinery Processing Gain” as published on Eurabelt Fuels Global Statistics, compiled from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy. The record lists the first 15 rows in the order published and states each figure as published: rank, value, share of the total, the value for the previous period, the change and the previous rank. No figure is estimated or interpreted.

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Eurabelt Publications (2026). Refinery Processing Gain — 2023. Record EBF-PUB-2026-0043. publications.eurabeltfuels.eu/record/refinery-processing-gain-2023

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