Extraction of crude petroleum & natural gas

Which countries lead the world in employment of extraction of crude petroleum & natural gas? Explore the full ranking on the map below.

Extraction of crude petroleum & natural gas — 73 countries (employees)
1China647,000
2Russia230,412
3United States of America122,000
4Saudi Arabia64,398
5Canada61,900
6Mexico53,581
7Kazakhstan49,797
8Ukraine37,814
9Norway28,158
10Uzbekistan25,545
11Egypt19,477
12Australia19,400
13Indonesia18,408
14Malaysia16,846
15Qatar15,441
16Brazil9,312
17Vietnam7,722
18Myanmar6,828
19Ecuador6,803
20Romania6,256
21Turkey5,159
22Serbia4,400
23Angola4,234
24Brunei4,178
25Peru3,909
26Kyrgyzstan2,966
27Netherlands2,437
28Italy1,598
29Taiwan1,354
30Germany1,303
31Belarus1,233
32Denmark1,202
33Ghana1,119
34Austria1,001
35Bangladesh1,000
36Mongolia974
37New Zealand960
38Rwanda700
39Poland528
40Estonia512
41Philippines361
42Georgia312
43Jordan262
44Spain254
45Israel242
46France222
47Ireland185
48Hungary99
49Lithuania94
50Algeria66
51Moldova65
52Greece63
53Bulgaria43
54Costa Rica24
55North Macedonia16
56Dominican Rep.15
57Latvia13
58Iceland1
59Armenia0
60Belgium0
61Bosnia and Herz.0
62Croatia0
63Cyprus0
64Finland0
65Luxembourg0
66Malta0
67Portugal0
68South Korea0
69Slovakia0
70Slovenia0
71Sweden0
72Switzerland0
73Tanzania0

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