Crude oil production in Kentucky
Crude oil production in Kentucky was 1,734 thousand barrels in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 15% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 30 states in 2025.
Crude oil production in Kentucky, 1981 to 2025
All 45 values
| Period | thousand barrels |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,734 |
| 2024 | 2,040 |
| 2023 | 1,876 |
| 2022 | 2,743 |
| 2021 | 2,464 |
| 2020 | 2,265 |
| 2019 | 2,505 |
| 2018 | 2,265 |
| 2017 | 2,477 |
| 2016 | 2,595 |
| 2015 | 2,862 |
| 2014 | 2,626 |
| 2013 | 2,305 |
| 2012 | 3,198 |
| 2011 | 2,326 |
| 2010 | 2,519 |
| 2009 | 2,609 |
| 2008 | 2,645 |
| 2007 | 2,666 |
| 2006 | 2,340 |
| 2005 | 2,535 |
| 2004 | 2,548 |
| 2003 | 2,538 |
| 2002 | 2,721 |
| 2001 | 2,969 |
| 2000 | 3,465 |
| 1999 | 2,777 |
| 1998 | 2,921 |
| 1997 | 2,988 |
| 1996 | 3,602 |
| 1995 | 3,492 |
| 1994 | 4,013 |
| 1993 | 4,595 |
| 1992 | 5,479 |
| 1991 | 5,485 |
| 1990 | 5,409 |
| 1989 | 5,414 |
| 1988 | 5,458 |
| 1987 | 5,743 |
| 1986 | 6,475 |
| 1985 | 7,790 |
| 1984 | 7,777 |
| 1983 | 7,886 |
| 1982 | 7,349 |
| 1981 | 6,548 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1,734 |
| United States | 4,986,606 |
Kentucky compared with nearby places
- Under 10K
- 10K to 40K
- 40K to 150K
- 150K and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Crude oil, including lease condensate, produced from wells in the year (field production), in thousand barrels of 42 US gallons, as published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
An annual volume for the United States and its states. Production in federal offshore waters (most of it in the federal offshore Gulf, which EIA now labels Gulf of America) is counted in the United States total and in no state, so the states add up to less than the nation. State series start in 1981 and the national series in 1859. For daily rates that compare countries see crude_oil_production_bpd. EIA revises the latest years as final survey data arrive.
How to cite
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-18.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A) (Crude oil production, Kentucky, 1981 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm
MLA 9
Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A), Crude oil production, Kentucky, 1981 to 2025. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 22 Sept. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/crude-oil-production/kentucky. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). Crude oil production, Kentucky, 1981 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/crude-oil-production/kentucky.
Harvard
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A), Crude oil production, Kentucky, 1981 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/crude-oil-production/kentucky (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{energy_crude_oil_production_kentucky_2025,
author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}},
title = {{Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A): Crude oil production, Kentucky, 1981 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm},
urldate = {2026-10-18},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/crude-oil-production/kentucky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet\_crd\_crpdn\_adc\_mbbl\_a.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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What is the crude oil production in Kentucky?
Crude oil production in Kentucky was 1,734 thousand barrels in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 15% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 30 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
What was the highest crude oil production in Kentucky?
7,886 thousand barrels in 1983, the highest value since 1981 in this series.