Based on a comparison of 71 countries in 2017, USA ranked the highest in oil refinery capacities with 18,567 '000 barrels daily followed by China and Russia. On the other end of the scale was Bangladesh with 43.0 '000 barrels daily, Switzerland with 68.0 '000 barrels daily and Ireland with 75.0 '000 barrels daily.
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| Country | Unit |
| Algeria | '000 barrels daily |
| Argentina | '000 barrels daily |
| Australia | '000 barrels daily |
| Austria | '000 barrels daily |
| Azerbaijan | '000 barrels daily |
| Bahrain | '000 barrels daily |
| Bangladesh | '000 barrels daily |
| Belarus | '000 barrels daily |
| Belgium | '000 barrels daily |
| Brazil | '000 barrels daily |
| Bulgaria | '000 barrels daily |
| Canada | '000 barrels daily |
| Chile | '000 barrels daily |
| China | '000 barrels daily |
| Colombia | '000 barrels daily |
| Czechia | '000 barrels daily |
| Denmark | '000 barrels daily |
| Ecuador | '000 barrels daily |
| Egypt | '000 barrels daily |
| European Union | '000 barrels daily |
| Finland | '000 barrels daily |
| France | '000 barrels daily |
| Germany | '000 barrels daily |
| Greece | '000 barrels daily |
| Hungary | '000 barrels daily |
| India | '000 barrels daily |
| Indonesia | '000 barrels daily |
| Iraq | '000 barrels daily |
| Iran | '000 barrels daily |
| Ireland | '000 barrels daily |
| Israel | '000 barrels daily |
| Italy | '000 barrels daily |
| Japan | '000 barrels daily |
| Kazakhstan | '000 barrels daily |
| Kuwait | '000 barrels daily |
| Lithuania | '000 barrels daily |
| Malaysia | '000 barrels daily |
| Mexico | '000 barrels daily |
| Morocco | '000 barrels daily |
| Netherlands | '000 barrels daily |
| New Zealand | '000 barrels daily |
| Nigeria | '000 barrels daily |
| Norway | '000 barrels daily |
| Oman | '000 barrels daily |
| Pakistan | '000 barrels daily |
| Peru | '000 barrels daily |
| Philippines | '000 barrels daily |
| Poland | '000 barrels daily |
| Portugal | '000 barrels daily |
| Qatar | '000 barrels daily |
| Romania | '000 barrels daily |
| Russia | '000 barrels daily |
| Saudi Arabia | '000 barrels daily |
| Singapore | '000 barrels daily |
| Slovakia | '000 barrels daily |
| South Africa | '000 barrels daily |
| South Korea | '000 barrels daily |
| Spain | '000 barrels daily |
| Sweden | '000 barrels daily |
| Switzerland | '000 barrels daily |
| Taiwan | '000 barrels daily |
| Thailand | '000 barrels daily |
| Trinidad and Tobago | '000 barrels daily |
| Turkey | '000 barrels daily |
| Turkmenistan | '000 barrels daily |
| Ukraine | '000 barrels daily |
| United Arab Emirates | '000 barrels daily |
| United Kingdom | '000 barrels daily |
| USA | '000 barrels daily |
| Uzbekistan | '000 barrels daily |
| Venezuela | '000 barrels daily |
| Vietnam | '000 barrels daily |
| World | '000 barrels daily |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| 652 | 652 | 647 | 651 | 651 | |||||||||||||||
| 625 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 657 | |||||||||||||||
| 742 | 663 | 662 | 536 | 443 | |||||||||||||||
| 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | |||||||||||||||
| 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | |||||||||||||||
| 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | |||||||||||||||
| 39.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | |||||||||||||||
| 788 | 753 | 776 | 776 | 776 | |||||||||||||||
| 2,014 | 2,004 | 2,097 | 2,238 | 2,281 | |||||||||||||||
| 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | |||||||||||||||
| 2,005 | 2,015 | 1,929 | 1,929 | 1,931 | |||||||||||||||
| 250 | 254 | 254 | 258 | 258 | |||||||||||||||
| 12,296 | 12,962 | 13,594 | 14,534 | 14,306 | |||||||||||||||
| 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 421 | |||||||||||||||
| 193 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |||||||||||||||
| 181 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 180 | |||||||||||||||
| 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |||||||||||||||
| 810 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 810 | |||||||||||||||
| 15,219 | 14,664 | 14,270 | 14,156 | 14,204 | |||||||||||||||
| 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,610 | 1,513 | 1,375 | 1,375 | 1,375 | |||||||||||||||
| 2,077 | 2,097 | 2,061 | 2,077 | 2,049 | |||||||||||||||
| 495 | 498 | 498 | 498 | 528 | |||||||||||||||
| 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | |||||||||||||||
| 3,795 | 4,279 | 4,319 | 4,319 | 4,307 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,099 | 1,099 | 1,099 | 1,099 | 1,111 | |||||||||||||||
| 935 | 971 | 823 | 931 | 903 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,860 | 1,952 | 1,985 | 1,985 | 1,985 | |||||||||||||||
| 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 292 | 292 | 294 | 301 | 301 | |||||||||||||||
| 2,276 | 2,098 | 1,861 | 1,900 | 1,900 | |||||||||||||||
| 4,274 | 4,254 | 4,123 | 3,749 | 3,721 | |||||||||||||||
| 330 | 330 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |||||||||||||||
| 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | |||||||||||||||
| 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | |||||||||||||||
| 601 | 606 | 612 | 612 | 612 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,522 | 1,522 | |||||||||||||||
| 131 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,276 | 1,274 | 1,274 | 1,274 | 1,293 | |||||||||||||||
| 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | |||||||||||||||
| 336 | 342 | 342 | 345 | 345 | |||||||||||||||
| 329 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | |||||||||||||||
| 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | |||||||||||||||
| 277 | 275 | 390 | 390 | 389 | |||||||||||||||
| 252 | 252 | 253 | 253 | 253 | |||||||||||||||
| 261 | 261 | 270 | 271 | 271 | |||||||||||||||
| 580 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 581 | |||||||||||||||
| 306 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | |||||||||||||||
| 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | |||||||||||||||
| 229 | 214 | 235 | 228 | 239 | |||||||||||||||
| 5,721 | 5,816 | 6,279 | 6,407 | 6,513 | |||||||||||||||
| 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,507 | 2,899 | 2,899 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,427 | 1,422 | 1,414 | 1,514 | 1,514 | |||||||||||||||
| 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | |||||||||||||||
| 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | |||||||||||||||
| 2,864 | 2,878 | 2,878 | 3,123 | 3,123 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,542 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,562 | |||||||||||||||
| 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | |||||||||||||||
| 140 | 106 | 140 | 140 | 68.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,197 | 1,197 | 1,197 | 1,197 | 988 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,230 | 1,230 | 1,237 | 1,252 | 1,252 | |||||||||||||||
| 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | |||||||||||||||
| 596 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 596 | |||||||||||||||
| 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 271 | |||||||||||||||
| 474 | 248 | 262 | 240 | 240 | |||||||||||||||
| 705 | 710 | 710 | 726 | 1,147 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,787 | 1,526 | 1,498 | 1,337 | 1,337 | |||||||||||||||
| 17,322 | 17,824 | 17,925 | 17,889 | 18,315 | |||||||||||||||
| 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,303 | 1,303 | 1,303 | 1,303 | 1,303 | |||||||||||||||
| 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | |||||||||||||||
| 93,484 | 94,083 | 95,150 | 96,540 | 97,046 |
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