Photographs: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
While Saudi Arabia is currently the biggest producer of oil in the world, will it be able to sustain the lead by 2020? Will we see a fall in production in other countries?
Let's take a look at the top producers of oil and see how they will rank in 2020.
Source: Business Insider
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: The Kingdom Tower stands in the night above the Saudi capital Riyadh.Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
Saudi Arabia
Oil production in 2011: 12.1 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 12.5 million barrels per day
Global rank: 1
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Signs of fast food restaurants are seen along a busy street in Los Angeles.Photographs: David McNew/Reuters
The United States
Oil production in 2011: 8 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 11.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 2
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters
Russia
Oil production in 2011: 10.1 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 10.3 million barrels per day
Global rank: 3
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A general view of the tourist village of Habaniya, near Fallujah, Iraq.Photographs: Mohanned Faisal/Reuters
Iraq
Oil production in 2011: 2.3 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 7.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 4
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: People play volleyball on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Photographs: Chris Wattie/Reuters
Canada
Oil production in 2011: 3.2 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 5.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 5
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: National Congress building in Brasilia is illuminated with green and yellow lights during World Cup countdown.Photographs: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
Brazil
Oil production in 2011: 1.8 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 4.2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 6
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Vehicles pass through teh brightly-lit Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai.Photographs: Claro Cortes/Reuters
China
Oil production in 2011: 4 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 4.2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 7
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort, Iran.Photographs: Caren Firouz/Reuters
Iran
Oil production in 2011: 3.9 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 3.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 8
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A night view of Kuwait City.Photographs: Stephanie McGehee/Reuters
Kuwait
Oil production in 2011: 3.6 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 3.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 9
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of Dubai.Photographs: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
The United Arab Emirates
Oil production in 2011: 3.4 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 3.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 10
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Poeple walk next to the statue of national hero Simon Bolivar at central Plaza Bolivar square in Caracas.Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
Venezuela
Oil production in 2011: 3.4 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 3.6 million barrels per day
Global rank: 11
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A general view of Tinapa Business resort project in Calabar, Delta region, Nigeria.Photographs: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters
Nigeria
Oil production in 2011: 2.2 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2.4 million barrels per day
Global rank: 12
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Dusk settles over the Angolan capital, Luanda.Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Angola
Oil production in 2011: 1.8 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2.2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 13
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of Kazakhstan's commercial city of Almaty.Photographs: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Kazakhstan
Oil production in 2011: 1.6 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2.2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 14
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of Doha, Qatar.Photographs: Fadi Al-Assaad/Reuters
Qatar
Oil production in 2011: 2.1 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2.2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 15
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A hot air balloon floats past people watching the sunrise at the Sun pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City.Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters
Mexico
Oil production in 2011: 3 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 16
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Algerian coastguards cross the bay of the Mediterranean port of Algiers.Photographs: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Algeria
Oil production in 2011: 2 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2.1 million barrels per day
Global rank: 17
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of Leptis Magna, a Unesco World Heritage site on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, some 120km east of Tripoli.Photographs: Youssef Boudlal/Reuters
Libya
Oil production in 2011: 1 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 2.1 million barrels per day
Global rank: 18
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in Norway.Photographs: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/Scanpix/Reuters
Norway
Oil production in 2011: 2.1 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 1.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 19
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view of a government building in central Baku, Azerbaijan.Photographs: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
Azerbaijan
Oil production in 2011: 1 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 1.1 million barrels per day
Global rank: 20
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: A view shows the Bandra-Worli sea link bridge, also called the Rajiv Gandhi Sethu, in Mumbai.Photographs: John Goh/Reuters
India
Oil production in 2011: 0.8 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 1 million barrels per day
Global rank: 21
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a shopping mall in Jakarta.Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Indonesia
Oil production in 2011: 0.8 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 0.8 million barrels per day
Global rank: 22
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World's top producers of oil by 2020
Image: Traffic passes the Houses of Parliament in London.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Oil production in 2011: 1.2 million barrels per day
Oil production in 2020: 0.6 million barrels per day
Global rank: 23
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