Kentucky Crude Oil Production: Monthly and Annual EIA Data

2025 average

5 Mbbl/d

6 in 2024

Rank among 32 states, 2025

21st

<0.1% of U.S. production

July 2026

7 Mbbl/d

3 a year earlier

Record year (data from 1981)

22 Mbbl/d

1983

At 5 thousand barrels per day (Mbbl/d) in 2025, Kentucky's crude oil production was 77% below its 1983 level of 22, the highest in EIA's state data since 1981. It ranks 21st among the 32 states EIA reports.

Kentucky monthly crude oil production since January 1981

Chart data table (547 rows)

Kentucky field production of crude oil, monthly (Mbbl/d)
Period	Mbbl/d
July 2026	7
June 2026	2
May 2026	9
April 2026	1
March 2026	4
February 2026	6
January 2026	3
December 2025	4
November 2025	8
October 2025	5
September 2025	3
August 2025	6
July 2025	3
June 2025	3
May 2025	7
April 2025	5
March 2025	2
February 2025	4
January 2025	6
December 2024	5
November 2024	7
October 2024	5
September 2024	4
August 2024	8
July 2024	2
June 2024	10
May 2024	6
April 2024	3
March 2024	7
February 2024	7
January 2024	4
December 2023	7
November 2023	4
October 2023	3
September 2023	7
August 2023	7
July 2023	2
June 2023	10
May 2023	2
April 2023	6
March 2023	6
February 2023	4
January 2023	3
December 2022	10
November 2022	4
October 2022	4
September 2022	6
August 2022	6
July 2022	13
June 2022	4
May 2022	4
April 2022	5
March 2022	6
February 2022	27
January 2022	2
December 2021	11
November 2021	2
October 2021	8
September 2021	4
August 2021	8
July 2021	8
June 2021	7
May 2021	16
April 2021	2
March 2021	5
February 2021	6
January 2021	5
December 2020	9
November 2020	3
October 2020	9
September 2020	6
August 2020	7
July 2020	5
June 2020	3
May 2020	7
April 2020	6
March 2020	3
February 2020	12
January 2020	4
December 2019	14
November 2019	5
October 2019	6
September 2019	7
August 2019	6
July 2019	5
June 2019	10
May 2019	7
April 2019	2
March 2019	9
February 2019	5
January 2019	6
December 2018	9
November 2018	7
October 2018	2
September 2018	10
August 2018	6
July 2018	4
June 2018	9
May 2018	7
April 2018	4
March 2018	12
February 2018	4
January 2018	2
December 2017	10
November 2017	8
October 2017	0
September 2017	7
August 2017	11
July 2017	4
June 2017	7
May 2017	5
April 2017	12
March 2017	8
February 2017	4
January 2017	5
December 2016	12
November 2016	10
October 2016	4
September 2016	6
August 2016	5
July 2016	9
June 2016	11
May 2016	3
April 2016	6
March 2016	8
February 2016	4
January 2016	7
December 2015	12
November 2015	2
October 2015	10
September 2015	8
August 2015	7
July 2015	9
June 2015	6
May 2015	13
April 2015	4
March 2015	4
February 2015	9
January 2015	9
December 2014	9
November 2014	7
October 2014	8
September 2014	8
August 2014	7
July 2014	7
June 2014	7
May 2014	7
April 2014	7
March 2014	6
February 2014	7
January 2014	6
December 2013	6
November 2013	6
October 2013	6
September 2013	6
August 2013	6
July 2013	6
June 2013	7
May 2013	6
April 2013	6
March 2013	6
February 2013	7
January 2013	6
December 2012	9
November 2012	6
October 2012	7
September 2012	8
August 2012	7
July 2012	7
June 2012	8
May 2012	13
April 2012	2
March 2012	12
February 2012	22
January 2012	3
December 2011	10
November 2011	3
October 2011	6
September 2011	7
August 2011	6
July 2011	9
June 2011	7
May 2011	6
April 2011	6
March 2011	7
February 2011	3
January 2011	5
December 2010	10
November 2010	2
October 2010	7
September 2010	9
August 2010	4
July 2010	7
June 2010	7
May 2010	10
April 2010	6
March 2010	5
February 2010	5
January 2010	11
December 2009	7
November 2009	5
October 2009	7
September 2009	10
August 2009	4
July 2009	10
June 2009	5
May 2009	11
April 2009	3
March 2009	5
February 2009	7
January 2009	10
December 2008	4
November 2008	11
October 2008	8
September 2008	4
August 2008	10
July 2008	7
June 2008	5
May 2008	13
April 2008	7
March 2008	5
February 2008	9
January 2008	3
December 2007	10
November 2007	9
October 2007	3
September 2007	8
August 2007	8
July 2007	7
June 2007	8
May 2007	12
April 2007	3
March 2007	8
February 2007	5
January 2007	6
December 2006	7
November 2006	6
October 2006	4
September 2006	8
August 2006	5
July 2006	7
June 2006	8
May 2006	6
April 2006	7
March 2006	8
February 2006	5
January 2006	7
December 2005	10
November 2005	7
October 2005	5
September 2005	9
August 2005	5
July 2005	8
June 2005	9
May 2005	4
April 2005	7
March 2005	9
February 2005	8
January 2005	3
December 2004	9
November 2004	4
October 2004	8
September 2004	8
August 2004	5
July 2004	7
June 2004	7
May 2004	7
April 2004	8
March 2004	6
February 2004	5
January 2004	9
December 2003	4
November 2003	8
October 2003	8
September 2003	6
August 2003	7
July 2003	7
June 2003	7
May 2003	8
April 2003	12
March 2003	5
February 2003	6
January 2003	5
December 2002	7
November 2002	10
October 2002	8
September 2002	5
August 2002	8
July 2002	7
June 2002	8
May 2002	8
April 2002	7
March 2002	10
February 2002	5
January 2002	7
December 2001	7
November 2001	8
October 2001	8
September 2001	7
August 2001	8
July 2001	8
June 2001	8
May 2001	9
April 2001	9
March 2001	9
February 2001	8
January 2001	7
December 2000	12
November 2000	6
October 2000	9
September 2000	12
August 2000	10
July 2000	8
June 2000	12
May 2000	8
April 2000	10
March 2000	13
February 2000	9
January 2000	4
December 1999	8
November 1999	8
October 1999	8
September 1999	9
August 1999	8
July 1999	8
June 1999	8
May 1999	7
April 1999	7
March 1999	7
February 1999	7
January 1999	6
December 1998	7
November 1998	7
October 1998	8
September 1998	7
August 1998	7
July 1998	7
June 1998	8
May 1998	7
April 1998	8
March 1998	10
February 1998	4
January 1998	13
December 1997	4
November 1997	9
October 1997	10
September 1997	9
August 1997	5
July 1997	9
June 1997	10
May 1997	9
April 1997	11
March 1997	8
February 1997	5
January 1997	9
December 1996	9
November 1996	9
October 1996	9
September 1996	15
August 1996	0
July 1996	13
June 1996	9
May 1996	9
April 1996	16
March 1996	3
February 1996	14
January 1996	11
December 1995	4
November 1995	10
October 1995	9
September 1995	12
August 1995	10
July 1995	4
June 1995	14
May 1995	9
April 1995	11
March 1995	7
February 1995	14
January 1995	11
December 1994	8
November 1994	16
October 1994	10
September 1994	9
August 1994	11
July 1994	9
June 1994	11
May 1994	12
April 1994	19
March 1994	2
February 1994	15
January 1994	10
December 1993	9
November 1993	10
October 1993	9
September 1993	14
August 1993	14
July 1993	10
June 1993	16
May 1993	11
April 1993	17
March 1993	13
February 1993	16
January 1993	12
December 1992	19
November 1992	10
October 1992	15
September 1992	16
August 1992	16
July 1992	15
June 1992	15
May 1992	14
April 1992	19
March 1992	11
February 1992	15
January 1992	15
December 1991	16
November 1991	19
October 1991	10
September 1991	15
August 1991	15
July 1991	16
June 1991	15
May 1991	13
April 1991	18
March 1991	13
February 1991	15
January 1991	14
December 1990	14
November 1990	17
October 1990	17
September 1990	15
August 1990	15
July 1990	14
June 1990	14
May 1990	14
April 1990	15
March 1990	14
February 1990	14
January 1990	15
December 1989	12
November 1989	14
October 1989	15
September 1989	14
August 1989	15
July 1989	14
June 1989	15
May 1989	15
April 1989	21
March 1989	15
February 1989	13
January 1989	15
December 1988	15
November 1988	15
October 1988	14
September 1988	15
August 1988	15
July 1988	14
June 1988	16
May 1988	15
April 1988	17
March 1988	14
February 1988	15
January 1988	13
December 1987	17
November 1987	15
October 1987	16
September 1987	16
August 1987	15
July 1987	16
June 1987	16
May 1987	16
April 1987	16
March 1987	16
February 1987	16
January 1987	15
December 1986	16
November 1986	15
October 1986	17
September 1986	17
August 1986	16
July 1986	18
June 1986	18
May 1986	18
April 1986	19
March 1986	19
February 1986	20
January 1986	21
December 1985	22
November 1985	20
October 1985	23
September 1985	22
August 1985	22
July 1985	23
June 1985	21
May 1985	22
April 1985	23
March 1985	22
February 1985	18
January 1985	18
December 1984	22
November 1984	20
October 1984	23
September 1984	21
August 1984	23
July 1984	22
June 1984	22
May 1984	21
April 1984	21
March 1984	22
February 1984	21
January 1984	19
December 1983	19
November 1983	21
October 1983	21
September 1983	22
August 1983	22
July 1983	20
June 1983	22
May 1983	22
April 1983	22
March 1983	23
February 1983	23
January 1983	23
December 1982	21
November 1982	23
October 1982	21
September 1982	21
August 1982	21
July 1982	20
June 1982	21
May 1982	19
April 1982	20
March 1982	20
February 1982	18
January 1982	16
December 1981	18
November 1981	19
October 1981	18
September 1981	19
August 1981	18
July 1981	19
June 1981	21
May 1981	17
April 1981	19
March 1981	17
February 1981	17
January 1981	16

By decade, production averaged most in the 1980s (18 Mbbl/d); the 2020s so far average 6. The highest single month was February 2022 at 27 Mbbl/d.

The latest monthly figure is 7 Mbbl/d for July 2026, compared with 3 a year earlier; the 12 months to then averaged 5. Alabama ranks just above with 8 Mbbl/d and Indiana just below with 4 (Kentucky moved ahead in 2015). EIA estimated Kentucky's proved crude oil reserves at 7 million barrels at the end of 2021, 21st among states; reserves are a separate measure from production.

Annual production, 1981–2025

Annual average, Mbbl/d; share of U.S. field production
Year	Mbbl/d	vs prior year	Share of U.S.
2025	5	—	<0.1%
2024	6	—	<0.1%
2023	5	—	<0.1%
2022	8	—	0.1%
2021	7	—	0.1%
2020	6	—	0.1%
2019	7	—	0.1%
2018	6	—	0.1%
2017	7	—	0.1%
2016	7	—	0.1%
2015	8	—	0.1%
2014	7	—	0.1%
2013	6	—	0.1%
2012	9	—	0.1%
2011	6	—	0.1%
2010	7	—	0.1%
2009	7	—	0.1%
2008	7	—	0.1%
2007	7	—	0.1%
2006	6	—	0.1%
2005	7	—	0.1%
2004	7	—	0.1%
2003	7	—	0.1%
2002	7	—	0.1%
2001	8	—	0.1%
2000	9	—	0.2%
1999	8	—	0.1%
1998	8	—	0.1%
1997	8	−20.0%	0.1%
1996	10	0.0%	0.2%
1995	10	−9.1%	0.2%
1994	11	−15.4%	0.2%
1993	13	−13.3%	0.2%
1992	15	0.0%	0.2%
1991	15	0.0%	0.2%
1990	15	0.0%	0.2%
1989	15	0.0%	0.2%
1988	15	−6.3%	0.2%
1987	16	−11.1%	0.2%
1986	18	−14.3%	0.2%
1985	21	0.0%	0.2%
1984	21	−4.5%	0.2%
1983	22	+10.0%	0.3%
1982	20	+11.1%	0.2%
1981	18	—	0.2%

Proved crude oil reserves by state

Source and methodology

Provider	Series	Units	Coverage	Latest observation
U.S. Energy Information Administration	Field production of crude oil, Kentucky (petroleum/crd/crpdn)	Mbbl/d (thousand barrels per day)	annual 1981–2025; monthly January 1981 – July 2026	July 2026

State totals exclude federal offshore production, which EIA reports separately. Monthly figures are revised in later releases.

Last updated: Oct 21, 2026, 4:02 PM CDT. Raw values are shown in source units; any conversion is labeled. See methodology and data sources.

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