Integrated Oil & Gas Data: From Choke Pressures to 218 Countries · Head-to-head
EIA International Energy Statistics vs EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO)
Which integrated oil & gas data: from choke pressures to 218 countries data fits your job: EIA International Energy Statistics, or EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook. API, files, or your warehouse. Daily, weekly, or hourly.
EIA International Energy Statistics
EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO)
Where the fields line up
2 shared fields — join on these.
| Field | EIA International Energy Statistics | EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook |
|---|---|---|
period | documented | documented |
value | documented | documented |
Coverage, side by side
| EIA International Energy Statistics | EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook | |
|---|---|---|
| Geographic | 218 countries and territories in a single verified ranking response, plus world and regional aggregates | United States at national and PADD/regional detail, plus world, OPEC and non-OPEC aggregates for production, consumption and inventories |
| Temporal | Multi-decade history per series at annual, quarterly and monthly frequencies; verified live data point April 2026 | History from roughly 1990 plus about two years of projection; the August 2026 edition projects into October 2027 |
| Granularity | Per country per product per activity per period, with world-order ranking snapshots | Per series per period, where a series is a fuel-times-flow mnemonic inside 28 numbered tables |
What each contains
They tie on 1 attribute. Pick by fit, not by loyalty.
| EIA International Energy Statistics | EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Subject lens | Country-level international energy statistics: crude oil and other liquids production, natural gas production and reserves, imports and exports, LNG, electricity, coal, nuclear, renewables, consumption and CO2 emissions | Monthly short-term forecast: US and international energy supply, demand, inventories and prices projected roughly two years forward from one model run |
| Documented fields | 11 fields, definitions verified during research | 9 fields, definitions verified during research |
| Geographic coverage | 218 countries and territories in a single verified ranking response, plus world and regional aggregates | United States at national and PADD/regional detail, plus world, OPEC and non-OPEC aggregates for production, consumption and inventories |
| Temporal coverage | Multi-decade history per series at annual, quarterly and monthly frequencies; verified live data point April 2026 | History from roughly 1990 plus about two years of projection; the August 2026 edition projects into October 2027 |
| Granularity | Per country per product per activity per period, with world-order ranking snapshots | Per series per period, where a series is a fuel-times-flow mnemonic inside 28 numbered tables |
| Headline observation | United States ranked first in crude oil production at 24,342 thousand barrels per day in April 2026, Russia second at 10,478, Saudi Arabia third at 7,619 | US crude oil production COPRPUS at 11.83 million barrels per day for 2025 in the August 2026 edition, forecast completed August 6, 2026 |
| Secondary industries | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing |
| Best for | Cross-country benchmarking, market share and reserve position across many economies over long histories | Positioning on where US and world supply, demand and prices go over the next two years |
Where they're equivalent
More than their different jobs suggest. Both come from the same publisher, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and both were definition-verified during Datadory research rather than inferred. Both publish at monthly, quarterly and annual frequencies. Both key observations to explicit period identifiers rather than prose dates. Both cover crude oil and natural gas at their core, so either can anchor a hydrocarbon workflow. Neither names an individual company - these are country and aggregate views, so pair either with company-level records when the question turns to a specific operator. And both score high on Datadory quality, 9 of 10 for the International Energy Statistics against 8 of 10 for STEO.
The verdict
Verdict: sample both, pick by fit - the two answer different halves of the same question, and most serious questions about energy ask both.
Take EIA International Energy Statistics if the question crosses borders about what has actually happened. Country rankings and shares in oil or gas production, reserve positions, import dependence, how one country's consumption compares with peers, long-run benchmarking across full cycles - anything needing comparable history across many countries.
Sample both, pick by fit. See EIA International Energy Statistics · See EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook
Or take both in one feed
Yes - and the pairing is stronger than either alone, because together they close the loop between what happened and what happens next.
Three seams decide whether the merge holds. First, geography mismatch: the International statistics resolve individual countries while STEO mostly publishes US national figures plus world and OPEC aggregates, so joins happen at the aggregate level - sum the country panel up to world or OPEC before comparing it with a STEO projection. Second, units: country series arrive in each product's default unit while STEO states million barrels per day, billion cubic feet per day or million short tons explicitly, so normalize before placing a forecast band around a historical series. Third, vintage discipline: STEO revisions roll forward monthly and the forecast date is stamped in each table, while historical statistics keep their own revision rhythm - stamp every pull and snapshot your own history if reproducibility matters.
Datadory ships either record alone or both merged onto one calendar, delivered daily, weekly, or hourly - your call. Or take both in one feed.
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Fair questions
Is EIA International Energy Statistics better than the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO)?
Better at different jobs. The International Energy Statistics wins on breadth and history: comparable crude oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, renewables and CO2 series across 200-plus countries reaching back decades. Sample both, pick by fit.
Can I compare a country's historical output directly against an STEO forecast?
Only after aggregation and unit normalization. The International Energy Statistics reports per country in each product's default unit, while STEO publishes US national series and world or OPEC aggregates in stated units like million barrels per day. Sum the country panel to a matching aggregate, align the units, then set the STEO projection alongside the historical series.
Which dataset covers more history?
The International Energy Statistics, by a wide margin. Its series span multi-decade histories per country, with verified data points into 2026. STEO reaches back to roughly 1990 but exists for its forward window: each monthly edition projects about two years ahead, rolling the whole window forward with every release.
Do the two field dictionaries overlap?
Five constructs carry over: period key, frequency marker, row identity, unit descriptor and the observed value itself. Beyond that they diverge sharply - the International dictionary adds ranking machinery such as country rank and regional grouping identifiers, while STEO's adds forecast state such as LAST_HISTORICAL, HAS_DATA and a stamped forecast completion date.
Can I get both EIA International Energy Statistics and the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from Datadory?
Yes - sample both and pick by fit, or take both in one feed. Each arrives normalized to its documented field dictionary, definitions verified during research, with sample rows attached for inspection before anything ships, delivered daily, weekly, or hourly - your call.