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US oil production
Our World in Data's line chart drew 11.3K views on X: 0.4x its typical post and #135 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
The United States is the world’s largest oil producer.
Why it spread
This post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and came from an independent author, reaching 11,275 views, 159 likes, 45 reposts, 3 quotes and 30 saves.
What worked
- The post opens with a plain, surprising claim that the United States is the world's largest oil producer, which pulls readers past a common assumption about the Middle East.
- The chart is a line chart showing oil production by country since 1990, a familiar form that makes the rise of one country easy to follow.
- The post is branded, carries a source line, and comes from an account whose source reach sits in the top quarter, which supports trust in the claim.
What to borrow
We could take a widely held assumption flip it into a single sentence, then back it with a simple line chart of our own data over time.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate, which is below average, and do not treat the hot topic and independent author as things we can simply reproduce.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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Your numbers, in this line chart.
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 82a6eaeb5d50.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.36 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/82a6eaeb5d50 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/82a6eaeb5d50/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/82a6eaeb5d50/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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How far did Our World in Data's "US oil production" chart travel?
11,275 views, 159 likes, 45 reposts and 30 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. United States becomes world's largest oil producer.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Our World in Data. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.