Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Energy > Oil > Proved > Reserves
DEFINITION:
This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 37.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Angola | 13.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Sudan | 6.8 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Gabon | 2 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Chad | 1.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 250 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Cameroon | 200 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 180 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Mauritania | 100 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| =11 | Ghana | 15 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| =11 | South Africa | 15 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Benin | 8 million bbl | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Ethiopia | 430,000 bbl | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Togo | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Mali | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Mozambique | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Niger | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Namibia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Liberia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Tanzania | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Madagascar | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Senegal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Kenya | 0.0 | 2010 |
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