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Economy > Oil > Proved reserves: Countries Compared

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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 262.6 billion bbl 2011
2 VenezuelaVenezuela 211.2 billion bbl 2011
3 CanadaCanada 175.2 billion bbl 2011
4 IranIran 137 billion bbl 2011
5 IraqIraq 115 billion bbl 2011
6 KuwaitKuwait 104 billion bbl 2011
7 United Arab EmiratesUAE 97.8 billion bbl 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 96.21 billion bbl 2011
8 RussiaRussia 60 billion bbl 2011
9 LibyaLibya 46.42 billion bbl 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 45.35 billion bbl 2011
10 NigeriaNigeria 37.2 billion bbl 2011
11 KazakhstanKazakhstan 30 billion bbl 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 28.52 billion bbl 2011
12 QatarQatar 25.38 billion bbl 2011
13 United StatesUnited States 20.68 billion bbl 2011
14 ChinaChina 20.35 billion bbl 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 20.12 billion bbl 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 19.75 billion bbl 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 16.68 billion bbl 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 15.94 billion bbl 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 13.99 billion bbl 2011
15 BrazilBrazil 12.86 billion bbl 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 12.38 billion bbl 2011
16 AlgeriaAlgeria 12.2 billion bbl 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 10.82 billion bbl 2011
17 MexicoMexico 10.42 billion bbl 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 10.18 billion bbl 2011
18 AngolaAngola 9.5 billion bbl 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 8.74 billion bbl 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 8.42 billion bbl 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 7.34 billion bbl 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 7.28 billion bbl 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.26 billion bbl 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 7.05 billion bbl 2011
19 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7 billion bbl 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 6.59 billion bbl 2011
20 EcuadorEcuador 6.51 billion bbl 2011
21 IndiaIndia 5.68 billion bbl 2011
22 NorwayNorway 5.67 billion bbl 2010
23 OmanOman 5.5 billion bbl 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.11 billion bbl 2011
24 SudanSudan 5 billion bbl 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 4.93 billion bbl 2011
25 EgyptEgypt 4.4 billion bbl 2011
26 MalaysiaMalaysia 4 billion bbl 2011
27 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.99 billion bbl 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 3.81 billion bbl 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 3.47 billion bbl 2010
28 AustraliaAustralia 3.32 billion bbl 2011
29 YemenYemen 3 billion bbl 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 2.87 billion bbl 2011
30 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.86 billion bbl 2011
31 ArgentinaArgentina 2.5 billion bbl 2011
32 SyriaSyria 2.5 billion bbl 2011
33 GabonGabon 2 billion bbl 2011
34 ColombiaColombia 1.9 billion bbl 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.76 billion bbl 2011
35 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.6 billion bbl 2011
36 ChadChad 1.5 billion bbl 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 1.39 billion bbl 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.37 billion bbl 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.2 billion bbl 2011
=37 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.1 billion bbl 2011
=37 BruneiBrunei 1.1 billion bbl 2011
39 UgandaUganda 1,000 million bbl 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 818.07 million bbl 2011
40 DenmarkDenmark 812 million bbl 2011
41 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 728.3 million bbl 2011
42 GhanaGhana 660 million bbl 2011
=43 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 600 million bbl 2011
=43 VietnamVietnam 600 million bbl 2011
=43 RomaniaRomania 600 million bbl 2011
46 UzbekistanUzbekistan 594 million bbl 2011
47 East TimorEast Timor 553.8 million bbl 2011
48 PeruPeru 532.7 million bbl 2011
49 ItalyItaly 476.5 million bbl 2011
50 BoliviaBolivia 465 million bbl 2011
51 ThailandThailand 435 million bbl 2011
52 TunisiaTunisia 425 million bbl 2011
53 UkraineUkraine 395 million bbl 2011
54 PakistanPakistan 313 million bbl 2011
55 NetherlandsNetherlands 310 million bbl 2011
56 GermanyGermany 276 million bbl 2011
57 TurkeyTurkey 270.4 million bbl 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 214.17 million bbl 2011
58 CameroonCameroon 200 million bbl 2011
59 AlbaniaAlbania 199.1 million bbl 2011
60 BelarusBelarus 198 million bbl 2011
61 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 180 million bbl 2011
=62 SpainSpain 150 million bbl 2011
=62 ChileChile 150 million bbl 2011
64 PhilippinesPhilippines 138.5 million bbl 2011
65 BahrainBahrain 124.6 million bbl 2011
66 CubaCuba 124 million bbl 2011
67 New ZealandNew Zealand 112.5 million bbl 2011
=68 MauritaniaMauritania 100 million bbl 2011
=68 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 100 million bbl 2011
70 PolandPoland 96.38 million bbl 2010
71 FranceFrance 91.63 million bbl 2011
72 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 88 million bbl 2011
73 GuatemalaGuatemala 83.07 million bbl 2011
74 SurinameSuriname 78.9 million bbl 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 78.14 million bbl 2011
75 SerbiaSerbia 77.5 million bbl 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 76.28 million bbl 2011
76 CroatiaCroatia 71 million bbl 2011
=77 AustriaAustria 50 million bbl 2011
=77 BurmaBurma 50 million bbl 2011
79 JapanJapan 44.12 million bbl 2011
80 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 40 million bbl 2011
81 GeorgiaGeorgia 35 million bbl 2011
82 BangladeshBangladesh 28 million bbl 2011
83 HungaryHungary 26.57 million bbl 2011
=84 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 15 million bbl 2011
=84 BulgariaBulgaria 15 million bbl 2011
=84 South AfricaSouth Africa 15 million bbl 2011
=87 TajikistanTajikistan 12 million bbl 2011
=87 LithuaniaLithuania 12 million bbl 2011
89 GreeceGreece 10 million bbl 2011
90 SlovakiaSlovakia 9 million bbl 2011
91 BeninBenin 8 million bbl 2011
92 BelizeBelize 6.7 million bbl 2011
93 TaiwanTaiwan 2.38 million bbl 2011
94 IsraelIsrael 1.94 million bbl 2011
95 BarbadosBarbados 1.79 million bbl 2011
96 JordanJordan 1,000,000 bbl 2011
97 MoroccoMorocco 680,000 bbl 2011
98 EthiopiaEthiopia 430,000 bbl 2011
=99 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 0.0 2011
=99 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 0.0 2011
=99 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2011
=99 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2011
=99 DominicaDominica 0.0 2011
=99 LiberiaLiberia 0.0 2011
=99 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0 2011
=99 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2011
=99 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2011
=99 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2011
=99 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2011
=99 NauruNauru 0.0 2011
=99 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2011
=99 MontenegroMontenegro 0.0 2011
=99 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.0 2011
=99 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2011
=99 FinlandFinland 0.0 2011
=99 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2011
=99 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2011
=99 PortugalPortugal 0.0 2011
=99 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2011
=99 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2011
=99 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2011
=99 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2011
=99 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2011
=99 GibraltarGibraltar 0.0 2011
=99 IrelandIreland 0.0 2011
=99 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 2011
=99 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2011
=99 Hong KongHong Kong 0.0 2011
=99 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2011
=99 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2011
=99 EstoniaEstonia 0.0 2011
=99 LebanonLebanon 0.0 2011
=99 FijiFiji 0.0 2011
=99 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 0.0 2011
=99 NepalNepal 0.0 2011
=99 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2011
=99 SenegalSenegal 0.0 2011
=99 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2011
=99 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.0 2011
=99 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2011
=99 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2011
=99 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2011
=99 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2011
=99 ArubaAruba 0.0 2011
=99 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2011
=99 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2011
=99 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2011
=99 GreenlandGreenland 0.0 2011
=99 NiueNiue 0.0 2011
=99 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2011
=99 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2011
=99 MacauMacau 0.0 2011
=99 GuamGuam 0.0 2011
=99 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2011
=99 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2011
=99 KenyaKenya 0.0 2011
=99 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2011
=99 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2011
=99 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2011
=99 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2011
=99 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2011
=99 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 2011
=99 LaosLaos 0.0 2011
=99 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.0 2011
=99 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2011
=99 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2011
=99 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0.0 2011
=99 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2011
=99 SwedenSweden 0.0 2011
=99 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.0 2011
=99 MaliMali 0.0 2011
=99 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011
=99 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2011
=99 MozambiqueMozambique 0.0 2011
=99 NigerNiger 0.0 2011
=99 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.0 2011
=99 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.0 2011
=99 BelgiumBelgium 0.0 2011
=99 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2011
=99 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2011
=99 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2011
=99 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2011
=99 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2011
=99 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2011
=99 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2011
=99 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2011
=99 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2011
=99 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2011
=99 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2011
=99 MaltaMalta 0.0 2011
=99 IcelandIceland 0.0 2011
=99 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2011
=99 MontserratMontserrat 0.0 2011
=99 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2011
=99 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 2011
=99 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2011
=99 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2011
=99 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2011
=99 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2011
=99 NamibiaNamibia 0.0 2011
=99 ComorosComoros 0.0 2011
=99 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2010
=99 Gaza StripGaza Strip 0.0 2010
=99 PanamaPanama 0.0 2010
=99 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2010
=99 MongoliaMongolia 0.0 2010
=99 TogoTogo 0.0 2010
=99 TongaTonga 0.0 2010
=99 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2010
=99 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2010
=99 West BankWest Bank 0.0 2009

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