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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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
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HISTORY
1 KuwaitKuwait 34,764.24 bbl 2010
2 QatarQatar 14,522.38 bbl 2010
3 United Arab EmiratesUAE 11,585.57 bbl 2010
4 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 9,707.1 bbl 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 8,052.35 bbl 2010
5 LibyaLibya 7,780.67 bbl 2010
6 CanadaCanada 5,133.83 bbl 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 4,816.66 bbl 2010
7 IraqIraq 3,714.18 bbl 2010
8 VenezuelaVenezuela 3,366.35 bbl 2010
9 BruneiBrunei 2,746.09 bbl 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2,021.21 bbl 2010
10 OmanOman 1,962.35 bbl 2010
11 IranIran 1,847.91 bbl 2010
12 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,837.87 bbl 2010
13 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1,580.08 bbl 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1,407.71 bbl 2010
14 NorwayNorway 1,366.26 bbl 2010
15 GabonGabon 1,285.16 bbl 2010
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 835.24 bbl 2010
16 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 773.11 bbl 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 751.06 bbl 2010
17 AngolaAngola 690.57 bbl 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 666.68 bbl 2010
18 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 548.38 bbl 2010
19 RussiaRussia 522.87 bbl 2009
20 East TimorEast Timor 513.77 bbl 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 473.09 bbl 2010
21 EcuadorEcuador 436.1 bbl 2010
22 AlgeriaAlgeria 362.09 bbl 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 295.01 bbl 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 284.1 bbl 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 255.12 bbl 2010
23 NigeriaNigeria 234.8 bbl 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 233.81 bbl 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 200.05 bbl 2010
24 DenmarkDenmark 191.07 bbl 2010
25 SudanSudan 190.73 bbl 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 165.99 bbl 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 161.07 bbl 2010
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 160.82 bbl 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 153.39 bbl 2010
26 SurinameSuriname 151.63 bbl 2010
27 AustraliaAustralia 150.37 bbl 2010
28 YemenYemen 138.82 bbl 2010
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 135.99 bbl 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 132.34 bbl 2010
29 ChadChad 127.98 bbl 2010
30 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 119 bbl 2010
31 SyriaSyria 116.1 bbl 2010
32 MexicoMexico 105.36 bbl 2010
33 MalaysiaMalaysia 102.56 bbl 2010
34 BahrainBahrain 99.56 bbl 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 88.61 bbl 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 85.01 bbl 2010
35 BrazilBrazil 67.62 bbl 2010
36 AlbaniaAlbania 63.2 bbl 2010
37 United StatesUnited States 61.81 bbl 2010
38 ArgentinaArgentina 59.1 bbl 2010
39 EgyptEgypt 55.07 bbl 2010
40 VietnamVietnam 54.06 bbl 2010
41 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 49.53 bbl 2010
42 BoliviaBolivia 45.78 bbl 2010
43 ColombiaColombia 40.91 bbl 2010
44 TunisiaTunisia 40.29 bbl 2010
45 RomaniaRomania 27.99 bbl 2010
46 MauritaniaMauritania 27.71 bbl 2010
47 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 24.79 bbl 2010
48 BelizeBelize 21.71 bbl 2010
49 BelarusBelarus 20.86 bbl 2010
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 20.8 bbl 2010
51 IndonesiaIndonesia 16.83 bbl 2010
52 CroatiaCroatia 16.6 bbl 2010
53 PeruPeru 16.09 bbl 2010
54 CubaCuba 15.86 bbl 2010
55 ChinaChina 15.21 bbl 2010
56 New ZealandNew Zealand 13.74 bbl 2010
57 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 13.17 bbl 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 12.29 bbl 2010
58 European UnionEuropean Union 10.76 bbl 2010
59 AustriaAustria 10.61 bbl 2010
60 CameroonCameroon 9.7 bbl 2010
61 ChileChile 8.75 bbl 2010
62 UkraineUkraine 8.61 bbl 2010
63 GeorgiaGeorgia 7.86 bbl 2010
64 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7.34 bbl 2010
65 ItalyItaly 7.01 bbl 2010
66 ThailandThailand 6.48 bbl 2010
67 BarbadosBarbados 6.38 bbl 2010
68 NetherlandsNetherlands 6.02 bbl 2010
69 GuatemalaGuatemala 5.79 bbl 2010
70 IndiaIndia 4.81 bbl 2010
71 LithuaniaLithuania 3.65 bbl 2010
72 TurkeyTurkey 3.63 bbl 2010
73 GermanyGermany 3.38 bbl 2010
74 SpainSpain 3.26 bbl 2010
75 MoroccoMorocco 3.16 bbl 2010
76 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.89 bbl 2010
77 HungaryHungary 2.66 bbl 2010
78 PolandPoland 2.52 bbl 2010
79 PakistanPakistan 2.52 bbl 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 2.02 bbl 2010
80 BulgariaBulgaria 1.99 bbl 2010
81 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.8 bbl 2010
82 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.66 bbl 2010
83 TajikistanTajikistan 1.57 bbl 2010
84 FranceFrance 1.56 bbl 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.5 bbl 2010
85 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.43 bbl 2010
86 BurmaBurma 0.963 bbl 2010
87 GreeceGreece 0.884 bbl 2010
88 BeninBenin 0.841 bbl 2010
89 GhanaGhana 0.618 bbl 2010
90 JapanJapan 0.346 bbl 2010
91 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.3 bbl 2010
92 IsraelIsrael 0.254 bbl 2010
93 BangladeshBangladesh 0.185 bbl 2010
94 JordanJordan 0.165 bbl 2010
95 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.00494 bbl 2010
=96 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2010
=96 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2010
=96 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2010
=96 DominicaDominica 0.0 2010
=96 LiberiaLiberia 0.0 2010
=96 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0 2010
=96 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2010
=96 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2010
=96 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2010
=96 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2010
=96 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2010
=96 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2010
=96 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2010
=96 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2010
=96 PortugalPortugal 0.0 2010
=96 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2010
=96 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2010
=96 PanamaPanama 0.0 2010
=96 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2010
=96 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2010
=96 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2010
=96 IrelandIreland 0.0 2010
=96 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 2010
=96 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2010
=96 Hong KongHong Kong 0.0 2010
=96 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2010
=96 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2010
=96 EstoniaEstonia 0.0 2010
=96 LebanonLebanon 0.0 2010
=96 FijiFiji 0.0 2010
=96 NepalNepal 0.0 2010
=96 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2010
=96 SenegalSenegal 0.0 2010
=96 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2010
=96 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2010
=96 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2010
=96 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2010
=96 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2010
=96 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2010
=96 ArubaAruba 0.0 2010
=96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2010
=96 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2010
=96 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2010
=96 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2010
=96 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2010
=96 MacauMacau 0.0 2010
=96 GuamGuam 0.0 2010
=96 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2010
=96 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2010
=96 KenyaKenya 0.0 2010
=96 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2010
=96 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2010
=96 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2010
=96 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2010
=96 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2010
=96 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 2010
=96 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2010
=96 TogoTogo 0.0 2010
=96 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2010
=96 TongaTonga 0.0 2010
=96 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2010
=96 SwedenSweden 0.0 2010
=96 MaliMali 0.0 2010
=96 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2010
=96 MozambiqueMozambique 0.0 2010
=96 UgandaUganda 0.0 2010
=96 NigerNiger 0.0 2010
=96 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.0 2010
=96 BelgiumBelgium 0.0 2010
=96 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2010
=96 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2010
=96 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2010
=96 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2010
=96 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2010
=96 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2010
=96 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2010
=96 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2010
=96 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2010
=96 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2010
=96 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2010
=96 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2010
=96 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2010
=96 MaltaMalta 0.0 2010
=96 IcelandIceland 0.0 2010
=96 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2010
=96 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2010
=96 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 2010
=96 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2010
=96 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2010
=96 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2010
=96 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2010
=96 NamibiaNamibia 0.0 2010
=96 ComorosComoros 0.0 2010

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