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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.
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DATE
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1 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 264.6 billion bbl 2010
2 CanadaCanada 175.2 billion bbl 2010
3 IranIran 137.6 billion bbl 2010
4 IraqIraq 115 billion bbl 2010
5 KuwaitKuwait 104 billion bbl 2010
6 United Arab EmiratesUAE 97.8 billion bbl 2010
7 VenezuelaVenezuela 97.77 billion bbl 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 86.69 billion bbl 2010
8 RussiaRussia 74.2 billion bbl 2009
9 LibyaLibya 47 billion bbl 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 45.61 billion bbl 2010
10 NigeriaNigeria 37.5 billion bbl 2010
11 KazakhstanKazakhstan 30 billion bbl 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 28.32 billion bbl 2010
12 QatarQatar 25.41 billion bbl 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 21.13 billion bbl 2010
13 ChinaChina 20.35 billion bbl 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 19.87 billion bbl 2010
14 United StatesUnited States 19.12 billion bbl 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 16.24 billion bbl 2010
15 AngolaAngola 13.5 billion bbl 2010
16 AlgeriaAlgeria 13.42 billion bbl 2010
17 BrazilBrazil 13.2 billion bbl 2010
18 MexicoMexico 12.42 billion bbl 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 10.99 billion bbl 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 9.76 billion bbl 2010
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 7.5 billion bbl 2010
19 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7 billion bbl 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 7 billion bbl 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.98 billion bbl 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 6.83 billion bbl 2010
20 SudanSudan 6.8 billion bbl 2010
21 NorwayNorway 6.68 billion bbl 2010
22 EcuadorEcuador 6.54 billion bbl 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.18 billion bbl 2010
23 IndiaIndia 5.8 billion bbl 2010
24 OmanOman 5.5 billion bbl 2010
25 European UnionEuropean Union 5.45 billion bbl 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5 billion bbl 2010
26 VietnamVietnam 4.7 billion bbl 2010
27 EgyptEgypt 4.3 billion bbl 2010
28 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.05 billion bbl 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 3.83 billion bbl 2010
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 3.8 billion bbl 2010
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.79 billion bbl 2010
29 AustraliaAustralia 3.32 billion bbl 2010
30 YemenYemen 3.16 billion bbl 2010
31 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3.08 billion bbl 2010
32 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.9 billion bbl 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 2.89 billion bbl 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.78 billion bbl 2010
33 SyriaSyria 2.5 billion bbl 2010
34 ArgentinaArgentina 2.39 billion bbl 2010
35 GabonGabon 2 billion bbl 2010
36 ColombiaColombia 1.9 billion bbl 2010
37 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.6 billion bbl 2010
38 ChadChad 1.5 billion bbl 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.34 billion bbl 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.25 billion bbl 2010
=39 BruneiBrunei 1.1 billion bbl 2010
=39 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.1 billion bbl 2010
41 DenmarkDenmark 1.06 billion bbl 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.05 billion bbl 2010
42 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 728.3 million bbl 2010
=43 RomaniaRomania 600 million bbl 2010
=43 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 600 million bbl 2010
45 UzbekistanUzbekistan 594 million bbl 2010
46 East TimorEast Timor 553.8 million bbl 2008
47 PeruPeru 470.8 million bbl 2010
48 BoliviaBolivia 465 million bbl 2010
49 PakistanPakistan 436.2 million bbl 2010
50 ThailandThailand 430 million bbl 2010
51 TunisiaTunisia 425 million bbl 2010
52 ItalyItaly 423.7 million bbl 2010
53 UkraineUkraine 395 million bbl 2010
54 GermanyGermany 276 million bbl 2010
55 TurkeyTurkey 262.2 million bbl 2010
56 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 250 million bbl 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 227.45 million bbl 2010
57 CameroonCameroon 200 million bbl 2010
58 AlbaniaAlbania 199.1 million bbl 2010
59 BelarusBelarus 198 million bbl 2010
60 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 180 million bbl 2010
61 CubaCuba 178.9 million bbl 2010
62 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 170 million bbl 2010
63 PhilippinesPhilippines 168 million bbl 2010
=64 ChileChile 150 million bbl 2010
=64 SpainSpain 150 million bbl 2010
66 BahrainBahrain 124.6 million bbl 2010
67 FranceFrance 101.2 million bbl 2010
=68 MauritaniaMauritania 100 million bbl 2010
=68 MoroccoMorocco 100 million bbl 2010
=68 NetherlandsNetherlands 100 million bbl 2010
71 PolandPoland 96.38 million bbl 2010
72 AustriaAustria 89 million bbl 2010
73 GuatemalaGuatemala 83.07 million bbl 2010
74 SurinameSuriname 79.6 million bbl 2010
75 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 77.5 million bbl 2010
76 CroatiaCroatia 73.35 million bbl 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 68.17 million bbl 2010
77 New ZealandNew Zealand 60 million bbl 2010
78 BurmaBurma 50 million bbl 2010
79 JapanJapan 44.12 million bbl 2010
80 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 40 million bbl 2010
81 GeorgiaGeorgia 35 million bbl 2010
82 BangladeshBangladesh 28 million bbl 2010
83 HungaryHungary 26.57 million bbl 2010
=84 South AfricaSouth Africa 15 million bbl 2010
=84 BulgariaBulgaria 15 million bbl 2010
=84 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 15 million bbl 2010
=84 GhanaGhana 15 million bbl 2010
=88 LithuaniaLithuania 12 million bbl 2010
=88 TajikistanTajikistan 12 million bbl 2010
90 GreeceGreece 10 million bbl 2010
91 SlovakiaSlovakia 9 million bbl 2010
92 BeninBenin 8 million bbl 2010
93 BelizeBelize 6.7 million bbl 2010
94 TaiwanTaiwan 2.8 million bbl 2010
95 IsraelIsrael 1.94 million bbl 2010
96 BarbadosBarbados 1.79 million bbl 2010
97 JordanJordan 1,000,000 bbl 2010
98 EthiopiaEthiopia 430,000 bbl 2010
=99 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2010
=99 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2010
=99 NauruNauru 0.0 2010
=99 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2010
=99 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2010
=99 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2010
=99 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2010
=99 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0 2010
=99 LiberiaLiberia 0.0 2010
=99 DominicaDominica 0.0 2010
=99 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2010
=99 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2010
=99 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2010
=99 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 0.0 2010
=99 ComorosComoros 0.0 2010
=99 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2010
=99 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2010
=99 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2010
=99 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2010
=99 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2010
=99 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 2010
=99 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.0 2010
=99 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2010
=99 TogoTogo 0.0 2010
=99 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2010
=99 TongaTonga 0.0 2010
=99 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2010
=99 SwedenSweden 0.0 2010
=99 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.0 2010
=99 MaliMali 0.0 2010
=99 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2010
=99 MozambiqueMozambique 0.0 2010
=99 UgandaUganda 0.0 2010
=99 NigerNiger 0.0 2010
=99 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.0 2010
=99 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.0 2010
=99 BelgiumBelgium 0.0 2010
=99 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2010
=99 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2010
=99 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2010
=99 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2010
=99 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2010
=99 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2010
=99 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2010
=99 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2010
=99 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2010
=99 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2010
=99 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2010
=99 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2010
=99 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2010
=99 MaltaMalta 0.0 2010
=99 IcelandIceland 0.0 2010
=99 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2010
=99 MontserratMontserrat 0.0 2010
=99 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2010
=99 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 2010
=99 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2010
=99 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2010
=99 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2010
=99 NamibiaNamibia 0.0 2010
=99 KenyaKenya 0.0 2010
=99 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2010
=99 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2010
=99 GuamGuam 0.0 2010
=99 MacauMacau 0.0 2010
=99 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2010
=99 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2010
=99 NiueNiue 0.0 2010
=99 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2010
=99 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2010
=99 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2010
=99 ArubaAruba 0.0 2010
=99 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2010
=99 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2010
=99 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2010
=99 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2010
=99 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2010
=99 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2010
=99 SenegalSenegal 0.0 2010
=99 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2010
=99 NepalNepal 0.0 2010
=99 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 0.0 2010
=99 FijiFiji 0.0 2010
=99 LebanonLebanon 0.0 2010
=99 EstoniaEstonia 0.0 2010
=99 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2010
=99 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2010
=99 Hong KongHong Kong 0.0 2010
=99 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2010
=99 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 2010
=99 IrelandIreland 0.0 2010
=99 GibraltarGibraltar 0.0 2010
=99 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2010
=99 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2010
=99 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2010
=99 PanamaPanama 0.0 2010
=99 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2010
=99 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2010
=99 PortugalPortugal 0.0 2010
=99 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2010
=99 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2010
=99 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2010
=99 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.0 2010

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Interesting observations about Energy > Oil > Proved > Reserves

  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst Hot countries in 2010.
  • Canada ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst Christian countries in 2010.
  • Russia ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst Europe in 2009.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst European Union in 2010.
  • United States ranked second for oil > proved > reserves amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2010.
  • Iraq ranked third for oil > proved > reserves amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
  • Nigeria ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2010.
  • Venezuela ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst Catholic countries in 2010.
  • China ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2010.
  • India ranked first for oil > proved > reserves amongst Densely populated countries in 2010.
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