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Energy > Crude 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 VenezuelaVenezuela 297.6 billion bbl 2013
2 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 267.9 billion bbl 2013
3 CanadaCanada 173.1 billion bbl 2013
4 IranIran 154.6 billion bbl 2013
5 IraqIraq 141.4 billion bbl 2013
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 108.78 billion bbl 2013
6 KuwaitKuwait 104 billion bbl 2013
7 United Arab EmiratesUAE 97.8 billion bbl 2013
8 RussiaRussia 80 billion bbl 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 48.18 billion bbl 2013
9 LibyaLibya 48.01 billion bbl 2013
10 NigeriaNigeria 37.2 billion bbl 2013
11 KazakhstanKazakhstan 30 billion bbl 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 28.26 billion bbl 2013
12 ChinaChina 25.58 billion bbl 2013
13 QatarQatar 25.38 billion bbl 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 21.75 billion bbl 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 21.71 billion bbl 2013
14 United StatesUnited States 20.68 billion bbl 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 18.67 billion bbl 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 17.68 billion bbl 2013
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 17.33 billion bbl 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 17.03 billion bbl 2013
15 BrazilBrazil 13.15 billion bbl 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 12.58 billion bbl 2013
16 AlgeriaAlgeria 12.2 billion bbl 2013
17 AngolaAngola 10.47 billion bbl 2013
18 MexicoMexico 10.26 billion bbl 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 10.02 billion bbl 2013
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 9.91 billion bbl 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 9.89 billion bbl 2013
19 EcuadorEcuador 8.24 billion bbl 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 8.03 billion bbl 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 7.93 billion bbl 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.8 billion bbl 2013
20 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7 billion bbl 2013
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 6.07 billion bbl 2013
21 OmanOman 5.5 billion bbl 2013
22 IndiaIndia 5.48 billion bbl 2013
23 NorwayNorway 5.37 billion bbl 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.23 billion bbl 2013
=24 VietnamVietnam 4.4 billion bbl 2013
=24 EgyptEgypt 4.4 billion bbl 2013
26 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.03 billion bbl 2013
27 MalaysiaMalaysia 4 billion bbl 2013
28 South SudanSouth Sudan 3.75 billion bbl 2013
29 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3.12 billion bbl 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 3.08 billion bbl 2013
30 YemenYemen 3 billion bbl 2013
31 ArgentinaArgentina 2.81 billion bbl 2013
=32 SyriaSyria 2.5 billion bbl 2013
=32 UgandaUganda 2.5 billion bbl 2010
34 ColombiaColombia 2.2 billion bbl 2013
35 GabonGabon 2 billion bbl 2013
36 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.6 billion bbl 2013
37 ChadChad 1.5 billion bbl 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.44 billion bbl 2013
38 AustraliaAustralia 1.43 billion bbl 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.36 billion bbl 2013
39 SudanSudan 1.25 billion bbl 2013
=40 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.1 billion bbl 2013
=40 BruneiBrunei 1.1 billion bbl 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 973.07 million bbl 2013
42 DenmarkDenmark 805 million bbl 2013
43 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 728.3 million bbl 2013
44 GhanaGhana 660 million bbl 2013
=45 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 600 million bbl 2013
=45 RomaniaRomania 600 million bbl 2013
47 UzbekistanUzbekistan 594 million bbl 2013
48 PeruPeru 579.2 million bbl 2013
49 ItalyItaly 521.3 million bbl 2013
50 ThailandThailand 453.3 million bbl 2013
51 TunisiaTunisia 425 million bbl 2013
52 UkraineUkraine 395 million bbl 2013
53 TurkeyTurkey 270.4 million bbl 2013
54 GermanyGermany 254.2 million bbl 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 247.54 million bbl 2013
55 PakistanPakistan 247.5 million bbl 2013
56 NetherlandsNetherlands 243.9 million bbl 2013
57 BoliviaBolivia 209.8 million bbl 2013
58 CameroonCameroon 200 million bbl 2013
59 BelarusBelarus 198 million bbl 2013
60 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 180 million bbl 2013
61 AlbaniaAlbania 172.4 million bbl 2013
62 PolandPoland 156.5 million bbl 2010
63 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 154.3 million bbl 2013
=64 SpainSpain 150 million bbl 2013
=64 ChileChile 150 million bbl 2013
66 PhilippinesPhilippines 138.5 million bbl 2013
67 BahrainBahrain 124.6 million bbl 2013
68 CubaCuba 124 million bbl 2013
69 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 100 million bbl 2013
70 AfghanistanAfghanistan 87 million bbl 2012
71 FranceFrance 85.18 million bbl 2013
72 AustriaAustria 85 million bbl 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 84.91 million bbl 2013
73 GuatemalaGuatemala 83.07 million bbl 2013
74 New ZealandNew Zealand 81.4 million bbl 2013
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 78.14 million bbl 2012
75 SerbiaSerbia 77.5 million bbl 2013
76 SurinameSuriname 76.8 million bbl 2013
77 CroatiaCroatia 71 million bbl 2013
78 BurmaBurma 50 million bbl 2013
79 JapanJapan 44.12 million bbl 2013
80 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 40 million bbl 2013
81 GeorgiaGeorgia 35 million bbl 2013
82 BangladeshBangladesh 28 million bbl 2013
83 HungaryHungary 27.32 million bbl 2013
84 MauritaniaMauritania 20 million bbl 2013
=85 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 15 million bbl 2013
=85 BulgariaBulgaria 15 million bbl 2013
=85 South AfricaSouth Africa 15 million bbl 2013
=88 TajikistanTajikistan 12 million bbl 2013
=88 LithuaniaLithuania 12 million bbl 2013
90 IsraelIsrael 11.5 million bbl 2013
91 GreeceGreece 10 million bbl 2013
92 SlovakiaSlovakia 9 million bbl 2013
93 BeninBenin 8 million bbl 2013
94 BelizeBelize 6.7 million bbl 2013
95 TaiwanTaiwan 2.38 million bbl 2013
96 BarbadosBarbados 2.26 million bbl 2013
97 JordanJordan 1,000,000 bbl 2013
98 MoroccoMorocco 680,000 bbl 2013
99 EthiopiaEthiopia 430,000 bbl 2013
=100 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2013
=100 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2013
=100 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2013
=100 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2013
=100 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2013
=100 GibraltarGibraltar 0.0 2013
=100 IrelandIreland 0.0 2013
=100 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 2013
=100 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2013
=100 Hong KongHong Kong 0.0 2013
=100 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2013
=100 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2013
=100 EstoniaEstonia 0.0 2013
=100 LebanonLebanon 0.0 2013
=100 FijiFiji 0.0 2013
=100 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 0.0 2013
=100 NepalNepal 0.0 2013
=100 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2013
=100 SenegalSenegal 0.0 2013
=100 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2013
=100 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.0 2013
=100 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2013
=100 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2013
=100 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2013
=100 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2013
=100 ArubaAruba 0.0 2013
=100 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2013
=100 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2013
=100 GreenlandGreenland 0.0 2013
=100 NiueNiue 0.0 2013
=100 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2013
=100 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2013
=100 MacauMacau 0.0 2013
=100 GuamGuam 0.0 2013
=100 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2013
=100 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2013
=100 KenyaKenya 0.0 2013
=100 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2013
=100 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2013
=100 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2013
=100 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2013
=100 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2013
=100 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 2013
=100 LaosLaos 0.0 2013
=100 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.0 2013
=100 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2013
=100 TogoTogo 0.0 2013
=100 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2013
=100 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0.0 2013
=100 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2013
=100 SwedenSweden 0.0 2013
=100 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.0 2013
=100 MaliMali 0.0 2013
=100 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2013
=100 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2013
=100 MozambiqueMozambique 0.0 2013
=100 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.0 2013
=100 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.0 2013
=100 BelgiumBelgium 0.0 2013
=100 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2013
=100 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2013
=100 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2013
=100 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2013
=100 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2013
=100 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2013
=100 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2013
=100 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2013
=100 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2013
=100 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2013
=100 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2013
=100 MaltaMalta 0.0 2013
=100 IcelandIceland 0.0 2013
=100 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2013
=100 MontserratMontserrat 0.0 2013
=100 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2013
=100 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 2013
=100 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2013
=100 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2013
=100 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2013
=100 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2013
=100 NamibiaNamibia 0.0 2013
=100 ComorosComoros 0.0 2013
=100 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0.0 2013
=100 East TimorEast Timor 0.0 2013
=100 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 0.0 2013
=100 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2013
=100 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2013
=100 DominicaDominica 0.0 2013
=100 LiberiaLiberia 0.0 2013
=100 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0 2013
=100 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2013
=100 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2013
=100 NauruNauru 0.0 2013
=100 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2013
=100 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.0 2013
=100 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2013
=100 FinlandFinland 0.0 2013
=100 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2013
=100 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2013
=100 MontenegroMontenegro 0.0 2012
=100 PanamaPanama 0.0 2010
=100 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2010
=100 Gaza StripGaza Strip 0.0 2010
=100 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2010
=100 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2010
=100 TongaTonga 0.0 2010
=100 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2009
=100 West BankWest Bank 0.0 2009

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Interesting observations about Energy > Crude oil > Proved reserves

  • Venezuela ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • Canada ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
  • United States ranked third for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Russia ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Europe in 2013.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst European Union in 2013.
  • Nigeria ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
  • China ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • Iraq ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Failed states in 2013.
  • India ranked first for crude oil > proved reserves amongst Densely populated countries in 2013.
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