Energy > 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 |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 264.6 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
2 | Canada | 175.2 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
3 | Iran | 137.6 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
4 | Iraq | 115 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
5 | Kuwait | 104 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
6 | United Arab Emirates | 97.8 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
7 | Venezuela | 97.77 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 86.69 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
8 | Russia | 74.2 billion bbl | 2009 | ||
9 | Libya | 47 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 45.61 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
10 | Nigeria | 37.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
11 | Kazakhstan | 30 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 28.32 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
12 | Qatar | 25.41 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 21.13 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
13 | China | 20.35 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 19.87 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
14 | United States | 19.12 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 16.24 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
15 | Angola | 13.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
16 | Algeria | 13.42 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
17 | Brazil | 13.2 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
18 | Mexico | 12.42 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 10.99 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 9.76 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 7.5 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
19 | Azerbaijan | 7 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 7 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 6.98 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 6.83 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
20 | Sudan | 6.8 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
21 | Norway | 6.68 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
22 | Ecuador | 6.54 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 6.18 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
23 | India | 5.8 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
24 | Oman | 5.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
25 | European Union | 5.45 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
26 | Vietnam | 4.7 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
27 | Egypt | 4.3 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
28 | Indonesia | 4.05 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 3.83 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 3.8 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 3.79 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
29 | Australia | 3.32 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
30 | Yemen | 3.16 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
31 | United Kingdom | 3.08 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
32 | Malaysia | 2.9 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 2.89 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2.78 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
33 | Syria | 2.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
34 | Argentina | 2.39 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
35 | Gabon | 2 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
36 | Colombia | 1.9 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
37 | Congo, Republic of the | 1.6 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
38 | Chad | 1.5 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.34 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 1.25 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
=39 | Brunei | 1.1 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
=39 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
41 | Denmark | 1.06 billion bbl | 2010 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.05 billion bbl | 2010 | |||
42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 728.3 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=43 | Romania | 600 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=43 | Turkmenistan | 600 million bbl | 2010 | ||
45 | Uzbekistan | 594 million bbl | 2010 | ||
46 | East Timor | 553.8 million bbl | 2008 | ||
47 | Peru | 470.8 million bbl | 2010 | ||
48 | Bolivia | 465 million bbl | 2010 | ||
49 | Pakistan | 436.2 million bbl | 2010 | ||
50 | Thailand | 430 million bbl | 2010 | ||
51 | Tunisia | 425 million bbl | 2010 | ||
52 | Italy | 423.7 million bbl | 2010 | ||
53 | Ukraine | 395 million bbl | 2010 | ||
54 | Germany | 276 million bbl | 2010 | ||
55 | Turkey | 262.2 million bbl | 2010 | ||
56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 250 million bbl | 2010 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 227.45 million bbl | 2010 | |||
57 | Cameroon | 200 million bbl | 2010 | ||
58 | Albania | 199.1 million bbl | 2010 | ||
59 | Belarus | 198 million bbl | 2010 | ||
60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 180 million bbl | 2010 | ||
61 | Cuba | 178.9 million bbl | 2010 | ||
62 | Papua New Guinea | 170 million bbl | 2010 | ||
63 | Philippines | 168 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=64 | Chile | 150 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=64 | Spain | 150 million bbl | 2010 | ||
66 | Bahrain | 124.6 million bbl | 2010 | ||
67 | France | 101.2 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=68 | Mauritania | 100 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=68 | Morocco | 100 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=68 | Netherlands | 100 million bbl | 2010 | ||
71 | Poland | 96.38 million bbl | 2010 | ||
72 | Austria | 89 million bbl | 2010 | ||
73 | Guatemala | 83.07 million bbl | 2010 | ||
74 | Suriname | 79.6 million bbl | 2010 | ||
75 | Serbia and Montenegro | 77.5 million bbl | 2010 | ||
76 | Croatia | 73.35 million bbl | 2010 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 68.17 million bbl | 2010 | |||
77 | New Zealand | 60 million bbl | 2010 | ||
78 | Burma | 50 million bbl | 2010 | ||
79 | Japan | 44.12 million bbl | 2010 | ||
80 | Kyrgyzstan | 40 million bbl | 2010 | ||
81 | Georgia | 35 million bbl | 2010 | ||
82 | Bangladesh | 28 million bbl | 2010 | ||
83 | Hungary | 26.57 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=84 | South Africa | 15 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=84 | Bulgaria | 15 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=84 | Czech Republic | 15 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=84 | Ghana | 15 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=88 | Lithuania | 12 million bbl | 2010 | ||
=88 | Tajikistan | 12 million bbl | 2010 | ||
90 | Greece | 10 million bbl | 2010 | ||
91 | Slovakia | 9 million bbl | 2010 | ||
92 | Benin | 8 million bbl | 2010 | ||
93 | Belize | 6.7 million bbl | 2010 | ||
94 | Taiwan | 2.8 million bbl | 2010 | ||
95 | Israel | 1.94 million bbl | 2010 | ||
96 | Barbados | 1.79 million bbl | 2010 | ||
97 | Jordan | 1,000,000 bbl | 2010 | ||
98 | Ethiopia | 430,000 bbl | 2010 | ||
=99 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | South Korea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Madagascar | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Tanzania | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Liberia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Cyprus | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Togo | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Tonga | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Sweden | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Mali | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Latvia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Mozambique | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Niger | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Puerto Rico | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Belgium | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | French Polynesia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Uruguay | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Nicaragua | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Malta | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Montserrat | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | New Caledonia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | North Korea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Honduras | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Singapore | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Namibia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Kenya | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Guam | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Macau | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Jamaica | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Samoa | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Niue | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Cambodia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Senegal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Estonia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Hong Kong | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | El Salvador | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Ireland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Costa Rica | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Panama | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Portugal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Dominican Republic | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=99 | Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2010 |