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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.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Oil - proved reserves bar chart
| Country Name | Oil - proved reserves (bbl) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 262,600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Venezuela | 211,200,000,000 | 2011 |
| Canada | 175,200,000,000 | 2012 |
| Iran | 137,000,000,000 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 115,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Kuwait | 104,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97,800,000,000 | 2011 |
| Russia | 60,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Libya | 46,420,000,000 | 2011 |
| Nigeria | 37,200,000,000 | 2011 |
| Kazakhstan | 30,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Qatar | 25,380,000,000 | 2011 |
| United States | 20,680,000,000 | 2011 |
| China | 14,800,000,000 | 2011 |
| Brazil | 12,860,000,000 | 2011 |
| Algeria | 12,200,000,000 | 2011 |
| Mexico | 10,420,000,000 | 2011 |
| Angola | 9,500,000,000 | 2011 |
| Azerbaijan | 7,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ecuador | 6,510,000,000 | 2011 |
| Malaysia | 5,800,000,000 | 2011 |
| India | 5,682,000,000 | 2011 |
| Norway | 5,670,000,000 | 2010 |
| Oman | 5,500,000,000 | 2011 |
| Sudan | 5,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Egypt | 4,400,000,000 | 2011 |
| Indonesia | 3,990,000,000 | 2011 |
| Australia | 3,318,000,000 | 2011 |
| Yemen | 3,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| United Kingdom | 2,858,000,000 | 2011 |
| Argentina | 2,505,000,000 | 2011 |
| Syria | 2,500,000,000 | 2011 |
| Gabon | 2,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Colombia | 1,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 1,600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Chad | 1,500,000,000 | 2011 |
| Denmark | 1,164,000,000 | 2011 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Brunei | 1,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Uganda | 1,000,000,000 | 2010 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 728,300,000 | 2011 |
| Ghana | 660,000,000 | 2011 |
| Romania | 600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Vietnam | 600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Turkmenistan | 600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Uzbekistan | 594,000,000 | 2011 |
| East Timor | 553,800,000 | 2011 |
| Peru | 532,700,000 | 2011 |
| Italy | 476,500,000 | 2011 |
| Bolivia | 465,000,000 | 2011 |
| Thailand | 435,000,000 | 2011 |
| Tunisia | 425,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ukraine | 395,000,000 | 2011 |
| Pakistan | 313,000,000 | 2011 |
| Netherlands | 310,000,000 | 2011 |
| Germany | 276,000,000 | 2011 |
| Turkey | 270,400,000 | 2011 |
| Cameroon | 200,000,000 | 2011 |
| Albania | 199,100,000 | 2011 |
| Belarus | 198,000,000 | 2011 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 180,000,000 | 2011 |
| Chile | 150,000,000 | 2011 |
| Spain | 150,000,000 | 2011 |
| Philippines | 138,500,000 | 2011 |
| Bahrain | 124,600,000 | 2011 |
| Cuba | 124,000,000 | 2011 |
| New Zealand | 112,500,000 | 2011 |
| Mauritania | 100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Poland | 96,380,000 | 2010 |
| France | 91,630,000 | 2011 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88,000,000 | 2011 |
| Guatemala | 83,070,000 | 2011 |
| Suriname | 78,900,000 | 2011 |
| Serbia | 77,500,000 | 2011 |
| Croatia | 66,000,000 | 2011 |
| Austria | 50,000,000 | 2011 |
| Burma | 50,000,000 | 2011 |
| Japan | 44,120,000 | 2011 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 40,000,000 | 2011 |
| Georgia | 35,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | 28,000,000 | 2011 |
| Hungary | 26,570,000 | 2011 |
| South Africa | 15,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bulgaria | 15,000,000 | 2011 |
| Czech Republic | 15,000,000 | 2011 |
| Lithuania | 12,000,000 | 2011 |
| Tajikistan | 12,000,000 | 2011 |
| Greece | 10,000,000 | 2011 |
| Slovakia | 9,000,000 | 2011 |
| Benin | 8,000,000 | 2011 |
| Belize | 6,700,000 | 2011 |
| Taiwan | 2,380,000 | 2011 |
| Israel | 1,940,000 | 2011 |
| Barbados | 1,790,000 | 2011 |
| Jordan | 1,000,000 | 2011 |
| Morocco | 680,000 | 2011 |
| Ethiopia | 430,000 | 2011 |
| Gambia, The | 0 | 2011 |
| Finland | 0 | 2011 |
| Fiji | 0 | 2011 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 | 2011 |
| Grenada | 0 | 2011 |
| Greenland | 0 | 2011 |
| Guinea | 0 | 2011 |
| Guyana | 0 | 2011 |
| Haiti | 0 | 2011 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 2012 |
| Honduras | 0 | 2011 |
| Cape Verde | 0 | 2011 |
| Ireland | 0 | 2011 |
| Estonia | 0 | 2011 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 2011 |
| El Salvador | 0 | 2011 |
| Comoros | 0 | 2011 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 2011 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 2011 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 2011 |
| Dominica | 0 | 2011 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 2011 |
| Botswana | 0 | 2011 |
| Belgium | 0 | 2011 |
| Bahamas, The | 0 | 2011 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2011 |
| Armenia | 0 | 2011 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2011 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 2011 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 2011 |
| Burundi | 0 | 2011 |
| Bhutan | 0 | 2011 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 2011 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2011 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 2011 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 2011 |
| Malta | 0 | 2011 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 2011 |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 2011 |
| Niger | 0 | 2011 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 2011 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 2011 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 2011 |
| Nepal | 0 | 2011 |
| Nauru | 0 | 2011 |
| Senegal | 0 | 2011 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 2011 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 2011 |
| Singapore | 0 | 2011 |
| Somalia | 0 | 2011 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 2011 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 2011 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2011 |
| Panama | 0 | 2010 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2011 |
| Kenya | 0 | 2011 |
| Korea, North | 0 | 2011 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 2011 |
| Jamaica | 0 | 2011 |
| Iceland | 0 | 2011 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 2011 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 2011 |
| Liberia | 0 | 2011 |
| Laos | 0 | 2011 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 2011 |
| Latvia | 0 | 2011 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 2011 |
| Macau | 0 | 2011 |
| Moldova | 0 | 2011 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 2010 |
| Malawi | 0 | 2011 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 2011 |
| Macedonia | 0 | 2011 |
| Mali | 0 | 2011 |
| Tonga | 0 | 2010 |
| Togo | 0 | 2010 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2010 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 2011 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2011 |
| Seychelles | 0 | 2010 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2011 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2011 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 2011 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2011 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 2011 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 2009 |
| Namibia | 0 | 2011 |
| Western Sahara | 0 | 2011 |
| Samoa | 0 | 2011 |
| Swaziland | 0 | 2010 |
| Zambia | 0 | 2011 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 2011 |
