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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.

Description: The map displayed here shows how Oil - proved reserves varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Oil - proved reserves bar chart

 

CountryOil - proved reserves (bbl)Year
Venezuela302,300,004,3522020
Saudi Arabia266,200,006,6562020
Canada170,499,997,6962020
Iran157,200,007,1682020
Iraq148,799,995,9042020
Kuwait101,500,002,3042020
United Arab Emirates97,800,003,5842020
Russia80,000,000,0002020
Libya48,360,001,5362020
Nigeria37,449,998,3362020
Kazakhstan30,000,001,0242020
China25,629,999,1042020
Qatar25,240,000,5122020
Brazil12,629,999,6162020
Algeria12,199,999,4882020
Angola9,523,000,3202020
Ecuador8,272,999,9362020
Azerbaijan7,000,000,0002020
Mexico6,630,000,1282020
Norway6,376,000,0002020
Oman5,373,000,1922020
Sudan5,000,000,0002020
India4,495,000,0642020
Egypt4,400,000,0002020
Vietnam4,400,000,0002020
Malaysia3,600,000,0002020
Indonesia3,310,000,1282020
Yemen3,000,000,0002020
Uganda2,500,000,0002020
Syria2,500,000,0002020
Argentina2,161,999,8722020
United Kingdom2,068,999,9362020
Gabon2,000,000,0002020
Australia1,820,999,9362020
Colombia1,664,999,9362020
Congo, Republic of the1,600,000,0002020
Chad1,500,000,0002020
Brunei1,100,000,0002020
Equatorial Guinea1,100,000,0002020
Ghana660,000,0002020
Romania600,000,0002020
Turkmenistan600,000,0002020
Uzbekistan594,000,0002020
Italy487,800,0002020
Denmark439,000,0002020
Peru434,900,0002020
Tunisia425,000,0002020
Ukraine395,000,0002020
Thailand349,400,0002020
Turkey341,600,0002020
Pakistan332,200,0002020
Trinidad and Tobago243,000,0002020
Bolivia211,500,0002020
Cameroon200,000,0002020
Belarus198,000,0002020
Papua New Guinea183,800,0002020
Congo, Democratic Republic of the180,000,0002020
Albania168,300,0002020
Chile150,000,0002020
Niger150,000,0002020
Spain150,000,0002020
Burma139,000,0002020
Philippines138,500,0002020
Germany129,600,0002020
Poland126,000,0002020
Bahrain124,600,0002020
Cuba124,000,0002020
Suriname84,200,0002020
Guatemala83,070,0002020
Netherlands81,130,0002020
Serbia77,500,0002020
Croatia71,000,0002020
France65,970,0002020
New Zealand51,800,0002020
Japan44,120,0002020
Austria41,200,0002020
Kyrgyzstan40,000,0002020
Georgia35,000,0002020
Bangladesh28,000,0002020
Hungary24,000,0002020
Mauritania20,000,0002020
Bulgaria15,000,0002020
Czech Republic15,000,0002020
South Africa15,000,0002020
Israel12,730,0002020
Lithuania12,000,0002020
Tajikistan12,000,0002020
Greece10,000,0002020
Slovakia9,000,0002020
Benin8,000,0002020
Belize6,700,0002020
Barbados2,534,0002020
Taiwan2,380,0002020
Jordan1,000,0002020
Morocco684,0002020
Ethiopia428,0002020
Gambia, The02020
Finland02020
Fiji02020
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)02020
Grenada02020
Greenland02020
Guinea02020
Guyana02020
Haiti02020
Hong Kong02020
Honduras02020
Cape Verde02020
Ireland02020
Estonia02020
Eritrea02020
El Salvador02020
Comoros02020
Costa Rica02020
Central African Republic02020
Djibouti02020
Dominica02020
Dominican Republic02020
Botswana02020
Belgium02020
Bahamas, The02020
Bosnia and Herzegovina02020
Antigua and Barbuda02020
Afghanistan02020
Armenia02020
Andorra02020
Solomon Islands02020
Burundi02020
Bhutan02020
Cayman Islands02020
Sri Lanka02020
Cambodia02020
Mauritius02020
Lesotho02020
Luxembourg02020
Liberia02020
Korea, North02020
Kiribati02020
Madagascar02020
Macau02020
Moldova02020
Malawi02020
Montenegro02020
Macedonia02020
Mali02020
Kenya02020
Jamaica02020
Laos02020
Lebanon02020
Latvia02020
Iceland02020
Malta02020
Mozambique02020
New Caledonia02020
Vanuatu02020
Nicaragua02020
Nepal02020
Nauru02020
Paraguay02020
Guinea-Bissau02020
Panama02020
Portugal02020
Puerto Rico02020
Rwanda02020
Saint Kitts and Nevis02020
Seychelles02020
Zambia02020
Zimbabwe02020
Tonga02020
Togo02020
Sao Tome and Principe02020
Switzerland02020
Senegal02020
Slovenia02020
Sierra Leone02020
Singapore02020
Somalia02020
Saint Lucia02020
Sweden02020
Tuvalu02020
East Timor02020
Burkina Faso02020
Uruguay02020
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines02020
Tanzania02020
Namibia02020
Western Sahara02020
Samoa02020
Swaziland02020