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Proved Crude Oil Reserves - world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table

Reserves of crude oil by the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(million barrels)
per Capita
(barrels)
per km²
(barrels)
Date
1Venezuela300,000.09,668.5340,117January 2016 est.
2Saudi Arabia269,000.08,341.6125,134January 2016 est.
3Canada171,000.04,712.518,805January 2016 est.
4Iran157,800.01,980.3103,030January 2016 est.
5Iraq143,000.03,748.8326,957January 2016 est.
6Kuwait104,000.024,016.85,836,794January 2016 est.
7United Arab Emirates98,000.011,011.21,172,249January 2016 est.
8Russia80,000.0554.24,885January 2016 est.
9Libya48,360.07,392.327,484January 2016 est.
10Nigeria37,000.0198.940,625January 2016 est.
11United States of America36,520.0113.03,992January 2016 est.
12Kazakhstan30,000.01,685.611,112January 2016 est.
13China25,000.018.12,681January 2016 est.
13Qatar25,000.010,092.42,157,777January 2016 est.
15Brazil16,000.077.61,914January 2016 est.
16Algeria12,000.0297.05,038January 2016 est.
17Mexico9,700.080.24,990January 2016 est.
18Ecuador8,832.0534.331,903January 2016 est.
19Angola8,400.0308.76,738January 2016 est.
20Azerbaijan7,000.0717.184,716January 2016 est.
21India5,675.04.51,909January 2016 est.
22Oman5,300.01,200.717,124January 2016 est.
23Norway5,100.01,090.616,761January 2010 est.
24Sudan5,000.0126.32,686January 2016 est.
25Egypt4,400.048.34,420January 2016 est.
25Vietnam4,400.047.514,190January 2016 est.
27South Sudan3,750.0299.35,820January 2016 est.
28Indonesia3,693.014.32,039January 2016 est.
29Malaysia3,600.0113.710,954January 2016 est.
30Yemen3,000.0109.55,682January 2016 est.
31United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2,800.042.711,574January 2016 est.
32Syria2,500.0145.513,614January 2016 est.
32Uganda2,500.069.912,684July 2015
34Argentina2,400.055.1877January 2016 est.
35Colombia2,300.047.22,214January 2016 est.
36Gabon2,000.01,043.17,762January 2016 est.
37Congo (Republic)1,600.0329.74,685January 2016 est.
38Chad1,500.0126.61,191January 2016 est.
39Australia1,200.049.7156January 2016 est.
40Brunei1,100.02,603.6208,927January 2016 est.
40Equatorial Guinea1,100.0878.139,214January 2016 est.
42Peru700.022.2547January 2016 est.
42Trinidad and Tobago700.0517.0136,505January 2016 est.
44Ghana660.023.32,901January 2016 est.
45Denmark611.0106.614,399January 2016 est.
46Romania600.030.42,610January 2016 est.
46Turkmenistan600.0113.41,277January 2016 est.
46Uzbekistan600.018.81,410January 2016 est.
49Italy544.59.01,851January 2016 est.
50Japan541.64.31,486March 2015 est.
51Pakistan400.02.0519January 2016 est.
51Thailand400.05.9783January 2016 est.
51Tunisia400.035.42,575January 2016 est.
51Ukraine400.08.9690January 2016 est.
55Turkey300.03.8390January 2016 est.
56Bolivia209.819.1194January 2016 est.
57Albania200.069.47,300January 2016 est.
57Belarus200.021.0986January 2016 est.
57Cameroon200.08.8423January 2016 est.
57Papua New Guinea200.024.1442January 2016 est.
61Congo (Democratic Republic)180.02.279January 2016 est.
62Chile150.08.2202January 2016 est.
62Niger150.07.6118January 2016 est.
62Spain150.03.2301January 2016 est.
65Netherlands144.78.54,269January 2016 est.
66Cuba124.011.01,129January 2016 est.
67Bahrain100.070.3131,579January 2016 est.
67Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)100.04.2314January 2016 est.
67Germany100.01.2287January 2016 est.
67Philippines100.01.0335January 2016 est.
67Poland100.02.6329January 2010 est.
67Serbia100.014.21,291January 2016 est.
73Suriname89.0157.9570January 2016 est.
74France84.11.3153January 2016 est.
75Guatemala83.15.0775January 2016 est.
76Croatia71.017.01,268January 2016 est.
77New Zealand67.214.3254January 2016 est.
78Myanmar (Burma)50.01.077January 2016 est.
79Austria47.55.4576January 2016 est.
80Kyrgyzstan40.06.6209January 2016 est.
81Georgia35.08.7502January 2016 est.
82Bangladesh28.00.2215January 2016 est.
83Hungary27.22.8303January 2016 est.
84Mauritania20.05.319January 2016 est.
85Bulgaria15.02.1138January 2016 est.
85Czech Republic15.01.4194January 2016 est.
85South Africa15.00.312January 2016 est.
88Israel14.01.6686January 2016 est.
89Lithuania12.04.2191January 2016 est.
89Tajikistan12.01.485January 2016 est.
91Taiwan10.10.4312January 2016 est.
92Greece10.00.977January 2016 est.
93Slovakia9.01.7187January 2016 est.
94Benin8.00.772January 2016 est.
95Belize6.717.7294January 2016 est.
96Barbados2.58.95,884January 2016 est.
97Jordan1.00.111January 2016 est.
98Morocco0.70.02January 2016 est.
99Ethiopia0.40.00January 2016 est.
100Afghanistan0.00.00January 2016 est.
100American Samoa0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Antigua and Barbuda0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Armenia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Aruba0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Bahamas0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Belgium0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Bermuda0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Bhutan0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Bosnia and Herzegovina0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Botswana0.00.00January 2016 est.
100British Virgin Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Burkina Faso0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Burundi0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Cambodia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Cape Verde0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Cayman Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Central African Republic0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Comoros0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Cook Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Costa Rica0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Curacao0.00.00January 2011 est.
100Cyprus0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Djibouti0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Dominica0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Dominican Republic0.00.00January 2016 est.
100East Timor0.00.00January 2016 est.
100El Salvador0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Eritrea0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Estonia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Falkland Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Faroe Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Fiji0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Finland0.00.00January 2016 est.
100French Polynesia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Gambia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Gibraltar0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Greenland0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Grenada0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Guam0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Guinea0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Guinea-Bissau0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Guyana0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Haiti0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Honduras0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Hong Kong0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Iceland0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Ireland0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Jamaica0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Kenya0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Kiribati0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Korea (North)0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Korea (South)0.0...0 
100Laos0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Latvia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Lebanon0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Lesotho0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Liberia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Luxembourg0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Macau0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Macedonia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Madagascar0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Malawi0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Maldives0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Mali0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Malta0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Marshall Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Mauritius0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Micronesia0.00.00January 2014
100Moldova0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Montenegro0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Montserrat0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Mozambique0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Namibia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Nauru0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Nepal0.00.00January 2016 est.
100New Caledonia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Nicaragua0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Niue0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Palestinian Territories0.00.00January 2009 est.
100Panama0.00.00January 2010 est.
100Paraguay0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Portugal0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Puerto Rico0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Rwanda0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Saint Kitts and Nevis0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Saint Lucia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Samoa0.00.00January 2016 est.
100São Tomé and Príncipe0.00.00January 2010 est.
100Senegal0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Seychelles0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Sierra Leone0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Singapore0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Slovenia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Solomon Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Somalia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Sri Lanka0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Swaziland0.00.00January 2010 est.
100Sweden0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Switzerland0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Tanzania0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Togo0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Tokelau0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Tonga0.00.00January 2010 est.
100Turks and Caicos Islands0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Tuvalu0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Uruguay0.00.00January 2014 est.
100Vanuatu0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Virgin Islands of the U.S.0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Western Sahara0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Zambia0.00.00January 2016 est.
100Zimbabwe0.00.00January 2016 est.
 World1,662,000.0227.011,159January 2016 est.

No information is available for non-listed countries.

Proved reserves of crude oil 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. 1 US barrel corresponds to 158.9873 liters and 0.136 tons of oil.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017-01-17)