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Country Comparison :: Oil - proved reserves
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.
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Rank
 country (bbl) Date of Information
1 Saudi Arabia
266,800,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
2 Canada
178,600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
3 Iran
138,400,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
4 Iraq
115,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
5 Kuwait
104,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
6 United Arab Emirates
97,800,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
7 Venezuela
87,040,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
8 Russia
79,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
9 Libya
41,460,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
10 Nigeria
36,220,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
11 Kazakhstan
30,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
12 United States
20,970,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
13 China
16,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
14 Qatar
15,210,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
15 Algeria
12,200,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
16 Brazil
12,180,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
17 Mexico
11,650,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
18 Angola
9,035,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
19 Azerbaijan
7,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
20 Norway
6,865,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
21 European Union
6,146,000,000
1 January 2008
22 India
5,625,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
23 Oman
5,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
24 Sudan
5,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
25 Ecuador
4,517,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
26 Malaysia
4,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
27 Indonesia
3,990,000,000
1 January 2007 est.
28 Egypt
3,700,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
29 United Kingdom
3,600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
30 Yemen
3,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
31 Argentina
2,587,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
32 Syria
2,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
33 Gabon
2,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
34 Congo, Republic of the
1,600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
35 Colombia
1,506,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
36 Australia
1,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
37 Chad
1,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
38 Denmark
1,188,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
39 Brunei
1,100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
40 Equatorial Guinea
1,100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
41 Peru
930,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
42 Trinidad and Tobago
728,300,000
1 January 2008 est.
43 Romania
600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
44 Turkmenistan
600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
45 Vietnam
600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
46 Uzbekistan
594,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
47 Timor-Leste
553,800,000
1 January 2008
48 Bolivia
465,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
49 Italy
406,500,000
1 January 2008 est.
50 Tunisia
400,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
51 Ukraine
395,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
52 Germany
367,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
53 Turkey
300,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
54 Pakistan
289,200,000
1 January 2008 est.
55 Cameroon
200,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
56 Albania
199,100,000
1 January 2008 est.
57 Belarus
198,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
58 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
180,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
59 Thailand
176,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
60 Chile
150,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
61 Spain
150,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
62 Philippines
138,500,000
1 January 2008 est.
63 Bahrain
124,600,000
1 January 2008 est.
64 Cuba
124,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
65 France
122,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
66 Cote d'Ivoire
100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
67 Mauritania
100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
68 Netherlands
100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
69 Poland
96,380,000
1 January 2008 est.
70 Suriname
88,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
71 Papua New Guinea
88,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
72 Guatemala
83,070,000
1 January 2008 est.
73 Croatia
79,150,000
1 January 2008 est.
74 Serbia
77,500,000
1 January 2008 est.
75 New Zealand
55,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
76 Austria
50,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
77 Burma
50,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
78 Japan
44,120,000
1 January 2008 est.
79 Kyrgyzstan
40,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
80 Georgia
35,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
81 Bangladesh
28,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
82 Hungary
20,180,000
1 January 2008 est.
83 Bulgaria
15,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
84 Czech Republic
15,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
85 South Africa
15,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
86 Ghana
15,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
87 Lithuania
12,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
88 Tajikistan
12,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
89 Greece
10,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
90 Slovakia
9,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
91 Benin
8,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
92 Belize
6,700,000
1 January 2008 est.
93 Barbados
2,200,000
1 January 2008 est.
94 Israel
1,940,000
1 January 2008 est.
95 Taiwan
1,880,000
2008 est.
96 Jordan
1,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
97 Morocco
836,000
1 January 2008 est.
98 Ethiopia
428,000
1 January 2008 est.
99 Antigua and Barbuda
0
1 January 2006 est.
100 Afghanistan
0
1 January 2006 est.
101 Solomon Islands
0
1 January 2006 est.
102 Zimbabwe
0
1 January 2006 est.
103 Swaziland
0
1 January 2006 est.
104 Samoa
0
1 January 2006 est.
105 Western Sahara
0
1 January 2006 est.
106 Namibia
0
1 January 2006 est.
107 British Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2006 est.
108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0
1 January 2006 est.
109 Burkina Faso
0
1 January 2006 est.
110 Uganda
0
1 January 2006 est.
111 Tanzania
0
1 January 2006 est.
112 Sao Tome and Principe
0
1 January 2006 est.
113 Togo
0
1 January 2006 est.
114 Tonga
0
1 January 2007 est.
115 Turks and Caicos Islands
0
1 January 2006 est.
116 Sweden
0
1 January 2006 est.
117 Saint Lucia
0
1 January 2006 est.
118 Somalia
0
1 January 2006 est.
119 Singapore
0
1 January 2006 est.
120 Sierra Leone
0
1 January 2006 est.
121 Slovenia
0
1 January 2006 est.
122 Saint Helena
0
1 January 2006 est.
123 Senegal
0
1 January 2006 est.
124 Seychelles
0
1 January 2006
125 Saint Kitts and Nevis
0
1 January 2006 est.
126 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0
1 January 2006 est.
127 Rwanda
0
1 January 2006 est.
128 Puerto Rico
0
1 January 2006 est.
129 Vanuatu
0
1 January 2006 est.
130 Niue
0
1 January 2006 est.
131 New Caledonia
0
1 January 2006 est.
132 Mozambique
0
1 January 2006 est.
133 Maldives
0
1 January 2008 est.
134 Malta
0
1 January 2006 est.
135 Mauritius
0
1 January 2006 est.
136 Mali
0
1 January 2006 est.
137 Macedonia
0
1 January 2008 est.
138 Guinea-Bissau
0
1 January 2006 est.
139 Panama
0
1 January 2006 est.
140 Paraguay
0
1 January 2006 est.
141 Nicaragua
0
1 January 2006 est.
142 Netherlands Antilles
0
1 January 2006 est.
143 Nauru
0
1 January 2006 est.
144 Nepal
0
1 January 2006 est.
145 Montenegro
0
1 January 2006 est.
146 Malawi
0
1 January 2006 est.
147 Montserrat
0
1 January 2006 est.
148 Moldova
0
1 January 2006 est.
149 Macau
0
1 January 2008 est.
150 Madagascar
0
1 January 2006 est.
151 Iceland
0
1 January 2006 est.
152 Guyana
0
1 January 2006 est.
153 Guinea
0
1 January 2006 est.
154 Greenland
0
1 January 2006 est.
155 Grenada
0
1 January 2006 est.
156 Gibraltar
0
1 January 2006 est.
157 Gambia, The
0
1 January 2006 est.
158 French Polynesia
0
1 January 2006 est.
159 Faroe Islands
0
1 January 2006 est.
160 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
0
1 January 2006 est.
161 Honduras
0
1 January 2006 est.
162 Hong Kong
0
1 January 2008
163 Haiti
0
1 January 2006 est.
164 Fiji
0
1 January 2006 est.
165 El Salvador
0
1 January 2006 est.
166 Eritrea
0
1 January 2006 est.
167 Estonia
0
1 January 2006 est.
168 Ireland
0
1 January 2006 est.
169 Dominica
0
1 January 2006 est.
170 Djibouti
0
1 January 2006 est.
171 Cook Islands
0
1 January 2006 est.
172 Luxembourg
0
1 January 2006 est.
173 Lesotho
0
1 January 2006 est.
174 Liberia
0
1 January 2006 est.
175 Latvia
0
1 January 2006 est.
176 Lebanon
0
1 January 2006 est.
177 Laos
0
1 January 2006 est.
178 Kiribati
0
1 January 2006 est.
179 Kenya
0
1 January 2006 est.
180 Jamaica
0
1 January 2006 est.
181 Cape Verde
0
1 January 2006 est.
182 Central African Republic
0
1 January 2006 est.
183 Comoros
0
1 January 2006 est.
184 Cayman Islands
0
1 January 2006 est.
185 Sri Lanka
0
1 January 2008 est.
186 Cambodia
0
1 January 2006 est.
187 Burundi
0
1 January 2006 est.
188 Bhutan
0
1 January 2006 est.
189 Bermuda
0
1 January 2006 est.
190 Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 January 2006 est.
191 Bahamas, The
0
1 January 2006 est.
192 Belgium
0
1 January 2006 est.
193 Botswana
0
1 January 2006 est.
194 American Samoa
0
1 January 2006 est.
195 Armenia
0
1 January 2006 est.
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