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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.
Rank
country
(bbl)
Date of Information
2
Canada
178,600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
3
Iran
136,200,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
4
Iraq
112,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
5
Kuwait
101,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
7
Russia
79,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
8
Venezuela
78,270,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
9
Libya
45,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
10
Nigeria
38,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
12
Qatar
27,090,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
14
China
19,600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
15
Algeria
14,790,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
16
Mexico
13,680,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
17
Brazil
12,350,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
18
Angola
9,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
20
Norway
6,865,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
21
Sudan
6,600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
23
India
5,700,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
24
Oman
4,800,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
25
Ecuador
4,500,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
26
Indonesia
3,800,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
27
Egypt
3,700,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
29
Yemen
3,440,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
30
Vietnam
3,300,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
31
Malaysia
3,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
32
Syria
2,424,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
33
Argentina
2,186,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
34
Gabon
1,660,000,000
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
Colombia
1,323,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
39
Denmark
1,188,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
40
Brunei
1,100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
42
Peru
930,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
44
Romania
600,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
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
Pakistan
395,600,000
1 January 2008 est.
52
Ukraine
395,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
53
Germany
367,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
54
Turkey
300,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
56
Cuba
220,800,000
1 January 2008 est.
57
Albania
199,100,000
1 January 2008 est.
58
Belarus
198,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
60
Thailand
176,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
62
Chile
150,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
63
Spain
150,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
65
France
122,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
66
Bahrain
116,200,000
1 January 2008 est.
67
Morocco
100,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
70
Cameroon
98,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
71
Poland
96,380,000
1 January 2008 est.
72
Suriname
88,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
74
Croatia
79,150,000
1 January 2008 est.
75
Serbia
77,500,000
1 January 2008 est.
77
Austria
50,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
78
Burma
50,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
79
Japan
44,120,000
1 January 2008 est.
81
Georgia
35,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
83
Hungary
20,180,000
1 January 2008 est.
84
Bulgaria
15,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
87
Ghana
15,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
90
Greece
10,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
91
Slovakia
9,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
92
Benin
8,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
93
Belize
6,700,000
1 January 2008 est.
94
Taiwan
3,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
95
Barbados
2,200,000
1 January 2008 est.
96
Israel
1,940,000
1 January 2008 est.
97
Jordan
1,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
104
Samoa
0
1 January 2006 est.
110
Uganda
0
1 January 2006 est.
113
Togo
0
1 January 2006 est.
114
Tonga
0
1 January 2007 est.
116
Sweden
0
1 January 2006 est.
127
Rwanda
0
1 January 2006 est.
130
Malta
0
1 January 2006 est.
132
Mali
0
1 January 2006 est.
135
Malawi
0
1 January 2006 est.
139
Panama
0
1 January 2006 est.
143
Nauru
0
1 January 2006 est.
144
Nepal
0
1 January 2006 est.
146
Niue
0
1 January 2006 est.
149
Macau
0
1 January 2008 est.
154
Haiti
0
1 January 2006 est.
155
Guyana
0
1 January 2006 est.
156
Guinea
0
1 January 2006 est.
164
Fiji
0
1 January 2006 est.
175
Latvia
0
1 January 2006 est.
177
Laos
0
1 January 2006 est.
179
Kenya
0
1 January 2006 est.
188
Bhutan
0
1 January 2006 est.