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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
175,200,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
3
Iran
137,600,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
4
Iraq
115,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
5
Kuwait
104,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
7
Venezuela
97,770,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
8
Russia
74,200,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
9
Libya
47,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
10
Nigeria
37,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
12
Qatar
25,410,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
13
China
20,350,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
15
Angola
13,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
16
Algeria
13,420,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
17
Brazil
13,200,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
18
Mexico
12,420,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
20
Sudan
6,800,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
21
Norway
6,680,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
22
Ecuador
6,542,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
23
India
5,800,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
24
Oman
5,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
26
Vietnam
4,700,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
27
Egypt
4,300,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
28
Indonesia
4,050,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
29
Australia
3,318,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
30
Yemen
3,160,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
32
Malaysia
2,900,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
33
Syria
2,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
34
Argentina
2,386,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
35
Gabon
2,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
36
Colombia
1,900,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
38
Uganda
1,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
39
Chad
1,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
40
Peru
1,163,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
42
Brunei
1,100,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
43
Denmark
1,060,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
46
Romania
600,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
49
Bolivia
465,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
50
Pakistan
436,200,000
1 January 2010 est.
51
Thailand
430,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
52
Tunisia
425,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
53
Italy
423,700,000
1 January 2010 est.
54
Ukraine
395,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
55
Germany
276,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
56
Turkey
262,200,000
1 January 2010 est.
58
Cameroon
200,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
59
Albania
199,100,000
1 January 2010 est.
60
Belarus
198,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
62
Cuba
178,900,000
1 January 2010 est.
65
Chile
150,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
66
Spain
150,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
67
Bahrain
124,600,000
1 January 2010 est.
68
France
101,200,000
1 January 2010 est.
69
Morocco
100,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
72
Poland
96,380,000
1 January 2010 est.
73
Austria
89,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
75
Suriname
79,600,000
1 January 2010 est.
76
Serbia
77,500,000
1 January 2010 est.
77
Croatia
73,350,000
1 January 2010 est.
79
Burma
50,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
80
Japan
44,120,000
1 January 2010 est.
82
Georgia
35,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
84
Hungary
26,570,000
1 January 2010 est.
86
Bulgaria
15,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
88
Ghana
15,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
91
Greece
10,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
92
Slovakia
9,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
93
Benin
8,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
94
Belize
6,700,000
1 January 2010 est.
95
Taiwan
2,800,000
1 January 2010 est.
96
Israel
1,940,000
1 January 2010 est.
97
Barbados
1,790,000
1 January 2010 est.
98
Jordan
1,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
100
Aruba
0
1 January 2010 est.
111
Bhutan
0
1 January 2010 est.
121
Cyprus
0
1 January 2010 est.
130
Fiji
0
1 January 2010 est.
138
Guinea
0
1 January 2010 est.
139
Guyana
0
1 January 2010 est.
141
Haiti
0
1 January 2010 est.
146
Kenya
0
1 January 2010 est.
152
Latvia
0
1 January 2010 est.
157
Macau
0
1 January 2011 est.
160
Malawi
0
1 January 2010 est.
163
Mali
0
1 January 2010 est.
165
Malta
0
1 January 2010 est.
169
Niue
0
1 January 2010 est.
170
Niger
0
1 January 2010 est.
172
Nepal
0
1 January 2010 est.
173
Nauru
0
1 January 2010 est.
176
Panama
0
1 January 2010 est.
180
Rwanda
0
1 January 2010 est.
191
Sweden
0
1 January 2010 est.
194
Tonga
0
1 January 2010 est.
195
Togo
0
1 January 2010 est.
206
Samoa
0
1 January 2010 est.
208
Zambia
0
1 January 2010 est.