Rank Order - Oil - proved reserves

Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
Rank
Country
Oil - proved reserves
(bbl)
Date of Information
1
World 1,295,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
2
Saudi Arabia 266,800,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
3
Canada 178,800,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
4
Iran 132,500,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
5
Iraq 115,000,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
6
Kuwait 104,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
7
United Arab Emirates 97,800,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
8
Venezuela 79,730,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
9
Russia 60,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
10
Libya 39,130,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
11
Nigeria 35,880,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
12
United States 21,760,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
13
Qatar 15,210,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
14
Mexico 12,880,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
15
China 12,800,000,000 2007 est.
16
Algeria 11,350,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
17
Brazil 11,240,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
18
Kazakhstan 9,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
19
Norway 7,705,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
20
European Union 7,072,000,000 1 January 2005
21
Azerbaijan 7,000,000,000 17 April 2007 est.
22
Sudan 6,400,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
23
India 5,848,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
24
Oman 5,506,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
25
Angola 5,412,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
26
Ecuador 4,630,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
27
Indonesia 4,301,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
28
United Kingdom 4,029,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
29
Yemen 4,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
30
Egypt 3,700,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
31
Malaysia 3,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
32
Syria 2,500,000,000 2007 est.
33
Gabon 2,499,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
34
Argentina 2,320,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
35
Burma 1,963,000,000 2007 est.
36
Colombia 1,542,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
37
Congo, Republic of the 1,506,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
38
Chad 1,500,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
39
Australia 1,437,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
40
Brunei 1,350,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
41
Denmark 1,328,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
42
Romania 955,600,000 1 January 2006 est.
43
Peru 929,600,000 1 January 2006 est.
44
Cuba 750,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
45
Italy 621,700,000 1 January 2006 est.
46
Trinidad and Tobago 605,800,000 1 January 2007 est.
47
Vietnam 600,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
48
Uzbekistan 594,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
49
Equatorial Guinea 563,500,000 1 January 2002 est.
50
Guatemala 526,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
51
Turkmenistan 500,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
52
Bolivia 440,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
53
Cameroon 400,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
54
Ukraine 395,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
55
Germany 367,200,000 1 January 2006 est.
56
Tunisia 307,600,000 1 January 2006 est.
57
Turkey 300,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
58
Thailand 291,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
59
Pakistan 289,200,000 1 January 2006 est.
60
Papua New Guinea 240,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
61
Albania 198,100,000 1 January 2006 est.
62
Belarus 198,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
63
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 187,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
64
France 158,400,000 1 January 2006 est.
65
Spain 157,600,000 1 January 2006 est.
66
Philippines 152,000,000 31 December 2006 est.
67
Chile 150,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
68
Bahrain 124,600,000 1 January 2006 est.
69
Suriname 111,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
70
Netherlands 106,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
71
Hungary 102,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
72
Cote d'Ivoire 100,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
73
Poland 96,380,000 1 January 2006 est.
74
Serbia 77,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
75
Croatia 69,140,000 1 January 2006 est.
76
Austria 62,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
77
Japan 58,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
78
New Zealand 55,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
79
Kyrgyzstan 40,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
80
Georgia 35,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
81
Bangladesh 28,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
82
Ghana 16,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
83
Bulgaria 15,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
84
Czech Republic 15,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
85
South Africa 15,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
86
Lithuania 12,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
87
Tajikistan 12,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
88
Slovakia 9,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
89
Benin 8,210,000 1 January 2006 est.
90
Greece 7,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
91
Barbados 2,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
92
Taiwan 2,240,000 1 January 2007 est.
93
Israel 2,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
94
Morocco 1,069,000 1 January 2006 est.
95
Jordan 1,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
96
Ethiopia 428,000 1 January 2006 est.
97
Aruba 1 January 2006 est.
98
Afghanistan 1 January 2006 est.
99
Botswana 1 January 2006 est.
100
Belgium 1 January 2006 est.
101
Solomon Islands 1 January 2006 est.
102
Zimbabwe 1 January 2006 est.
103
Zambia 1 January 2006 est.
104
Swaziland 1 January 2006 est.
105
Samoa 1 January 2006 est.
106
Western Sahara 1 January 2006 est.
107
Namibia 1 January 2006 est.
108
Virgin Islands 1 January 2006 est.
109
British Virgin Islands 1 January 2006 est.
110
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 January 2006 est.
111
Uruguay 1 January 2006 est.
112
Burkina Faso 1 January 2006 est.
113
Uganda 1 January 2006 est.
114
Tanzania 1 January 2006 est.
115
Timor-Leste 1 January 2006 est.
116
Sao Tome and Principe 1 January 2006 est.
117
Togo 1 January 2006 est.
118
Tonga 1 January 2007 est.
119
Turks and Caicos Islands 1 January 2006 est.
120
Switzerland 1 January 2006 est.
121
Sweden 1 January 2006 est.
122
Saint Lucia 1 January 2006 est.
123
Somalia 1 January 2006 est.
124
Singapore 1 January 2006 est.
125
Sierra Leone 1 January 2006 est.
126
Slovenia 1 January 2006 est.
127
Saint Helena 1 January 2006 est.
128
Senegal 1 January 2006 est.
129
Seychelles 1 January 2006 est.
130
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 January 2006 est.
131
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1 January 2006 est.
132
Rwanda 1 January 2006 est.
133
Puerto Rico 1 January 2006 est.
134
Guinea-Bissau 1 January 2006 est.
135
Panama 1 January 2006 est.
136
Paraguay 1 January 2006 est.
137
Nicaragua 1 January 2006 est.
138
Netherlands Antilles 1 January 2006 est.
139
Nauru 1 January 2006 est.
140
Nepal 1 January 2006 est.
141
Mali 1 January 2006 est.
142
Macedonia 1 January 2008 est.
143
Montenegro 1 January 2006 est.
144
Malawi 1 January 2006 est.
145
Montserrat 1 January 2006 est.
146
Mongolia 1 January 2006 est.
147
Moldova 1 January 2006 est.
148
Macau 1 January 2008
149
Madagascar 1 January 2006 est.
150
Vanuatu 1 January 2006 est.
151
Niue 1 January 2006 est.
152
New Caledonia 1 January 2006 est.
153
Mozambique 1 January 2006 est.
154
Maldives 1 January 2006 est.
155
Malta 1 January 2006 est.
156
Mauritania 1 January 2006 est.
157
Mauritius 1 January 2006 est.
158
Jamaica 1 January 2006 est.
159
Iceland 1 January 2006 est.
160
Honduras 1 January 2006 est.
161
Hong Kong 1 January 2006 est.
162
Haiti 1 January 2006 est.
163
Guyana 1 January 2006 est.
164
Guinea 1 January 2006 est.
165
Greenland 1 January 2006 est.
166
Grenada 1 January 2006 est.
167
Gibraltar 1 January 2006 est.
168
Gambia, The 1 January 2006 est.
169
French Polynesia 1 January 2006 est.
170
Faroe Islands 1 January 2006 est.
171
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1 January 2006 est.
172
Fiji 1 January 2006 est.
173
El Salvador 1 January 2006 est.
174
Guam 1 January 2006 est.
175
Eritrea 1 January 2006 est.
176
Estonia 1 January 2006 est.
177
Ireland 1 January 2006 est.
178
Dominican Republic 1 January 2006 est.
179
Dominica 1 January 2006 est.
180
Djibouti 1 January 2006 est.
181
Cook Islands 1 January 2006 est.
182
Cape Verde 1 January 2006 est.
183
Luxembourg 1 January 2006 est.
184
Lesotho 1 January 2006 est.
185
Liberia 1 January 2006 est.
186
Latvia 1 January 2006 est.
187
Lebanon 1 January 2006 est.
188
Laos 1 January 2006 est.
189
Korea, South 1 January 2006 est.
190
Kiribati 1 January 2006 est.
191
Kenya 1 January 2006 est.
192
Central African Republic 1 January 2006 est.
193
Costa Rica 1 January 2006 est.
194
Comoros 1 January 2006 est.
195
Cayman Islands 1 January 2006 est.
196
Sri Lanka 1 January 2006 est.
197
Cambodia 1 January 2006 est.
198
Burundi 1 January 2006 est.
199
Bhutan 1 January 2006 est.
200
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 January 2006 est.
201
Belize 1 January 2006 est.
202
Bahamas, The 1 January 2006 est.
203
Bermuda 1 January 2006 est.
204
Armenia 1 January 2006 est.
205
American Samoa 1 January 2006 est.
206
Antigua and Barbuda 1 January 2006 est.

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