Countries with the largest proven oil reserves


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



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
1 Saudi Arabia 266,700,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
2 Canada 178,100,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
3 Iran 136,200,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
4 Iraq 115,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
5 Kuwait 104,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
6 Venezuela 99,380,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
7 United Arab Emirates 97,800,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
8 Russia 60,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
9 Libya 43,660,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
10 Nigeria 36,220,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
11 Kazakhstan 30,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
12 United States 21,320,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
13 China 16,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
14 Qatar 15,210,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
15 Brazil 12,620,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
16 Algeria 12,200,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
17 Mexico 10,500,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
18 Angola 9,040,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
19 Azerbaijan 7,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
20 Norway 6,680,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
21 European Union 5,718,000,000 1 January 2008
22 India 5,625,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
23 Oman 5,500,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
24 Sudan 5,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
25 Ecuador 4,660,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
26 Malaysia 4,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
27 Indonesia 3,990,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
28 Egypt 3,700,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
29 United Kingdom 3,410,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
30 Yemen 3,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
31 Argentina 2,616,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
32 Syria 2,500,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
33 Gabon 2,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
34 Congo, Republic of the 1,600,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
35 Australia 1,500,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
36 Chad 1,500,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
37 Colombia 1,355,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
38 Brunei 1,100,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
39 Equatorial Guinea 1,100,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
40 Denmark 1,060,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
41 Trinidad and Tobago 728,300,000 1 January 2009 est.
42 Romania 600,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
43 Turkmenistan 600,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
44 Vietnam 600,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
45 Uzbekistan 594,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
46 Timor-Leste 553,800,000 1 January 2008
47 Bolivia 465,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
48 Thailand 441,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
49 Tunisia 425,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
50 Peru 415,800,000 1 January 2009 est.
51 Italy 406,500,000 1 January 2009 est.
52 Ukraine 395,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
53 Pakistan 339,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
54 Turkey 300,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
55 Germany 276,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
56 Cameroon 200,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
57 Albania 199,100,000 1 January 2009 est.
58 Belarus 198,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 180,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
60 Chile 150,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
61 Spain 150,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
62 Philippines 138,500,000 1 January 2009 est.
63 Bahrain 124,600,000 1 January 2009 est.
64 Cuba 124,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
65 France 103,300,000 1 January 2009 est.
66 Cote d'Ivoire 100,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
67 Mauritania 100,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
68 Netherlands 100,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
69 Poland 96,380,000 1 January 2009 est.
70 Papua New Guinea 88,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
71 Guatemala 83,070,000 1 January 2009 est.
72 Suriname 79,600,000 1 January 2009 est.
73 Croatia 79,300,000 1 January 2009 est.
74 Serbia 77,500,000 1 January 2009 est.
75 New Zealand 60,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
76 Austria 50,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
77 Burma 50,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
78 Japan 44,120,000 1 January 2009 est.
79 Kyrgyzstan 40,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
80 Georgia 35,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
81 Bangladesh 28,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
82 Hungary 20,180,000 1 January 2009 est.
83 Bulgaria 15,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
84 Czech Republic 15,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
85 South Africa 15,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
86 Ghana 15,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
87 Lithuania 12,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
88 Tajikistan 12,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
89 Greece 10,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
90 Slovakia 9,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
91 Benin 8,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
92 Belize 6,700,000 1 January 2009 est.
93 Taiwan 2,380,000 1 January 2009 est.
94 Barbados 2,170,000 1 January 2009 est.
95 Israel 1,940,000 1 January 2009 est.
96 Jordan 1,000,000 1 January 2009 est.
97 Morocco 750,000 1 January 2009 est.
98 Ethiopia 430,000 1 January 2009 est.
99 Aruba 0 NA
100 Afghanistan 0 1 January 2009 est.
101 Botswana 0 1 January 2009 est.
102 Macedonia 0 1 January 2009 est.
103 Montenegro 0 1 January 2009 est.
104 Malawi 0 1 January 2009 est.
105 Montserrat 0 1 January 2009 est.
106 Mongolia 0 NA
107 Moldova 0 1 January 2009 est.
108 Macau 0 1 January 2009 est.
109 Madagascar 0 1 January 2009 est.
110 Luxembourg 0 1 January 2009 est.
111 Zimbabwe 0 1 January 2009 est.
112 Zambia 0 NA
113 Swaziland 0 1 January 2009 est.
114 Samoa 0 1 January 2009 est.
115 Western Sahara 0 1 January 2009 est.
116 Namibia 0 1 January 2009 est.
117 Virgin Islands 0 NA
118 British Virgin Islands 0 1 January 2009 est.
119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1 January 2009 est.
120 Uruguay 0 NA
121 Burkina Faso 0 1 January 2009 est.
122 Uganda 0 1 January 2009 est.
123 Tanzania 0 1 January 2009 est.
124 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1 January 2009 est.
125 Togo 0 1 January 2009 est.
126 Tonga 0 1 January 2009 est.
127 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1 January 2009 est.
128 Switzerland 0 NA
129 Sweden 0 1 January 2009 est.
130 Saint Lucia 0 1 January 2009 est.
131 Somalia 0 1 January 2009 est.
132 Singapore 0 1 January 2009 est.
133 Sierra Leone 0 1 January 2009 est.
134 Slovenia 0 1 January 2009 est.
135 Saint Helena 0 1 January 2009 est.
136 Senegal 0 1 January 2009 est.
137 Seychelles 0 1 January 2009 est.
138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1 January 2009 est.
139 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1 January 2009 est.
140 Rwanda 0 1 January 2009 est.
141 Puerto Rico 0 1 January 2009 est.
142 Guinea-Bissau 0 1 January 2009 est.
143 Portugal 0 NA
144 Panama 0 1 January 2009 est.
145 Paraguay 0 1 January 2009 est.
146 Nicaragua 0 1 January 2009 est.
147 Netherlands Antilles 0 1 January 2009 est.
148 Nauru 0 1 January 2009 est.
149 Nepal 0 1 January 2009 est.
150 Vanuatu 0 1 January 2009 est.
151 Niger 0 NA
152 Niue 0 1 January 2009 est.
153 New Caledonia 0 1 January 2009 est.
154 Mozambique 0 1 January 2009 est.
155 Maldives 0 1 January 2009 est.
156 Malta 0 1 January 2009 est.
157 Mauritius 0 1 January 2009 est.
158 Mali 0 1 January 2009 est.
159 Lesotho 0 1 January 2009 est.
160 Iceland 0 1 January 2009 est.
161 Honduras 0 1 January 2009 est.
162 Hong Kong 0 1 January 2009 est.
163 Haiti 0 1 January 2009 est.
164 Guyana 0 1 January 2009 est.
165 Guinea 0 1 January 2009 est.
166 Gambia, The 0 1 January 2009 est.
167 French Polynesia 0 1 January 2009 est.
168 Faroe Islands 0 1 January 2009 est.
169 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 1 January 2009 est.
170 Fiji 0 1 January 2009 est.
171 Finland 0 NA
172 El Salvador 0 1 January 2009 est.
173 Eritrea 0 1 January 2009 est.
174 Estonia 0 1 January 2009 est.
175 Greenland 0 1 January 2009 est.
176 Grenada 0 1 January 2009 est.
177 Gibraltar 0 1 January 2009 est.
178 Ireland 0 1 January 2009 est.
179 Dominican Republic 0 NA
180 Dominica 0 1 January 2009 est.
181 Djibouti 0 1 January 2009 est.
182 Cyprus 0 NA
183 Cook Islands 0 1 January 2009 est.
184 Cape Verde 0 1 January 2009 est.
185 Central African Republic 0 1 January 2009 est.
186 Liberia 0 1 January 2009 est.
187 Latvia 0 1 January 2009 est.
188 Lebanon 0 1 January 2009 est.
189 Laos 0 1 January 2009 est.
190 Korea, South 0 NA
191 Kiribati 0 1 January 2009 est.
192 Korea, North 0 NA
193 Kenya 0 1 January 2009 est.
194 Jamaica 0 1 January 2009 est.
195 Costa Rica 0 NA
196 Comoros 0 1 January 2009 est.
197 Cayman Islands 0 1 January 2009 est.
198 Sri Lanka 0 1 January 2009 est.
199 Cambodia 0 1 January 2009 est.
200 Burundi 0 1 January 2009 est.
201 Bhutan 0 1 January 2009 est.
202 Solomon Islands 0 1 January 2009 est.
203 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 January 2009 est.
204 Belgium 0 1 January 2009 est.
205 Bahamas, The 0 1 January 2009 est.
206 Bermuda 0 1 January 2009 est.
207 Armenia 0 1 January 2009 est.
208 American Samoa 0 1 January 2009 est.
209 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1 January 2009 est.



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    COMMODITY DATA

    Energy: Coal, Australia | Crude oil, Brent | Crude oil, Dubai | Crude oil, avg, spot | Crude oil, West Texas Int. | Natural gas LNG, Japan | Natural gas, Europe | Natural gas Index | Natural gas, US
    Fertilizers:
    DAP | Phosphate rock | Pottasium chloride | TSP | Urea, E. Europe, bulk
    Metals and Minerals
    Aluminum | Copper | Gold | Iron ore | Lead | Nickel | Silver | Steel cr coilsheet | Steel hr coilsheet | Steel products (8) index | Steel, rebar | Steel wire rod | Tin | Zinc
    Non Energy Commodities / Agriculture / Beverages:
    Cocoa | Coffee, Arabica | Coffee, robusta | Tea, auctions (3), average | Tea, Colombo auctions | Tea, Kolkata auctions | Tea, Mombasa auctions
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Fats and oils
    Coconut oil | Copra | Groundnut oil | Palm oil | Palmkernel oil | Soybeans | Soybean meal | Soybean oil
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Grains
    Barley | Maize | Rice, Thailand, 5% | Rice, Thailand, 25% | Rice, Thailand, 35% | Rice,Thai, A1.Special | Sorghum | Wheat, Canada | Wheat, US, HRW | Wheat US SRW
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Other food
    Bananas EU | Bananas US | Beef | Chicken meat | Fishmeal | Lamb | Oranges | Shrimp, Mexico | Sugar EU domestic | Sugar US domestic | Sugar, world
    Raw Materials / Other
    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
    Raw Materials / Timber
    Logs, Cameroon | Logs, Malaysia | Plywood | Sawnwood, Cameroon | Sawnwood, Malaysia | Woodpulp
    World Bank commodity price indices
    Agriculture Index | Beverages Index | Non-energy Commodities Index | Energy Index | Fats and Oils Index | Fertilizers Index | Food Index | Grains Index | Metals Index | Other raw materials index | Other food index | Raw Materials Index | Timber Index |




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