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Field Listing :: Crude 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.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
 Crude oil - proved reserves(bbl)
Afghanistan 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Albania 199.1 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Algeria 12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
American Samoa 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Angola 9.5 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Argentina 2.505 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Armenia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Aruba 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Australia 1.426 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Austria 50 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Azerbaijan 7 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bahamas, The 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bahrain 124.6 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bangladesh 28 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Barbados 2.26 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Belarus 198 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Belgium 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Belize 6.7 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Benin 8 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bermuda 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bhutan 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bolivia 209.8 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Botswana 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Brazil 13.99 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
British Virgin Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Brunei 1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Bulgaria 15 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Burkina Faso 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Burma 50 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Burundi 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cambodia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cameroon 200 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Canada 173.6 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cape Verde 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cayman Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Central African Republic 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Chad 1.5 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Chile 150 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
China 20.35 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Colombia 1.988 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Comoros 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 180 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cook Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Costa Rica 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 100 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Croatia 71 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Cuba 124 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Curacao 0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
Cyprus 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Czech Republic 15 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Denmark 900 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Djibouti 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Dominica 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Dominican Republic 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Ecuador 7.21 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Egypt 4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
El Salvador 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Eritrea 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Estonia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Ethiopia 430,000 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
European Union 5.337 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Faroe Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Fiji 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Finland 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
France 90.01 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
French Polynesia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Gabon 2 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Gambia, The 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Gaza Strip 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Georgia 35 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Germany 276 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Ghana 660 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Gibraltar 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Greece 10 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Greenland 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Grenada 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Guam 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Guatemala 83.07 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Guinea 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Guyana 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Haiti 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Honduras 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Hong Kong 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Hungary 31.72 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Iceland 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
India 8.935 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Indonesia 3.885 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Iran 151.2 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Iraq 143.1 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Ireland 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Israel 11.8 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Italy 523.2 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Jamaica 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Japan 44.12 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Jordan 1 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Kazakhstan 30 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Kenya 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Kiribati 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Korea, North 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Korea, South NA bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Kosovo NA bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Kuwait 104 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 40 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Laos 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Latvia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Lebanon 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Lesotho 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Liberia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Libya 47.1 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Lithuania 12 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Luxembourg 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Macau 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Macedonia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Madagascar 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Malawi 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Malaysia 5.8 billion bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
Maldives 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Mali 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Malta 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Mauritania 20 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Mauritius 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Mexico 10.16 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Moldova 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Mongolia NA bbl (2011 est.)
Montenegro 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Montserrat 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Morocco 680,000 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Mozambique 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Namibia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Nauru 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Nepal 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Netherlands 287.4 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
New Caledonia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
New Zealand 96.1 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Nicaragua 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Niger NA bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Nigeria 37.2 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Niue 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Norway 5.32 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Oman 5.5 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Pakistan 280.7 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Panama 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea 182 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Paraguay 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Peru 582 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Philippines 138.5 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Poland 155 million bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Portugal NA bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Puerto Rico 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Qatar 25.38 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Romania 600 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Russia 60 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Rwanda 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Saint Lucia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Samoa 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia 267 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Senegal 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Serbia 77.5 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Seychelles 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Sierra Leone 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Singapore 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Slovakia 9 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Slovenia NA bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Solomon Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Somalia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
South Africa 15 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Spain 150 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Sri Lanka 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Sudan 5 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Suriname 72 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Swaziland 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Sweden 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Switzerland 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Syria 2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Taiwan 2.38 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Tajikistan 12 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Tanzania 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Thailand 442 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Timor-Leste 553.8 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Togo 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Tokelau 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Tonga 0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 728.3 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Tunisia 425 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Turkey 270.4 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Turkmenistan 600 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Uganda 1 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
Ukraine 395 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
United Arab Emirates 97.8 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
United Kingdom 2.827 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
United States 20.68 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Uruguay 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
Uzbekistan 594 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Vanuatu 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Venezuela 211.2 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Vietnam 4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Virgin Islands 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
West Bank 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
Western Sahara 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
World 1.526 trillion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Yemen 3 billion bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
Zambia 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
Zimbabwe 0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
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