Proved reserves of crude oil fell 5.71% to 4.96 bil barrels in the European Union in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in the European Union reached an all time high of 17.5 bil barrels in 1980 and an all time low of 4.96 bil barrels in 2017.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of proved reserves of crude oil.
| Proved Reserves of Crude Oil | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Canada | bil barrels | 175 | 174 | 173 | 173 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | bil barrels | 20.4 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | bil barrels | 5.81 | 5.95 | 6.07 | 5.86 | 5.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | bil barrels | 0.276 | 0.276 | 0.254 | 0.233 | 0.227 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | bil barrels | 5.68 | 5.61 | 5.48 | 5.64 | 5.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | bil barrels | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | bil barrels | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | bil barrels | 60.0 | 60.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | bil barrels | 25.2 | 29.0 | 33.4 | 36.5 | ... | ... |
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