Proved reserves of crude oil rose 0% to 12.2 bil barrels in Algeria in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in Algeria reached an all time high of 12.3 bil barrels in 2007 and an all time low of 8.08 bil barrels in 1982. When compared to Algeria's main peers, proved reserves of crude oil in Libya amounted to 48.4 bil barrels, < 0.001 bil barrels in Morocco, 0.150 bil barrels in Spain and 0.425 bil barrels in Tunisia in 2017.
Algeria has been ranked 15th within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of proved reserves of crude oil, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Algeria | bil barrels | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |||||||
| Egypt | bil barrels | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | bil barrels | 0.092 | 0.090 | 0.085 | 0.090 | 0.084 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | bil barrels | 0.476 | 0.523 | 0.521 | 0.561 | 0.545 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | bil barrels | 46.4 | 47.1 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 48.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mauritania | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.100 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | ||||||
| Morocco | bil barrels | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | bil barrels | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | bil barrels | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 |
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