Proved reserves of crude oil rose 0% to 30.0 bil barrels in Kazakhstan in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in Kazakhstan reached an all time high of 30.0 bil barrels in 2015 and an all time low of 5.42 bil barrels in 1997. When compared to Kazakhstan's main peers, proved reserves of crude oil in China amounted to 24.6 bil barrels, 0.040 bil barrels in Kyrgyzstan, 80.0 bil barrels in Russia and 0.594 bil barrels in Uzbekistan in 2015.
Kazakhstan has been ranked 11th within the group of 95 countries we follow in terms of proved reserves of crude oil, 6 places 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 |
| China | bil barrels | 20.4 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | bil barrels | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | bil barrels | 0.040 | 0.040 | 0.040 | 0.040 | 0.040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | bil barrels | 60.0 | 60.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | bil barrels | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | bil barrels | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | bil barrels | 25.2 | 29.0 | 33.4 | 36.5 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | bil barrels | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 |
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