Proved reserves of crude oil rose 0.397% to 0.296 bil barrels in Turkey in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in Turkey reached an all time high of 0.650 bil barrels in 1991 and an all time low of 0.110 bil barrels in 1981. When compared to Turkey's main peers, proved reserves of crude oil in Bulgaria amounted to 0.015 bil barrels, 0.010 bil barrels in Greece, 144 bil barrels in Iraq and 158 bil barrels in Iran in 2015.
Turkey has been ranked 51st within the group of 95 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 |
| Albania | bil barrels | 0.199 | 0.199 | 0.172 | 0.168 | 0.168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | bil barrels | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | bil barrels | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | bil barrels | 137 | 151 | 155 | 157 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | bil barrels | 115 | 143 | 141 | 140 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | bil barrels | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pakistan | bil barrels | 0.313 | 0.281 | 0.248 | 0.342 | 0.371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | bil barrels | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | bil barrels | 263 | 267 | 268 | 268 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | |||||||
| Syria | bil barrels | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | bil barrels | 0.270 | 0.270 | 0.270 | 0.295 | 0.296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | bil barrels | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 |
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