Proved reserves of crude oil rose 2.86% to 2.45 bil barrels in Colombia in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in Colombia reached an all time high of 3.50 bil barrels in 1996 and an all time low of 0.516 bil barrels in 1982. When compared to Colombia's main peers, proved reserves of crude oil in Brazil amounted to 15.3 bil barrels, 0.741 bil barrels in Peru and 298 bil barrels in Venezuela in 2015.
Colombia has been ranked 31st 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 |
| Bolivia | bil barrels | 0.465 | 0.210 | 0.210 | 0.210 | 0.210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | bil barrels | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | bil barrels | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | bil barrels | 1.90 | 1.99 | 2.20 | 2.38 | 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | bil barrels | 0.533 | 0.582 | 0.579 | 0.633 | 0.741 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | bil barrels | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | bil barrels | 211 | 211 | 298 | 298 | 298 |
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