Based on a comparison of 97 countries in 2017, Venezuela ranked the highest in proved reserves of crude oil with 301 bil barrels followed by Saudi Arabia and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Ethiopia with < 0.001 bil barrels, Morocco with < 0.001 bil barrels and Jordan with 0.001 bil barrels.
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Country | Unit |
Albania | bil barrels |
Algeria | bil barrels |
Angola | bil barrels |
Argentina | bil barrels |
Australia | bil barrels |
Austria | bil barrels |
Azerbaijan | bil barrels |
Bahrain | bil barrels |
Bangladesh | bil barrels |
Belarus | bil barrels |
Belize | bil barrels |
Benin | bil barrels |
Bolivia | bil barrels |
Brazil | bil barrels |
Brunei | bil barrels |
Bulgaria | bil barrels |
Cameroon | bil barrels |
Canada | bil barrels |
Chad | bil barrels |
Chile | bil barrels |
China | bil barrels |
Colombia | bil barrels |
Congo | bil barrels |
Croatia | bil barrels |
Cuba | bil barrels |
Czechia | bil barrels |
Dem. Republic of the Congo | bil barrels |
Denmark | bil barrels |
Ecuador | bil barrels |
Egypt | bil barrels |
Equatorial Guinea | bil barrels |
Ethiopia | bil barrels |
European Union | bil barrels |
France | bil barrels |
Gabon | bil barrels |
Georgia | bil barrels |
Germany | bil barrels |
Ghana | bil barrels |
Greece | bil barrels |
Guatemala | bil barrels |
Hungary | bil barrels |
India | bil barrels |
Indonesia | bil barrels |
Iraq | bil barrels |
Iran | bil barrels |
Israel | bil barrels |
Italy | bil barrels |
Ivory Coast | bil barrels |
Japan | bil barrels |
Jordan | bil barrels |
Kazakhstan | bil barrels |
Kuwait | bil barrels |
Kyrgyzstan | bil barrels |
Libya | bil barrels |
Lithuania | bil barrels |
Malaysia | bil barrels |
Mauritania | bil barrels |
Mexico | bil barrels |
Morocco | bil barrels |
Myanmar | bil barrels |
Netherlands | bil barrels |
New Zealand | bil barrels |
Niger | bil barrels |
Nigeria | bil barrels |
Norway | bil barrels |
Oman | bil barrels |
Pakistan | bil barrels |
Papua New Guinea | bil barrels |
Peru | bil barrels |
Philippines | bil barrels |
Poland | bil barrels |
Qatar | bil barrels |
Romania | bil barrels |
Russia | bil barrels |
Saudi Arabia | bil barrels |
Serbia | bil barrels |
Slovakia | bil barrels |
South Africa | bil barrels |
Spain | bil barrels |
Sudan | bil barrels |
Suriname | bil barrels |
Syria | bil barrels |
Taiwan | bil barrels |
Tajikistan | bil barrels |
Thailand | bil barrels |
Trinidad and Tobago | bil barrels |
Tunisia | bil barrels |
Turkey | bil barrels |
Turkmenistan | bil barrels |
Uganda | bil barrels |
Ukraine | bil barrels |
United Arab Emirates | bil barrels |
United Kingdom | bil barrels |
USA | bil barrels |
Uzbekistan | bil barrels |
Venezuela | bil barrels |
Vietnam | bil barrels |
Yemen | bil barrels |
World | bil barrels |
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
0.199 | 0.199 | 0.172 | 0.168 | 0.168 | |||||||||||||||
12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | |||||||||||||||
9.50 | 9.50 | 10.5 | 9.06 | 9.01 | |||||||||||||||
2.50 | 2.50 | 2.81 | 2.82 | 2.35 | |||||||||||||||
3.32 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.19 | |||||||||||||||
0.050 | 0.050 | 0.047 | 0.049 | 0.048 | |||||||||||||||
7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||
0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | |||||||||||||||
0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | |||||||||||||||
0.198 | 0.198 | 0.198 | 0.198 | 0.198 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 | ||||||
0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | |||||||||||||||
0.465 | 0.210 | 0.210 | 0.210 | 0.210 | |||||||||||||||
12.9 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 15.3 | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||||||||||||||
0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | |||||||||||||||
0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | |||||||||||||||
175 | 174 | 173 | 173 | 172 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |||||||
0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | |||||||||||||||
20.4 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | |||||||||||||||
1.90 | 1.99 | 2.20 | 2.38 | 2.45 | |||||||||||||||
1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||
0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | |||||||||||||||
0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 | |||||||||||||||
0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | |||||||||||||||
0.180 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.180 | |||||||||||||||
0.812 | 0.900 | 0.805 | 0.805 | 0.611 | |||||||||||||||
6.51 | 7.21 | 8.24 | 8.24 | 8.83 | |||||||||||||||
4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||||||||||||||
< 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||||||||||||
5.81 | 5.95 | 6.07 | 5.86 | 5.62 | |||||||||||||||
0.092 | 0.090 | 0.085 | 0.090 | 0.084 | |||||||||||||||
2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | |||||||||||||||
0.035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | |||||||||||||||
0.276 | 0.276 | 0.254 | 0.233 | 0.227 | |||||||||||||||
0.660 | 0.660 | 0.660 | 0.660 | 0.660 | |||||||||||||||
0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | |||||||||||||||
0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | |||||||||||||||
0.027 | 0.032 | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.027 | |||||||||||||||
5.68 | 5.61 | 5.48 | 5.64 | 5.67 | |||||||||||||||
3.99 | 3.89 | 4.03 | 3.74 | 3.69 | |||||||||||||||
115 | 143 | 141 | 140 | 144 | |||||||||||||||
137 | 151 | 155 | 157 | 158 | |||||||||||||||
0.002 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.014 | |||||||||||||||
0.476 | 0.523 | 0.521 | 0.561 | 0.545 | |||||||||||||||
0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | |||||||||||||||
0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | |||||||||||||||
0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |||||||||||||||
30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | |||||||||||||||
104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | |||||||||||||||
0.040 | 0.040 | 0.040 | 0.040 | 0.040 | |||||||||||||||
46.4 | 47.1 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 48.4 | |||||||||||||||
0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | |||||||||||||||
4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.100 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | ||||||
10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.81 | |||||||||||||||
< 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||||||||||||
0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | |||||||||||||||
0.310 | 0.287 | 0.244 | 0.150 | 0.145 | |||||||||||||||
0.113 | 0.096 | 0.081 | 0.078 | 0.067 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | ||
37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 37.1 | |||||||||||||||
5.67 | 5.32 | 5.37 | 5.83 | 5.50 | |||||||||||||||
5.50 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 4.97 | 5.15 | |||||||||||||||
0.313 | 0.281 | 0.248 | 0.342 | 0.371 | |||||||||||||||
0.088 | 0.182 | 0.154 | 0.186 | 0.175 | |||||||||||||||
0.533 | 0.582 | 0.579 | 0.633 | 0.741 | |||||||||||||||
0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | |||||||||||||||
0.096 | 0.155 | 0.157 | 0.154 | 0.142 | |||||||||||||||
25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 | |||||||||||||||
0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | |||||||||||||||
60.0 | 60.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | |||||||||||||||
263 | 267 | 268 | 268 | 268 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | |||||||
0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | |||||||||||||||
0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | |||||||||||||||
0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
0.079 | 0.072 | 0.077 | 0.093 | 0.089 | |||||||||||||||
2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | |||||||||||||||
0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | |||||||||||||||
0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | |||||||||||||||
0.435 | 0.442 | 0.453 | 0.449 | 0.461 | |||||||||||||||
0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | |||||||||||||||
0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | |||||||||||||||
0.270 | 0.270 | 0.270 | 0.295 | 0.296 | |||||||||||||||
0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | ||
0.395 | 0.395 | 0.395 | 0.395 | 0.395 | |||||||||||||||
97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | |||||||||||||||
2.86 | 2.83 | 3.12 | 2.98 | 2.98 | |||||||||||||||
25.2 | 29.0 | 33.4 | 36.5 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | |||||||||||||||
211 | 211 | 298 | 298 | 298 | |||||||||||||||
0.600 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | |||||||||||||||
3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
1,476 | 1,528 | 1,649 | 1,656 | 1,658 |