Oil reserves - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Oil reserves, billion barrels, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 187 countries was 9.09 billion barrels. The highest value was in Venezuela: 303.81 billion barrels and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion barrels. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion barrels; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Oil reserves, 2021 Global rank Available data
Venezuela 303.81 1 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 258.6 2 1980 - 2021
Iran 208.6 3 1980 - 2021
Canada 170.3 4 1980 - 2021
Iraq 145.02 5 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 101.5 6 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 97.8 7 1980 - 2021
Russia 80 8 1997 - 2021
Libya 48.36 9 1980 - 2021
USA 44.42 10 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 36.89 11 1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan 30 12 1997 - 2021
China 26.02 13 1980 - 2021
Qatar 25.24 14 1980 - 2021
Brazil 12.71 15 1980 - 2021
Algeria 12.2 16 1980 - 2021
Ecuador 8.27 17 1980 - 2021
Norway 8.12 18 1980 - 2021
Angola 7.78 19 1980 - 2021
Azerbaijan 7 20 1997 - 2021
Mexico 5.79 21 1980 - 2021
Oman 5.37 22 1980 - 2021
India 4.6 23 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 4.4 24 1991 - 2021
Malaysia 3.6 25 1980 - 2021
Egypt 3.3 26 1980 - 2021
Yemen 3 27 1986 - 2021
R. of Congo 2.88 28 1980 - 2021
Syria 2.5 29 1980 - 2021
Uganda 2.5 30 1980 - 2021
UK 2.5 31 1980 - 2021
Argentina 2.48 32 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 2.48 33 1980 - 2021
Australia 2.45 34 1980 - 2021
Colombia 2.04 35 1980 - 2021
Gabon 2 36 1980 - 2021
Chad 1.5 37 2006 - 2021
Sudan 1.25 38 1982 - 2021
Brunei 1.1 39 1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 1.1 40 1993 - 2021
Peru 0.86 41 1980 - 2021
Ghana 0.66 42 1980 - 2021
Romania 0.6 43 1991 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0.6 44 1997 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0.59 45 1997 - 2021
Pakistan 0.54 46 1980 - 2021
Italy 0.5 47 1980 - 2021
Denmark 0.44 48 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.43 49 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 0.4 50 1997 - 2021
Turkey 0.37 51 1980 - 2021
Thailand 0.25 52 1980 - 2021
Bolivia 0.24 53 1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0.24 54 1980 - 2021
Belarus 0.2 55 1997 - 2021
Cameroon 0.2 56 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 0.19 57 1980 - 2021
DR Congo 0.18 58 1980 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0.16 59 1985 - 2021
Albania 0.15 60 1992 - 2021
Chile 0.15 61 1980 - 2021
Niger 0.15 62 1980 - 2021
Spain 0.15 63 1980 - 2021
Burma 0.14 64 1980 - 2021
Netherlands 0.14 65 1980 - 2021
Philippines 0.14 66 1980 - 2021
Cuba 0.12 67 1991 - 2021
Germany 0.12 68 1991 - 2021
Poland 0.11 69 1992 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.1 70 1981 - 2021
Guatemala 0.09 71 1980 - 2021
Suriname 0.09 72 1986 - 2021
Serbia 0.08 73 2006 - 2021
Croatia 0.07 74 1993 - 2021
France 0.06 75 1980 - 2021
Austria 0.04 76 1980 - 2021
Georgia 0.04 77 1997 - 2021
Japan 0.04 78 1980 - 2021
New Zealand 0.04 79 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 0.03 80 1988 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.02 81 1992 - 2021
Czechia 0.02 82 1996 - 2021
Mauritania 0.02 83 2007 - 2021
South Africa 0.02 84 1983 - 2021
Belize 0.01 85 2007 - 2021
Benin 0.01 86 1984 - 2021
Greece 0.01 87 1980 - 2021
Hungary 0.01 88 1992 - 2021
Israel 0.01 89 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 0.01 90 1997 - 2021
Slovakia 0.01 91 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan 0.01 92 1997 - 2021
Afghanistan 0 93 1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0 94 1980 - 2021
Armenia 0 95 1997 - 2021
Aruba 0 96 1986 - 2021
Bahamas 0 97 1980 - 2021
Barbados 0 98 1980 - 2021
Belgium 0 99 1980 - 2021
Bermuda 0 100 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 0 101 1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0 102 1993 - 2021
Botswana 0 103 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0 104 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0 105 1980 - 2021
Cambodia 0 106 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 107 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 108 1980 - 2021
Comoros 0 109 1980 - 2021
Cyprus 0 110 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0 111 1980 - 2021
Dominica 0 112 1980 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0 113 1980 - 2021
El Salvador 0 114 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0 115 1994 - 2021
Estonia 0 116 1997 - 2021
Ethiopia 0 117 1997 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0 118 1980 - 2021
Fiji 0 119 1980 - 2021
Finland 0 120 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0 121 1980 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 122 1980 - 2021
Grenada 0 123 1980 - 2021
Guinea 0 124 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 125 1980 - 2021
Guyana 0 126 1980 - 2021
Haiti 0 127 1980 - 2021
Honduras 0 128 1980 - 2021
Hong Kong 0 129 1980 - 2021
Iceland 0 130 1980 - 2021
Ireland 0 131 1980 - 2021
Jamaica 0 132 1980 - 2021
Jordan 0 133 1988 - 2021
Kenya 0 134 1980 - 2021
Kiribati 0 135 1980 - 2021
Laos 0 136 1980 - 2021
Latvia 0 137 1997 - 2021
Lebanon 0 138 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0 139 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0 140 1980 - 2021
Luxembourg 0 141 1980 - 2021
Macao 0 142 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0 143 1980 - 2021
Malawi 0 144 1980 - 2021
Maldives 0 145 1980 - 2021
Mali 0 146 1980 - 2021
Malta 0 147 1980 - 2021
Mauritius 0 148 1980 - 2021
Moldova 0 149 1997 - 2021
Montenegro 0 150 2006 - 2021
Montserrat 0 151 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0 152 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 0 153 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0 154 1990 - 2021
Nepal 0 155 1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0 156 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 0 157 1980 - 2021
North Korea 0 158 1980 - 2021
North Macedonia 0 159 1993 - 2021
Panama 0 160 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 0 161 1980 - 2021
Portugal 0 162 1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0 163 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0 164 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 165 1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 166 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0 167 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 168 1980 - 2021
Senegal 0 169 1980 - 2021
Seychelles 0 170 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0 171 1980 - 2021
Singapore 0 172 1980 - 2021
Slovenia 0 173 1993 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 174 1980 - 2021
Somalia 0 175 1980 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0 176 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0 177 1980 - 2021
Sweden 0 178 1980 - 2021
Switzerland 0 179 1980 - 2021
Taiwan 0 180 1980 - 2021
Tanzania 0 181 1980 - 2021
Togo 0 182 1980 - 2021
Tonga 0 183 1980 - 2021
Uruguay 0 184 1980 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 185 1980 - 2021
Zambia 0 186 1980 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0 187 1980 - 2021



Definition: Proved reserves of crude oil are the estimated quantities of all liquids defined as crude oil, which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.

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1. Venezuela
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Iran
4. Canada
5. Iraq
6. Kuwait
7. UA Emirates
8. Russia
9. Libya
10. USA
11. Nigeria
12. Kazakhstan
13. China
14. Qatar
15. Brazil
16. Algeria
17. Ecuador
18. Norway
19. Angola
20. Azerbaijan
21. Mexico
22. Oman
23. India
24. Vietnam
25. Malaysia
26. Egypt
27. Yemen
28. R. of Congo
29. Syria
30. Uganda
31. UK
32. Argentina
33. Indonesia
34. Australia
35. Colombia
36. Gabon
37. Chad
38. Sudan
39. Brunei
40. Eq. Guinea
41. Peru
42. Ghana
43. Romania
44. Turkmenistan
45. Uzbekistan
46. Pakistan
47. Italy
48. Denmark
49. Tunisia
50. Ukraine
51. Turkey
52. Thailand
53. Bolivia
54. Tr.&Tobago
55. Belarus
56. Cameroon
57. Bahrain
58. DR Congo
59. Papua N.G.
60. Albania
61. Chile
62. Niger
63. Spain
64. Burma
65. Netherlands
66. Philippines
67. Cuba
68. Germany
69. Poland
70. Ivory Coast
71. Guatemala
72. Suriname
73. Serbia
74. Croatia
75. France
76. Austria
77. Georgia
78. Japan
79. New Zealand
80. Bangladesh
81. Bulgaria
82. Czechia
83. Mauritania
84. South Africa
85. Belize
86. Benin
87. Greece
88. Hungary
89. Israel
90. Lithuania
91. Slovakia
92. Tajikistan
93. Afghanistan
94. Ant.& Barb.
95. Armenia
96. Aruba
97. Bahamas
98. Barbados
99. Belgium
100. Bermuda
101. Bhutan
102. Bosnia & Herz.
103. Botswana
104. Burkina Faso
105. Burundi
106. Cambodia
107. Cape Verde
108. C.A. Republic
109. Comoros
110. Cyprus
111. Djibouti
112. Dominica
113. Domin. Rep.
114. El Salvador
115. Eritrea
116. Estonia
117. Ethiopia
118. Faroe Isl.
119. Fiji
120. Finland
121. Gambia
122. Gibraltar
123. Grenada
124. Guinea
125. G.-Bissau
126. Guyana
127. Haiti
128. Honduras
129. Hong Kong
130. Iceland
131. Ireland
132. Jamaica
133. Jordan
134. Kenya
135. Kiribati
136. Laos
137. Latvia
138. Lebanon
139. Lesotho
140. Liberia
141. Luxembourg
142. Macao
143. Madagascar
144. Malawi
145. Maldives
146. Mali
147. Malta
148. Mauritius
149. Moldova
150. Montenegro
151. Montserrat
152. Morocco
153. Mozambique
154. Namibia
155. Nepal
156. N. Caledonia
157. Nicaragua
158. North Korea
159. North Macedonia
160. Panama
161. Paraguay
162. Portugal
163. Puerto Rico
164. Rwanda
165. Saint Lucia
166. St. Vincent & ...
167. Samoa
168. S.T.&Principe
169. Senegal
170. Seychelles
171. Sierra Leone
172. Singapore
173. Slovenia
174. Solomon Isl.
175. Somalia
176. Sri Lanka
177. Swaziland
178. Sweden
179. Switzerland
180. Taiwan
181. Tanzania
182. Togo
183. Tonga
184. Uruguay
185. Vanuatu
186. Zambia
187. Zimbabwe
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258.60
208.60
170.30
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101.50
97.80
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303.81


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