Oil reserves - Country rankings

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Oil reserves, billion barrels, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 18 countries was 50.67 billion barrels. The highest value was in Saudi Arabia: 258.6 billion barrels and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 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
Saudi Arabia 258.6 1 1980 - 2021
Iran 208.6 2 1980 - 2021
Iraq 145.02 3 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 101.5 4 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 97.8 5 1980 - 2021
Libya 48.36 6 1980 - 2021
Qatar 25.24 7 1980 - 2021
Algeria 12.2 8 1980 - 2021
Oman 5.37 9 1980 - 2021
Egypt 3.3 10 1980 - 2021
Yemen 3 11 1986 - 2021
Syria 2.5 12 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.43 13 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 0.19 14 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0 15 1980 - 2021
Jordan 0 16 1988 - 2021
Lebanon 0 17 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0 18 1980 - 2021


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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. Saudi Arabia
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Kuwait
5. UA Emirates
6. Libya
7. Qatar
8. Algeria
9. Oman
10. Egypt
11. Yemen
12. Syria
13. Tunisia
14. Bahrain
15. Djibouti
16. Jordan
17. Lebanon
18. Morocco
258.60
208.60
145.02
101.50
97.80
48.36
25.24
12.20
5.37
3.30
3.00
2.50
0.43
0.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
64.7
129.3
194
258.6


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