Percent of world oil reserves - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent of world oil reserves, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 187 countries was 0.53 percent. The highest value was in Venezuela: 17.88 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Percent of world oil reserves, 2021 Global rank Available data
Venezuela 17.88 1 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 15.22 2 1980 - 2021
Iran 12.28 3 1980 - 2021
Canada 10.02 4 1980 - 2021
Iraq 8.53 5 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 5.97 6 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 5.76 7 1980 - 2021
Russia 4.71 8 1997 - 2021
Libya 2.85 9 1980 - 2021
USA 2.61 10 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 2.17 11 1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan 1.77 12 1997 - 2021
China 1.53 13 1980 - 2021
Qatar 1.49 14 1980 - 2021
Brazil 0.75 15 1980 - 2021
Algeria 0.72 16 1980 - 2021
Ecuador 0.49 17 1980 - 2021
Norway 0.48 18 1980 - 2021
Angola 0.46 19 1980 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0.41 20 1997 - 2021
Mexico 0.34 21 1980 - 2021
Oman 0.32 22 1980 - 2021
India 0.27 23 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 0.26 24 1991 - 2021
Malaysia 0.21 25 1980 - 2021
Egypt 0.19 26 1980 - 2021
Yemen 0.18 27 1986 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.17 28 1980 - 2021
Argentina 0.15 29 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 0.15 30 1980 - 2021
Syria 0.15 31 1980 - 2021
Uganda 0.15 32 1980 - 2021
UK 0.15 33 1980 - 2021
Australia 0.14 34 1980 - 2021
Colombia 0.12 35 1980 - 2021
Gabon 0.12 36 1980 - 2021
Chad 0.09 37 2006 - 2021
Sudan 0.07 38 1982 - 2021
Brunei 0.06 39 1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.06 40 1993 - 2021
Peru 0.05 41 1980 - 2021
Ghana 0.04 42 1980 - 2021
Romania 0.04 43 1991 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0.04 44 1997 - 2021
Denmark 0.03 45 1980 - 2021
Italy 0.03 46 1980 - 2021
Pakistan 0.03 47 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.03 48 1980 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0.03 49 1997 - 2021
Turkey 0.02 50 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 0.02 51 1997 - 2021
Albania 0.01 52 1992 - 2021
Bahrain 0.01 53 1980 - 2021
Belarus 0.01 54 1997 - 2021
Bolivia 0.01 55 1980 - 2021
Burma 0.01 56 1980 - 2021
Cameroon 0.01 57 1980 - 2021
Chile 0.01 58 1980 - 2021
Cuba 0.01 59 1991 - 2021
DR Congo 0.01 60 1980 - 2021
Germany 0.01 61 1991 - 2021
Guatemala 0.01 62 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.01 63 1981 - 2021
Netherlands 0.01 64 1980 - 2021
Niger 0.01 65 1980 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0.01 66 1985 - 2021
Philippines 0.01 67 1980 - 2021
Poland 0.01 68 1992 - 2021
Spain 0.01 69 1980 - 2021
Suriname 0.01 70 1986 - 2021
Thailand 0.01 71 1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 72 1980 - 2021
Afghanistan 0 73 1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0 74 1980 - 2021
Armenia 0 75 1997 - 2021
Aruba 0 76 1986 - 2021
Austria 0 77 1980 - 2021
Bahamas 0 78 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 0 79 1988 - 2021
Barbados 0 80 1980 - 2021
Belgium 0 81 1980 - 2021
Belize 0 82 2007 - 2021
Benin 0 83 1984 - 2021
Bermuda 0 84 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 0 85 1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0 86 1993 - 2021
Botswana 0 87 1980 - 2021
Bulgaria 0 88 1992 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0 89 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0 90 1980 - 2021
Cambodia 0 91 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 92 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 93 1980 - 2021
Comoros 0 94 1980 - 2021
Croatia 0 95 1993 - 2021
Cyprus 0 96 1980 - 2021
Czechia 0 97 1996 - 2021
Djibouti 0 98 1980 - 2021
Dominica 0 99 1980 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0 100 1980 - 2021
El Salvador 0 101 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0 102 1994 - 2021
Estonia 0 103 1997 - 2021
Ethiopia 0 104 1997 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0 105 1980 - 2021
Fiji 0 106 1980 - 2021
Finland 0 107 1980 - 2021
France 0 108 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0 109 1980 - 2021
Georgia 0 110 1997 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 111 1980 - 2021
Greece 0 112 1980 - 2021
Grenada 0 113 1980 - 2021
Guinea 0 114 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 115 1980 - 2021
Guyana 0 116 1980 - 2021
Haiti 0 117 1980 - 2021
Honduras 0 118 1980 - 2021
Hong Kong 0 119 1980 - 2021
Hungary 0 120 1992 - 2021
Iceland 0 121 1980 - 2021
Ireland 0 122 1980 - 2021
Israel 0 123 1980 - 2021
Jamaica 0 124 1980 - 2021
Japan 0 125 1980 - 2021
Jordan 0 126 1988 - 2021
Kenya 0 127 1980 - 2021
Kiribati 0 128 1980 - 2021
Laos 0 129 1980 - 2021
Latvia 0 130 1997 - 2021
Lebanon 0 131 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0 132 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0 133 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 0 134 1997 - 2021
Luxembourg 0 135 1980 - 2021
Macao 0 136 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0 137 1980 - 2021
Malawi 0 138 1980 - 2021
Maldives 0 139 1980 - 2021
Mali 0 140 1980 - 2021
Malta 0 141 1980 - 2021
Mauritania 0 142 2007 - 2021
Mauritius 0 143 1980 - 2021
Moldova 0 144 1997 - 2021
Montenegro 0 145 2006 - 2021
Montserrat 0 146 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0 147 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 0 148 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0 149 1990 - 2021
Nepal 0 150 1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0 151 1980 - 2021
New Zealand 0 152 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 0 153 1980 - 2021
North Korea 0 154 1980 - 2021
North Macedonia 0 155 1993 - 2021
Panama 0 156 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 0 157 1980 - 2021
Portugal 0 158 1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0 159 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0 160 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 161 1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 162 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0 163 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 164 1980 - 2021
Senegal 0 165 1980 - 2021
Serbia 0 166 2006 - 2021
Seychelles 0 167 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0 168 1980 - 2021
Singapore 0 169 1980 - 2021
Slovakia 0 170 1996 - 2021
Slovenia 0 171 1993 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 172 1980 - 2021
Somalia 0 173 1980 - 2021
South Africa 0 174 1983 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0 175 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0 176 1980 - 2021
Sweden 0 177 1980 - 2021
Switzerland 0 178 1980 - 2021
Taiwan 0 179 1980 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 180 1997 - 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: The share of world oil reserves is calculated as the proven oil reserves of a country as percent of the total proven oil reserves for the world.

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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. Argentina
30. Indonesia
31. Syria
32. Uganda
33. UK
34. Australia
35. Colombia
36. Gabon
37. Chad
38. Sudan
39. Brunei
40. Eq. Guinea
41. Peru
42. Ghana
43. Romania
44. Turkmenistan
45. Denmark
46. Italy
47. Pakistan
48. Tunisia
49. Uzbekistan
50. Turkey
51. Ukraine
52. Albania
53. Bahrain
54. Belarus
55. Bolivia
56. Burma
57. Cameroon
58. Chile
59. Cuba
60. DR Congo
61. Germany
62. Guatemala
63. Ivory Coast
64. Netherlands
65. Niger
66. Papua N.G.
67. Philippines
68. Poland
69. Spain
70. Suriname
71. Thailand
72. Tr.&Tobago
73. Afghanistan
74. Ant.& Barb.
75. Armenia
76. Aruba
77. Austria
78. Bahamas
79. Bangladesh
80. Barbados
81. Belgium
82. Belize
83. Benin
84. Bermuda
85. Bhutan
86. Bosnia & Herz.
87. Botswana
88. Bulgaria
89. Burkina Faso
90. Burundi
91. Cambodia
92. Cape Verde
93. C.A. Republic
94. Comoros
95. Croatia
96. Cyprus
97. Czechia
98. Djibouti
99. Dominica
100. Domin. Rep.
101. El Salvador
102. Eritrea
103. Estonia
104. Ethiopia
105. Faroe Isl.
106. Fiji
107. Finland
108. France
109. Gambia
110. Georgia
111. Gibraltar
112. Greece
113. Grenada
114. Guinea
115. G.-Bissau
116. Guyana
117. Haiti
118. Honduras
119. Hong Kong
120. Hungary
121. Iceland
122. Ireland
123. Israel
124. Jamaica
125. Japan
126. Jordan
127. Kenya
128. Kiribati
129. Laos
130. Latvia
131. Lebanon
132. Lesotho
133. Liberia
134. Lithuania
135. Luxembourg
136. Macao
137. Madagascar
138. Malawi
139. Maldives
140. Mali
141. Malta
142. Mauritania
143. Mauritius
144. Moldova
145. Montenegro
146. Montserrat
147. Morocco
148. Mozambique
149. Namibia
150. Nepal
151. N. Caledonia
152. New Zealand
153. Nicaragua
154. North Korea
155. North Macedonia
156. Panama
157. Paraguay
158. Portugal
159. Puerto Rico
160. Rwanda
161. Saint Lucia
162. St. Vincent & ...
163. Samoa
164. S.T.&Principe
165. Senegal
166. Serbia
167. Seychelles
168. Sierra Leone
169. Singapore
170. Slovakia
171. Slovenia
172. Solomon Isl.
173. Somalia
174. South Africa
175. Sri Lanka
176. Swaziland
177. Sweden
178. Switzerland
179. Taiwan
180. Tajikistan
181. Tanzania
182. Togo
183. Tonga
184. Uruguay
185. Vanuatu
186. Zambia
187. Zimbabwe
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15.22
12.28
10.02
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5.97
5.76
4.71
2.85
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2.17
1.77
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