Greatest Oil Reserves by Country, 2007
Updated February 12, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The table below lists the countries with the largest oil reserves in the world, as of 2007. The information was compiled by the US Energy Information Administration.
| Rank | Country | Proved reserves (billion barrels) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saudi Arabia | 262.3 |
| 2. | Canada | 179.21 |
| 3. | Iran | 136.27 |
| 4. | Iraq | 115 |
| 5. | Kuwait | 101.5 |
| 6. | United Arab Emirates | 97.8 |
| 7. | Venezuela | 80.012 |
| 8. | Russia | 60 |
| 9. | Libya | 41.464 |
| 10. | Nigeria | 36.22 |
| 11. | Kazakhstan | 30 |
| 12. | United States | 21.757 |
| 13. | China | 16 |
| 14. | Qatar | 15.207 |
| 15. | Mexico | 12.352 |
| 16. | Algeria | 12.27 |
| 17. | Brazil | 11.773 |
| 18. | Angola | 8 |
| 19. | Norway | 7.849 |
| 20. | Azerbaijan | 7 |
| Top 20 countries | 1252.04 (95%) | |
| Rest of world | 65.4 (5%) | |
| World total | 1,317.447 | |
NOTES: Proved reserves are estimated with reasonable certainty to be recoverable with present technology and prices.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ .
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