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Oil proved reserves

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•49 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4,800,045,538.8tonnes
Median: 429,114,400.0tonnes
Countries Covered
49
with available data
Highest
Venezuela
41,439,105,000.0tonnes
Lowest
Trinidad and Tobago
33,142,744.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Venezuela41,439,105,000.0tonnes
2Saudi Arabia40,582,685,000.0tonnes
3Canada22,927,151,000.0tonnes
4Islamic Republic of Iran21,523,920,000.0tonnes
5Iraq19,780,592,000.0tonnes
By Region
North America11,044,331,000.0tonnes(3 countries)
Asia8,751,235,160.0tonnes(14 countries)
Other3,933,856,023.2tonnes(17 countries)
Africa2,046,647,825.0tonnes(4 countries)
South America504,478,464.0tonnes(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (33,142,744.0tonnes)High (41,439,105,000.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4,800,045,538.8tonnes)

North America (3)
Asia (14)
Other (17)
Africa (4)
South America (5)
Europe (5)
Oceania (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Venezuela41,439,105,000.0tonnes
2Saudi Arabia40,582,685,000.0tonnes
3Canada22,927,151,000.0tonnes
4Islamic Republic of Iran21,523,920,000.0tonnes
5Iraq19,780,592,000.0tonnes
6Russian Federation14,704,498,000.0tonnes
7Kuwait13,844,600,000.0tonnes
8United Arab Emirates13,339,920,000.0tonnes
9United States of America9,378,456,000.0tonnes
10Libya6,596,713,000.0tonnes
11Nigeria5,031,795,700.0tonnes
12Kazakhstan4,092,000,000.0tonnes
13People's Republic of China3,541,320,200.0tonnes
14Qatar3,443,281,400.0tonnes
15Algeria1,664,080,000.0tonnes
16Brazil1,626,571,600.0tonnes
17Norway1,077,792,500.0tonnes
18Angola1,061,601,200.0tonnes
19Azerbaijan954,800,000.0tonnes
20Mexico827,386,000.0tonnes
21Oman732,877,250.0tonnes
22India619,705,000.0tonnes
23Vietnam600,160,000.0tonnes
24South Sudan477,400,000.0tonnes
25Egypt429,114,400.0tonnes
26Yemen409,200,000.0tonnes
27Republic of the Congo393,104,800.0tonnes
28Malaysia372,617,540.0tonnes
29Syrian Arab Republic341,000,000.0tonnes
30United Kingdom341,000,000.0tonnes
31Argentina338,641,300.0tonnes
32Indonesia332,816,000.0tonnes
33Australia326,042,660.0tonnes
34Colombia277,710,400.0tonnes
35Gabon272,800,000.0tonnes
36Chad204,600,000.0tonnes
37Sudan204,600,000.0tonnes
38Ecuador177,667,420.0tonnes
39Equatorial Guinea150,040,000.0tonnes
40Brunei Darussalam150,040,000.0tonnes
41Peru101,801,600.0tonnes
42Italy82,395,736.0tonnes
43Romania81,840,000.0tonnes
44Turkmenistan81,840,000.0tonnes
45Uzbekistan81,021,600.0tonnes
46Denmark58,339,252.0tonnes
47Tunisia57,970,000.0tonnes
48Thailand34,475,100.0tonnes
49Trinidad and Tobago33,142,744.0tonnes
Showing 49 of 49 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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