Rank
(total)
CountryProved Oil Reserves
(million barrels)
per Capita
(barrels)
per Square km
(barrels)
Date
1Saudi Arabia264,300.09,385.2122,948January 2008 est.
2Canada178,600.05,377.519,640January 2008 est.
3Iran136,200.02,067.588,927January 2008 est.
4Iraq112,500.03,986.4257,221January 2008 est.
5Kuwait101,500.039,086.65,696,487January 2008 est.
6United Arab Emirates97,800.021,162.41,169,856January 2008 est.
7Russia79,000.0561.54,824January 2008 est.
8Venezuela78,270.02,963.188,736January 2008 est.
9Libya45,000.07,289.125,575January 2008 est.
10Nigeria38,500.0278.442,272January 2008 est.
11Kazakhstan30,000.01,955.611,112January 2008 est.
12Qatar27,090.029,171.82,338,167January 2008 est.
13United States of America20,970.069.02,289January 2008 est.
14China19,600.014.72,048January 2008 est.
15Algeria14,790.0438.06,210January 2008 est.
16Mexico13,680.0124.47,037January 2008 est.
17Brazil12,350.064.41,460January 2008 est.
18Angola9,000.0718.27,219January 2008 est.
19Azerbaijan7,000.0856.084,716January 2008 est.
20Norway6,865.01,478.122,561January 2008 est.
21Sudan6,600.0164.12,778January 2008 est.
22India5,700.05.01,917January 2008 est.
23Oman4,800.01,449.415,509January 2008 est.
24Ecuador4,500.0323.116,255January 2008 est.
25Indonesia3,800.016.02,098January 2008 est.
26Egypt3,700.045.33,717January 2008 est.
27Great Britain & Northern Ireland3,600.059.114,880January 2008 est.
28Yemen3,440.0149.56,516January 2008 est.
29Vietnam3,300.038.310,643January 2008 est.
30Malaysia3,000.0118.79,128January 2008 est.
31Syria2,424.0122.713,200January 2008 est.
32Argentina2,186.053.7799January 2008 est.
33Gabon1,660.01,117.26,442January 2008 est.
34Congo (Republic)1,600.0409.94,685January 2008 est.
35Australia1,500.072.8195January 2008 est.
35Chad1,500.0148.31,191January 2008 est.
37Colombia1,323.029.41,193January 2008 est.
38Denmark1,188.0216.627,996January 2008 est.
39Brunei1,100.02,884.3208,927January 2008 est.
39Equatorial Guinea1,100.01,784.439,214January 2008 est.
41Peru930.031.9727January 2008 est.
42Trinidad & Tobago728.3695.4142,024January 2008 est.
43Romania600.027.02,610January 2008 est.
43Turkmenistan600.0115.81,277January 2008 est.
45Uzbekistan594.021.01,396January 2008 est.
46East Timor553.8499.537,233January 2008
47Bolivia465.050.3429January 2008 est.
48Italy406.57.01,382January 2008 est.
49Tunisia400.038.52,575January 2008 est.
50Pakistan395.62.4513January 2008 est.
51Ukraine395.08.6682January 2008 est.
52Germany367.04.51,053January 2008 est.
53Turkey300.04.2390January 2008 est.
54Cote d'Ivoire250.013.6786January 2008 est.
55Cuba220.819.32,011January 2008 est.
56Albania199.155.07,267January 2008 est.
57Belarus198.020.4976January 2008 est.
58Congo (Dem. Rep.)180.02.779January 2008 est.
59Thailand176.02.7344January 2008 est.
60Papua New Guinea170.028.7375January 2008 est.
61Chile150.09.1202January 2008 est.
61Spain150.03.7301January 2008 est.
63Philippines138.51.5465January 2008 est.
64France122.02.0222January 2008 est.
65Bahrain116.2161.8156,815January 2008 est.
66Mauritania100.029.797January 2008 est.
66Morocco100.02.9224January 2008 est.
66Netherlands100.06.02,950January 2008 est.
69Cameroon98.05.3207January 2008 est.
70Poland96.42.5317January 2008 est.
71Suriname88.0184.9564January 2008 est.
72Guatemala83.16.4775January 2008 est.
73Croatia79.217.61,414January 2008 est.
74Serbia77.57.61,000January 2008 est.
75New Zealand55.013.2205January 2008 est.
76Austria50.06.1606January 2008 est.
76Myanmar50.01.077January 2008 est.
78Japan44.10.3121January 2008 est.
79Kyrgyzstan40.07.5209January 2008 est.
80Georgia35.07.6502January 2008 est.
81Bangladesh28.00.2215January 2008 est.
82Hungary20.22.0225January 2008 est.
83Bulgaria15.02.1138January 2008 est.
83Czech Republic15.01.5194January 2008 est.
83Ghana15.00.666January 2008 est.
83South Africa15.00.312January 2008 est.
87Lithuania12.03.4191January 2008 est.
87Tajikistan12.01.785January 2008 est.
89Greece10.00.977January 2008 est.
90Slovakia9.01.6187January 2008 est.
91Benin8.01.072January 2008 est.
92Belize6.722.2294January 2008 est.
93Taiwan (Rep. of China)3.00.193January 2008 est.
94Barbados2.27.85,116January 2008 est.
95Israel1.90.390January 2008 est.
96Jordan1.00.211January 2008 est.
97Ethiopia0.40.00January 2008 est.
98Afghanistan0.00.00January 2006 est.
98American Samoa0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Antigua & Barbuda0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Armenia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Bahamas0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Belgium0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Bermuda0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Bhutan0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Bosnia & Herzegovina0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Botswana0.00.00January 2006 est.
98British Virgin Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Burkina Faso0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Burundi0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Cambodia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Cape Verde0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Cayman Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Central African Republic0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Comoros0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Cook Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Djibouti0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Dominica0.00.00January 2006 est.
98El Salvador0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Eritrea0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Estonia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Falkland Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Faroe Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Fiji Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98French Polynesia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Gambia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Gibraltar0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Greenland0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Grenada0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Guinea0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Guinea-Bissau0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Guyana0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Haiti0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Honduras0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Hong Kong0.00.00January 2008
98Iceland0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Ireland0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Jamaica0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Kenya0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Kiribati0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Laos0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Latvia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Lebanon0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Lesotho0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Liberia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Luxembourg0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Macau0.00.00January 2008 est.
98Macedonia0.00.00January 2008 est.
98Madagascar0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Malawi0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Maldives0.00.00January 2008 est.
98Mali0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Malta0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Mauritius0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Moldova0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Montenegro0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Montserrat0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Mozambique0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Namibia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Nauru0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Nepal0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Netherlands Antilles0.00.00January 2006 est.
98New Caledonia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Nicaragua0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Niue0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Panama0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Paraguay0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Puerto Rico0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Rwanda0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Saint Helena0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Saint Kitts & Nevis0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Saint Lucia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Saint Pierre & Miquelon0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Saint Vincent & the Grenadines0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Samoa0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Sao Tome and Principe0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Senegal0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Seychelles0.00.00January 2006
98Sierra Leone0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Singapore0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Slovenia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Solomon Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Somalia0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Sri Lanka0.00.00January 2008 est.
98Swaziland0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Sweden0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Tanzania0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Togo0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Tonga0.00.00January 2007 est.
98Turks & Caicos Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Uganda0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Vanuatu0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Western Sahara0.00.00January 2006 est.
98Zimbabwe0.00.00January 2006 est.
 World1,332,000.0199.58,943January 2008 est.

For non-listed countries is no information available.

1 US barrel corresponds to 158.9873 liters and 0.136 tons of oil.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2009-10-02)