Rank
(total)
CountryProved Oil Reserves
(million barrels)
per Capita
(barrels)
per Square km
(barrels)
Date
1Saudi Arabia2,643,000.095,757.31,229,4802007 est.
2Canada1,788,000.054,019.9196,624January 2006 est.
3Iran1,384,000.021,162.9845,9662007 est.
4Iraq1,150,000.041,818.72,661,039January 2007 est.
5Kuwait1,015,000.0405,099.256,958,4742007 est.
6United Arab Emirates978,000.0220,071.511,698,5652007 est.
7Venezuela791,400.030,410.9897,2282007 est.
8Russia600,000.04,198.935,303January 2006 est.
9Libya450,000.074,541.4255,7492007 est.
10Nigeria372,500.02,758.6408,9952007 est.
11Angola250,000.020,385.5200,5292007 est.
12United States of America217,600.0729.123,750January 2006 est.
13Qatar152,000.0167,543.113,290,1982007 est.
14Mexico147,000.01,352.376,4412007 est.
15Algeria146,800.04,404.061,6362007 est.
16Brazil139,000.0731.516,4372007 est.
17China128,000.096.813,7242007 est.
18Kazakhstan90,000.05,908.133,710January 2006 est.
19Norway77,050.016,710.7250,616January 2006 est.
20Azerbaijan70,000.08,620.4813,008April 2007 est.
21Sudan64,900.01,648.127,3152007 est.
22India57,000.050.419,1712007 est.
23Oman48,500.015,133.1228,2782007 est.
24Ecuador47,270.03,436.4170,7482007 est.
25Indonesia44,300.0188.824,2552007 est.
26Great Britain & Northern Ireland40,290.0664.8166,770January 2006 est.
27Egypt37,500.0466.837,6712007 est.
28Yemen35,800.01,610.467,8072007 est.
29Vietnam33,000.0387.0101,4262007 est.
30Malaysia30,000.01,208.691,3102007 est.
31Syria25,000.01,294.3135,8332007 est.
32Argentina20,860.0517.67,6222007 est.
33Myanmar19,630.0414.429,8452007 est.
34Gabon17,480.012,014.867,8392007 est.
35Tunisia17,000.01,654.3109,4232007 est.
36Congo (Republic)15,060.04,067.744,100January 2006 est.
37Chad15,000.01,508.411,912January 2006 est.
38Australia14,370.0709.11,886January 2006 est.
39Colombia13,870.0312.513,3532007 est.
40Brunei13,500.035,578.42,561,670January 2006 est.
41Denmark13,280.02,436.4313,252January 2006 est.
42Romania9,556.0428.541,486January 2006 est.
43Italy6,217.0106.921,145January 2006 est.
44Trinidad & Tobago6,058.05,733.41,181,357January 2007 est.
45Uzbekistan5,940.0217.513,963January 2006 est.
46Equatorial Guinea5,635.011,312.0200,884January 2002 est.
47Guatemala5,260.0427.948,511January 2006 est.
48Turkmenistan5,000.0981.010,244January 2007 est.
49Bolivia4,405.0490.04,062January 2006 est.
50Peru4,308.0150.23,3662007 est.
51Ukraine3,950.084.66,543January 2006 est.
52Pakistan3,768.022.94,8392007 est.
53Germany3,672.044.610,515January 2006 est.
54Turkey3,000.042.63,892January 2006 est.
55Thailand2,910.045.05,686January 2006 est.
56Cote d'Ivoire2,500.0138.87,8622007 est.
57Cuba2,436.0214.021,974January 2006 est.
58Albania1,981.0553.172,305January 2006 est.
59Belarus1,980.0192.49,538January 2006 est.
60Congo (Dem. Rep.)1,870.029.8825January 2006 est.
61Papua New Guinea1,700.0293.33,7542007 est.
62France1,584.026.02,903January 2006 est.
63Spain1,576.039.03,155January 2006 est.
64Philippines1,520.017.05,098December 2006
65Chile1,500.093.02,003January 2006 est.
66Bahrain1,186.01,673.81,783,4592007 est.
67Suriname1,110.02,527.86,874January 2006 est.
68Netherlands1,060.064.331,284January 2006 est.
69Hungary1,025.0102.711,100January 2006 est.
70Morocco1,000.029.62,2412007 est.
71Poland963.825.03,166January 2006 est.
72Cameroon950.052.62,0242007 est.
73Serbia775.082.510,003January 2006 est.
74Croatia691.4153.812,256January 2006 est.
75Austria620.075.77,520January 2006 est.
76Japan585.04.61,561January 2006 est.
77New Zealand555.0136.22,066January 2006 est.
78Kyrgyzstan400.076.72,091January 2006 est.
79Georgia350.075.15,022January 2006 est.
80Bangladesh280.01.92,091January 2006 est.
81Ghana165.07.4714January 2006 est.
82Bulgaria150.020.31,357January 2006 est.
82Czech Republic150.014.71,941January 2006 est.
82South Africa150.03.4123January 2007 est.
85Lithuania120.033.51,838January 2006 est.
85Tajikistan120.016.4841January 2006 est.
87Slovakia90.016.51,844January 2006 est.
88Benin82.110.4742January 2006 est.
89Greece70.06.5535January 2006 est.
90Barbados25.089.358,005January 2006 est.
91Taiwan (Rep. of China)22.41.0694January 2007 est.
92Israel20.03.1984January 2006 est.
93Jordan10.01.7109January 2006 est.
94Ethiopia4.30.14January 2006 est.
95Afghanistan0.00.00January 2006 est.
95American Samoa0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Antigua & Barbuda0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Armenia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Aruba0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Bahamas0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Belgium0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Belize0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Bermuda0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Bhutan0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Bosnia & Herzegovina0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Botswana0.00.00January 2006 est.
95British Virgin Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Burkina Faso0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Burundi0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Cambodia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Cape Verde0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Cayman Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Central African Republic0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Comoros0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Cook Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Costa Rica0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Djibouti0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Dominica0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Dominican Republic0.00.00January 2006 est.
95El Salvador0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Eritrea0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Estonia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Falkland Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Faroe Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Fiji Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95French Polynesia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Gambia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Gibraltar0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Greenland0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Grenada0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Guam0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Guinea0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Guinea-Bissau0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Guyana0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Haiti0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Honduras0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Hong Kong0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Iceland0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Ireland0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Jamaica0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Kenya0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Kiribati0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Korea (South)0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Laos0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Latvia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Lebanon0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Lesotho0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Liberia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Luxembourg0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Macau0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Macedonia0.00.00January 2008 est.
95Madagascar0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Malawi0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Maldives0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Mali0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Malta0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Mauritania0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Mauritius0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Moldova0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Mongolia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Montenegro0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Montserrat0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Mozambique0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Namibia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Nauru0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Nepal0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Netherlands Antilles0.00.00January 2006 est.
95New Caledonia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Nicaragua0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Niue0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Panama0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Paraguay0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Puerto Rico0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Rwanda0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Saint Helena0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Saint Kitts & Nevis0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Saint Lucia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Saint Pierre & Miquelon0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Saint Vincent & the Grenadines0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Samoa0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Sao Tome and Principe0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Senegal0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Seychelles0.00.00January 2006
95Sierra Leone0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Singapore0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Slovenia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Solomon Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Somalia0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Sri Lanka0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Swaziland0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Sweden0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Tanzania0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Togo0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Tonga0.00.00January 2007 est.
95Turks & Caicos Islands0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Uganda0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Vanuatu0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Western Sahara0.00.00January 2006 est.
95Zimbabwe0.00.00January 2006 est.
 World13,310,000.02,039.889,365January 2006 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 (2008-07-24)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-28