Rank
(total)
CountryProved Oil Reserves
(million barrels)
per Capita
(barrels)
per Square km
(barrels)
Date
1Saudi Arabia266,700.09,297.0124,064January 2009 est.
2Canada178,100.05,318.419,585January 2009 est.
3Iran137,600.02,052.689,841January 2010 est.
4Iraq115,000.03,973.0262,937January 2009 est.
5Kuwait104,000.038,645.15,836,794January 2009 est.
6Venezuela99,380.03,706.2112,669January 2009 est.
7United Arab Emirates97,800.020,381.41,169,856January 2009 est.
8Russia79,000.0564.14,824January 2009 est.
9Libya43,660.06,918.724,813January 2009 est.
10Nigeria36,220.0242.739,769January 2009 est.
11Kazakhstan30,000.01,948.111,112January 2009 est.
12Qatar27,190.032,629.92,346,798January 2009 est.
13United States of America21,320.069.42,327January 2009 est.
14China16,000.012.01,672January 2009 est.
15Brazil12,620.063.51,492January 2009 est.
16Algeria12,200.0357.05,122January 2009 est.
17Mexico10,500.094.45,401January 2009 est.
18Angola9,040.0706.37,251January 2009 est.
19Azerbaijan7,000.0849.784,716January 2009 est.
20Sudan6,800.0165.52,862January 2009 est.
21Norway6,680.01,433.321,953January 2009 est.
22India5,625.04.81,892January 2009 est.
23Oman5,500.01,609.117,771January 2009 est.
24Vietnam4,700.054.015,158January 2009 est.
25Ecuador4,660.0319.816,833January 2009 est.
26Egypt4,400.0...4,4201 June 2009 est.
27Malaysia4,000.0155.512,171January 2009 est.
28Indonesia3,990.016.62,203January 2009 est.
29Great Britain & Northern Ireland3,410.055.814,095January 2009 est.
30Yemen3,300.0138.56,250January 2009 est.
31Argentina2,616.063.9956January 2009 est.
32Syria2,500.0123.913,614January 2009 est.
33Gabon2,000.01,320.17,762January 2009 est.
34Colombia1,668.036.51,504January 2009 est.
35Congo (Republic)1,600.0398.74,685January 2009 est.
36Australia1,500.070.5195January 2009 est.
36Chad1,500.0145.21,191January 2009 est.
38Brunei1,100.02,833.7208,927January 2009 est.
38Equatorial Guinea1,100.01,736.539,214January 2009 est.
40Denmark1,060.0192.724,980January 2009 est.
41Trinidad & Tobago728.3592.1142,024January 2009 est.
42Turkmenistan700.0143.31,490January 2009 est.
43Romania600.027.02,610January 2009 est.
44Uzbekistan594.021.51,396January 2009 est.
45East Timor553.8499.537,233January 2008
46Bolivia465.047.6429January 2009 est.
47Thailand441.06.7863January 2009 est.
48Tunisia425.040.52,736January 2009 est.
49Peru415.814.1325January 2009 est.
50Italy406.57.01,382January 2009 est.
51Ukraine395.08.6682January 2009 est.
52Pakistan339.01.9440January 2009 est.
53Turkey284.73.7370January 2009 est.
54Germany276.03.4792January 2009 est.
55Cameroon200.010.6423January 2009 est.
56Albania199.154.77,267January 2009 est.
57Belarus198.020.5976January 2009 est.
58Congo (Dem. Rep.)180.02.679January 2009 est.
59Chile150.09.0202January 2009 est.
59Spain150.03.7301January 2009 est.
61Philippines138.51.4465January 2009 est.
62Bahrain124.6171.2168,151January 2009 est.
63Cuba124.010.81,129January 2009 est.
64France103.31.7188January 2009 est.
65Cote d'Ivoire100.04.9314January 2009 est.
65Mauritania100.032.097January 2009 est.
65Netherlands100.06.02,950January 2009 est.
68Poland96.42.5317January 2009 est.
69Papua New Guinea88.014.5194January 2009 est.
70Guatemala83.16.3775January 2009 est.
71Suriname79.6165.4510January 2009 est.
72Croatia79.317.71,417January 2009 est.
73Serbia77.510.51,000January 2009 est.
74New Zealand60.014.2224January 2009 est.
75Austria50.06.1606January 2009 est.
75Myanmar50.01.077January 2009 est.
77Japan44.10.3121January 2009 est.
78Kyrgyzstan40.07.4209January 2009 est.
79Georgia35.07.6502January 2009 est.
80Bangladesh28.00.2215January 2009 est.
81Hungary20.22.0225January 2009 est.
82Bulgaria15.02.1138January 2009 est.
82Czech Republic15.01.5194January 2009 est.
82Ghana15.00.666January 2009 est.
82South Africa15.00.312January 2009 est.
86Lithuania12.03.4191January 2009 est.
86Tajikistan12.01.685January 2009 est.
88Greece10.00.977January 2009 est.
89Slovakia9.01.6187January 2009 est.
90Benin8.00.972January 2009 est.
91Belize6.721.8294January 2009 est.
92Taiwan (Rep. of China)2.40.174January 2009 est.
93Barbados2.27.65,047January 2009 est.
94Israel1.90.390January 2009 est.
95Jordan1.00.211January 2009 est.
96Morocco0.80.02January 2009 est.
97Ethiopia0.40.00January 2009 est.
98Afghanistan0.00.00January 2009 est.
98American Samoa0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Antigua & Barbuda0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Armenia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Aruba0.0...0NA
98Bahamas0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Belgium0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Bermuda0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Bhutan0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Bosnia & Herzegovina0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Botswana0.00.00January 2009 est.
98British Virgin Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Burkina Faso0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Burundi0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Cambodia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Cape Verde0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Cayman Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Central African Republic0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Comoros0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Cook Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Costa Rica0.0...0NA
98Cyprus0.0...0NA
98Djibouti0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Dominica0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Dominican Republic0.0...0NA
98El Salvador0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Eritrea0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Estonia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Falkland Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Faroe Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Fiji Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98French Polynesia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Gambia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Gibraltar0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Grenada0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Guinea0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Guinea-Bissau0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Guyana0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Haiti0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Honduras0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Hong Kong0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Iceland0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Ireland0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Jamaica0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Kenya0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Kiribati0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Korea (North)0.0...0NA
98Korea (South)0.0...0NA
98Latvia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Lebanon0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Lesotho0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Liberia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Luxembourg0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Macau0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Macedonia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Madagascar0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Malawi0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Maldives0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Mali0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Malta0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Mauritius0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Moldova0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Montenegro0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Montserrat0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Mozambique0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Namibia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Nauru0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Nepal0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Netherlands Antilles0.00.00January 2009 est.
98New Caledonia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Nicaragua0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Niger0.0...0NA
98Niue0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Panama0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Paraguay0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Portugal0.0...0NA
98Puerto Rico0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Rwanda0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Saint Kitts & Nevis0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Saint Lucia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Saint Pierre & Miquelon0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Saint Vincent & the Grenadines0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Samoa0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Sao Tome and Principe0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Senegal0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Seychelles0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Sierra Leone0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Singapore0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Slovenia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Solomon Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Somalia0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Sri Lanka0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Swaziland0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Sweden0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Switzerland0.0...0NA
98Tanzania0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Togo0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Tonga0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Turks & Caicos Islands0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Uganda0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Uruguay0.0...0NA
98Vanuatu0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Virgin Islands of the US0.0...0NA
98Western Sahara0.00.00January 2009 est.
98Zambia0.0...0NA
98Zimbabwe0.00.00January 2009 est.
 World......... 

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 (2010-08-04)

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