T33
World proven crude oil reserves by country, 1980-2007
(m b)
  1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 % change
07/06
NORTH AMERICA 36,611.0 35,409.0 34,547.0 34,168.0 34,415.0 34,176.0 32,829.0 33,169.0 32,959.0 32,401.0 31,839.0 29,974.0 28,838.0 27,993.0 27,356.0 27,245.0 26,856.0 27,477.0 25,911.0 26,469.0 26,901.0 27,101.0 27,167.0 26,954.0 26,243.0 26,579.0 26,699.0 25,914.0 -2.9
  Canada 1/ 6,806.0 5,983.0 6,689.0 6,433.0 5,969.0 5,760.0 5,940.0 5,913.0 6,134.0 5,900.0 5,585.0 5,292.0 5,093.0 5,036.0 4,899.0 4,894.0 4,839.0 4,931.0 4,877.0 4,704.0 4,856.0 4,655.0 4,490.0 4,254.0 4,352.0 5,208.0 4,942.0 4,942.0  -
  United States 29,805.0 29,426.0 27,858.0 27,735.0 28,446.0 28,416.0 26,889.0 27,256.0 26,825.0 26,501.0 26,254.0 24,682.0 23,745.0 22,957.0 22,457.0 22,351.0 22,017.0 22,546.0 21,034.0 21,765.0 22,045.0 22,446.0 22,677.0 22,700.0 21,891.0 21,371.0 21,757.0 20,972.0 -3.6
LATIN AMERICA 74,033.0 84,187.0 89,527.0 90,716.0 92,884.0 118,529.0 119,119.0 121,915.0 121,957.0 121,499.0 122,746.0 125,506.0 130,183.0 131,362.0 131,340.0 132,473.0 138,792.0 140,886.0 123,836.0 125,714.0 122,233.0 124,584.0 117,528.0 117,045.0 118,700.0 118,141.0 123,717.0 134,691.0 8.9
  Argentina 2,464.0 2,426.0 2,429.0 2,450.0 2,349.0 2,316.0 2,233.0 2,246.0 2,280.0 2,168.0 1,570.0 1,683.0 2,017.0 2,217.0 2,253.0 2,386.0 2,588.0 2,621.0 2,753.0 3,071.0 2,974.0 2,879.0 2,821.0 2,675.0 2,320.0 2,320.0 2,468.0 2,586.0 4.8
  Brazil 1,300.0 1,325.0 1,750.0 1,850.0 1,976.0 2,070.0 2,250.0 2,340.0 2,550.0 2,816.0 4,451.0 4,819.0 4,966.0 4,982.0 5,375.0 6,223.0 6,681.0 7,106.0 7,357.0 8,153.0 8,464.0 8,485.0 9,804.0 10,602.0 11,243.0 11,772.0 12,182.0 12,182.0  -
  Colombia 554.0 531.0 610.0 635.0 1,108.0 1,244.0 1,296.0 1,907.0 2,125.0 1,984.0 1,991.0 1,885.0 3,232.0 3,156.0 3,138.0 2,952.0 2,798.0 2,577.0 2,478.0 2,289.0 1,972.0 1,842.0 1,632.0 1,542.0 1,478.0 1,453.0 1,506.0 1,506.0  -
  Ecuador 1,100.0 850.0 850.0 860.0 1,181.0 1,148.0 1,235.0 1,594.0 1,515.0 1,442.0 1,355.0 1,524.0 3,240.0 3,660.0 3,491.0 3,385.0 3,453.0 3,674.0 4,102.0 4,428.0 4,566.0 4,630.0 5,060.0 5,060.0 5,060.0 4,866.0 4,664.0 4,664.0  -
  Mexico 47,224.0 56,998.0 56,998.0 57,096.0 56,410.0 55,593.0 54,880.0 54,110.0 53,012.0 51,983.0 51,298.0 50,925.0 51,225.0 50,776.0 49,775.0 48,796.0 48,472.0 47,822.0 28,399.0 28,260.0 24,384.0 25,425.0 17,196.0 16,040.0 14,803.0 13,670.0 12,850.0 11,650.0 -9.3
  Venezuela 19,530.0 19,888.0 24,900.0 25,887.0 28,028.0 54,454.0 55,521.0 58,101.0 58,505.0 59,040.0 60,054.0 62,649.0 63,330.0 64,448.0 64,877.0 66,329.0 72,667.0 74,931.0 76,108.0 76,848.0 76,848.0 77,685.0 77,307.0 77,226.0 79,729.0 80,012.0 87,324.0 99,377.0 13.8
  Latin America others 1,861.0 2,169.0 1,990.0 1,938.0 1,832.0 1,704.0 1,704.0 1,617.0 1,970.0 2,066.0 2,027.0 2,022.0 2,173.0 2,123.0 2,431.0 2,401.0 2,133.0 2,156.0 2,639.0 2,665.0 3,025.0 3,638.0 3,708.0 3,900.0 4,067.0 4,048.0 2,724.0 2,725.0 0.0
EASTERN EUROPE 66,890.0 66,701.0 66,343.0 66,850.0 64,973.0 64,575.0 62,497.0 60,706.0 60,139.0 59,991.0 58,918.0 58,875.0 58,629.0 58,371.0 58,362.0 58,361.0 69,670.0 70,686.0 91,222.0 94,723.0 94,990.0 114,614.0 118,350.0 121,954.0 124,451.0 128,597.0 129,056.0 129,049.0  -
  Former USSR 63,000.0 63,000.0 63,000.0 63,000.0 63,000.0 62,685.0 60,700.0 59,000.0 58,500.0 58,400.0 57,000.0 57,000.0 57,000.0 57,000.0 57,000.0 57,000.0 68,335.0 69,392.0 89,609.0 93,069.0 93,391.0 113,030.0 117,439.0 121,057.0 123,580.0 127,713.0 128,254.0 128,254.0  -
  Eastern Europe others 3,890.0 3,701.0 3,343.0 3,850.0 1,973.0 1,890.0 1,797.0 1,706.0 1,639.0 1,591.0 1,918.0 1,875.0 1,629.0 1,371.0 1,362.0 1,361.0 1,335.0 1,294.0 1,613.0 1,654.0 1,599.0 1,584.0 911.0 897.0 871.0 884.0 802.0 795.0 -0.9
WESTERN EUROPE 16,374.0 15,309.0 14,757.0 15,623.0 15,015.0 14,674.0 16,110.0 17,126.0 16,626.0 16,241.0 16,863.0 16,980.0 17,835.0 17,785.0 19,601.0 21,116.0 18,916.0 19,005.0 18,233.0 18,557.0 19,017.0 19,251.0 18,081.0 17,656.0 16,910.0 16,716.0 15,372.0 15,110.0 -1.7
  Denmark 450.0 371.0 327.0 308.0 465.0 447.0 403.0 403.0 541.0 629.0 591.0 616.0 748.0 704.0 755.0 912.0 862.0 943.0 881.0 906.0 1,113.0 1,346.0 1,277.0 1,277.0 1,327.0 1,277.0 1,157.0 1,157.0  -
  Norway 4,962.0 4,597.0 4,484.0 5,824.0 6,012.0 6,082.0 7,982.0 9,259.0 9,485.0 9,353.0 9,951.0 9,894.0 10,122.0 10,194.0 12,277.0 13,612.0 11,280.0 10,913.0 10,366.0 10,892.0 11,343.0 11,553.0 10,401.0 10,099.0 9,637.0 9,642.0 8,499.0 8,499.0  -
  United Kingdom 8,438.0 7,875.0 7,463.0 6,938.0 6,000.0 5,625.0 5,325.0 5,175.0 4,275.0 3,825.0 4,013.0 4,163.0 4,575.0 4,538.0 4,313.0 4,538.0 4,988.0 5,175.0 5,138.0 4,988.0 4,725.0 4,538.0 4,463.0 4,283.0 3,998.0 3,870.0 3,870.0 3,600.0 -7.0
  Western Europe others 2,524.0 2,466.0 2,483.0 2,553.0 2,538.0 2,520.0 2,400.0 2,289.0 2,325.0 2,434.0 2,308.0 2,307.0 2,390.0 2,349.0 2,256.0 2,054.0 1,786.0 1,974.0 1,848.0 1,771.0 1,836.0 1,814.0 1,940.0 1,997.0 1,948.0 1,927.0 1,846.0 1,854.0 0.4
MIDDLE EAST 362,910.0 365,244.0 388,592.0 397,053.0 431,006.0 431,428.0 537,184.0 566,768.0 655,830.0 663,348.0 662,019.0 662,461.0 663,307.0 663,485.0 665,766.0 665,394.0 675,946.0 676,600.0 677,606.0 678,537.0 694,579.0 698,638.0 730,102.0 735,083.0 739,136.0 742,688.0 743,858.0 741,566.0 -0.3
  Iran, I.R. 58,296.0 57,020.0 56,148.0 55,257.0 58,874.0 59,000.0 92,860.0 92,860.0 92,860.0 92,860.0 92,850.0 92,860.0 92,860.0 92,860.0 94,300.0 93,700.0 92,600.0 92,600.0 93,700.0 93,100.0 99,530.0 99,080.0 130,690.0 133,250.0 132,460.0 136,270.0 138,400.0 136,150.0 -1.6
  Iraq 30,000.0 32,000.0 59,000.0 65,000.0 65,000.0 65,000.0 72,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 100,000.0 112,000.0 112,500.0 112,500.0 112,500.0 112,500.0 115,000.0 115,000.0 115,000.0 115,000.0 115,000.0 115,000.0 115,000.0  -
  Kuwait 67,930.0 67,730.0 67,150.0 67,000.0 92,710.0 92,464.0 94,522.0 94,525.0 94,525.0 97,125.0 97,025.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 96,500.0 99,000.0 101,500.0 101,500.0 101,500.0 101,500.0  -
  Oman 2,493.0 2,908.0 2,991.0 3,500.0 3,852.0 4,026.0 3,972.0 4,088.0 4,119.0 4,269.0 4,361.0 4,471.0 4,748.0 4,970.0 5,138.0 5,172.0 5,238.0 5,400.0 5,400.0 5,700.0 5,848.0 5,900.0 5,706.0 5,572.0 5,572.0 5,572.0 5,572.0 5,572.0  -
  Qatar 3,585.0 3,450.0 3,425.0 3,330.0 4,500.0 4,500.0 4,500.0 4,500.0 4,500.0 4,500.0 2,993.0 2,993.0 3,121.0 3,121.0 3,500.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 13,157.0 15,207.0 15,207.0 15,207.0 15,207.0 15,207.0 15,207.0 15,207.0  -
  Saudi Arabia 168,030.0 167,850.0 165,484.0 168,848.0 171,710.0 171,490.0 169,744.0 169,585.0 254,989.0 260,050.0 260,342.0 260,936.0 261,203.0 261,355.0 261,374.0 261,450.0 261,444.0 261,541.0 261,542.0 262,784.0 262,766.0 262,697.0 262,790.0 262,730.0 264,310.0 264,211.0 264,251.0 264,209.0  -
  Syrian Arab Rep. 1,940.0 1,900.0 1,842.0 1,593.0 1,699.0 1,802.0 1,742.0 2,409.0 2,599.0 2,321.0 2,244.0 2,511.0 2,698.0 2,505.0 2,640.0 2,558.0 2,450.0 2,345.0 2,300.0 2,300.0 2,325.0 2,325.0 2,280.0 2,395.0 3,159.0 3,000.0 3,000.0 3,000.0  -
  UAE 30,410.0 32,176.0 32,354.0 32,340.0 32,490.0 32,990.0 97,203.0 98,105.0 98,105.0 98,105.0 98,100.0 98,100.0 98,100.0 98,100.0 98,100.0 98,100.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0 97,800.0  -
  Middle East others 226.0 210.0 198.0 186.0 171.0 156.0 641.0 696.0 4,133.0 4,118.0 4,104.0 4,090.0 4,077.0 4,074.0 4,214.0 4,214.0 4,214.0 4,214.0 4,164.0 4,153.0 4,153.0 4,129.0 4,129.0 4,129.0 4,128.0 4,128.0 3,128.0 3,128.0  -
AFRICA 52,618.0 56,012.0 57,699.0 57,324.0 56,602.0 56,218.0 56,766.0 57,290.0 57,815.0 58,073.0 58,599.0 59,943.0 60,842.0 60,906.0 63,636.0 70,972.0 73,542.0 73,862.0 76,222.0 84,303.0 93,380.0 96,892.0 102,064.0 112,345.0 113,264.0 117,458.0 117,572.0 119,572.0 1.7
  Algeria 8,200.0 8,080.0 9,440.0 9,220.0 9,000.0 8,820.0 8,800.0 8,564.0 9,200.0 9,236.0 9,200.0 9,200.0 9,200.0 9,200.0 9,979.0 9,979.0 10,800.0 11,200.0 11,314.0 11,314.0 11,314.0 11,314.0 11,314.0 11,800.0 11,350.0 12,270.0 12,200.0 12,200.0  -
  Angola 1,350.0 1,108.0 1,457.0 1,715.0 2,147.0 2,018.0 1,400.0 2,000.0 2,000.0 2,074.0 1,625.0 1,450.0 1,334.0 1,901.0 2,965.0 3,125.0 3,695.0 3,900.0 4,030.0 5,050.0 5,972.0 6,500.0 8,900.0 8,801.0 9,035.0 9,035.0 9,035.0 9,035.0  -
  Egypt 2,880.0 3,990.0 3,820.0 3,820.0 3,250.0 3,203.0 3,309.0 3,335.0 3,331.0 3,318.0 3,453.0 3,376.0 3,439.0 3,100.0 3,265.0 3,115.0 3,000.0 2,924.0 3,500.0 3,500.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0 3,700.0  -
  Gabon 471.0 464.0 482.0 547.0 518.0 678.0 733.0 960.0 930.0 959.0 860.0 876.0 768.0 662.0 1,400.0 1,470.0 2,800.0 2,672.0 2,565.0 2,565.0 2,420.0 2,400.0 2,370.0 2,285.0 2,190.0 2,146.0 2,146.0 2,146.0  -
  Libya, S.P.A.J. 20,330.0 22,600.0 22,186.0 21,784.0 21,425.0 21,300.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 22,800.0 29,500.0 29,500.0 29,500.0 29,500.0 29,500.0 36,000.0 36,000.0 36,000.0 39,126.0 39,126.0 41,464.0 41,464.0 43,663.0 5.3
  Nigeria 16,700.0 16,500.0 16,750.0 16,550.0 16,650.0 16,600.0 16,066.0 15,980.0 16,000.0 16,000.0 17,100.0 20,000.0 20,991.0 20,991.0 20,991.0 20,828.0 20,828.0 20,828.0 22,500.0 29,000.0 29,000.0 31,506.0 34,349.0 35,255.0 35,876.0 36,220.0 36,220.0 36,220.0  -
  Sudan   200.0 200.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 262.0 262.0 262.0 600.0 700.0 700.0 6,313.0 6,405.0 6,402.0 6,402.0 6,402.0  -
  Africa others 2,687.0 3,070.0 3,364.0 3,388.0 3,312.0 3,299.0 3,358.0 3,351.0 3,254.0 3,386.0 3,261.0 1,941.0 2,011.0 1,953.0 1,937.0 2,655.0 2,619.0 2,575.0 2,551.0 3,112.0 4,374.0 4,772.0 4,731.0 5,065.0 5,581.0 6,221.0 6,405.0 6,205.0 -3.1
ASIA and PACIFIC 33,391.0 33,864.0 33,919.0 35,395.0 36,322.0 37,059.0 37,141.0 37,895.0 38,049.0 33,452.0 34,047.0 35,030.0 35,160.0 36,260.0 35,702.0 35,539.0 35,678.0 36,660.0 38,789.0 38,903.0 39,521.0 40,742.0 38,441.0 38,442.0 38,763.0 39,000.0 38,857.0 38,282.0 -1.5
  Australia 980.0 1,709.0 1,622.0 1,586.0 1,431.0 1,449.0 1,713.0 1,692.0 1,673.0 1,677.0 1,566.0 1,524.0 1,768.0 1,615.0 1,615.0 1,560.0 1,800.0 1,800.0 2,895.0 2,895.0 2,895.0 3,500.0 3,700.0 3,838.0 4,110.0 4,015.0 4,015.0 4,051.0 0.9
  Brunei 1,294.0 1,500.0 1,445.0 1,527.0 1,470.0 1,443.0 1,475.0 1,600.0 1,200.0 1,152.0 1,124.0 1,150.0 1,130.0 1,250.0 1,188.0 1,124.0 1,090.0 1,060.0 1,020.0 1,300.0 1,230.0 1,160.0 1,100.0 1,050.0 1,120.0 1,105.0 1,105.0 1,100.0 -0.5
  China 13,334.0 13,272.0 13,241.0 14,861.0 16,342.0 17,064.0 17,138.0 17,400.0 17,260.0 16,037.0 15,998.0 15,492.0 15,172.0 16,413.0 16,236.0 16,333.0 16,422.0 16,998.0 17,399.0 17,832.0 17,945.0 18,300.0 16,023.0 16,085.0 16,122.0 16,198.0 16,271.0 16,271.0  -
  India 3,436.0 3,444.0 3,858.0 3,744.0 3,661.0 4,090.0 4,132.0 4,363.0 4,838.0 5,345.0 5,540.0 5,899.0 5,831.0 5,684.0 5,547.0 5,356.0 5,364.0 5,468.0 5,390.0 4,970.0 5,290.0 5,510.0 5,576.0 5,730.0 5,565.0 5,919.0 5,693.0 5,625.0 -1.2
  Indonesia 11,603.0 11,018.0 10,534.0 10,080.0 9,611.0 9,180.0 9,000.0 9,000.0 9,000.0 5,114.0 5,415.0 5,909.0 5,598.0 5,167.0 4,980.0 4,980.0 4,980.0 4,867.0 5,100.0 5,201.0 5,123.0 5,095.0 4,722.0 4,320.0 4,301.0 4,440.0 4,370.0 3,990.0 -8.7
  Malaysia 2,313.0 2,295.0 2,570.0 2,952.0 3,066.0 3,023.0 2,906.0 2,922.0 3,054.0 2,943.0 3,045.0 3,743.0 4,279.0 4,277.0 4,277.0 4,000.0 3,852.0 3,880.0 3,630.0 3,420.0 3,420.0 3,420.0 2,890.0 3,056.0 3,034.0 2,892.0 2,840.0 2,840.0  -
  Vietnam               21.0 51.0 110.0 200.0 240.0 350.0 596.0 639.0 764.0 890.0 1,246.0 1,900.0 1,800.0 1,950.0 2,200.0 2,812.0 2,960.0 3,084.0 3,119.0 3,250.0 3,250.0  -
  Asia and Pacific others 431.0 626.0 649.0 645.0 741.0 810.0 777.0 897.0 973.0 1,074.0 1,160.0 1,074.0 1,032.0 1,258.0 1,221.0 1,422.0 1,280.0 1,341.0 1,455.0 1,485.0 1,668.0 1,558.0 1,618.0 1,404.0 1,428.0 1,313.0 1,313.0 1,155.0 -12.0
Total World 642,826.0 656,725.0 685,383.0 697,129.0 731,217.0 756,658.0 861,646.0 894,870.0 983,372.0 985,004.0 985,031.0 988,768.0 994,793.0 996,161.0 1,001,762.0 1,011,100.0 1,039,400.0 1,045,176.0 1,051,820.0 1,067,204.0 1,090,620.0 1,121,822.0 1,151,734.0 1,169,480.0 1,177,466.0 1,189,178.0 1,195,130.0 1,204,182.0 0.8
OPEC 437,064.0 440,270.0 469,678.0 477,870.0 513,326.0 538,964.0 645,651.0 677,614.0 763,999.0 768,346.0 768,859.0 774,921.0 778,276.0 780,102.0 783,856.0 791,576.0 809,967.0 813,541.0 818,396.0 827,725.0 851,076.0 859,014.0 895,639.0 904,575.0 910,754.0 918,295.0 927,435.0 939,016.0 1.2
OPEC percentage 68.0 67.0 68.5 68.5 70.2 71.2 74.9 75.7 77.7 78.0 78.1 78.4 78.2 78.3 78.2 78.3 77.9 77.8 77.8 77.6 78.0 76.6 77.8 77.3 77.3 77.2 77.6 78  
1/Data refers to conventional crude oil
Notes:As at December 31 of the corresponding year. Revisions have been made throughout the time series.
Totals may not add up due to independent rounding. 
Sources:Direct communications to the Secretariat..Oil & Gas Journal..National Sources..World Oil.
Middle East Economic Survey.Petroleum Intelligence Weekly.Arab Oil & Gas.
World Petroleum Trends. BP Statistical Review of World Energy.