Greatest Oil Reserves by Country, 2006
Rank Country Proved reserves
(billion barrels)
1. |
Saudi Arabia |
264.3 |
2. |
Canada |
178.8 |
3. |
Iran |
132.5 |
4. |
Iraq |
115.0 |
5. |
Kuwait |
101.5 |
6. |
United Arab Emirates |
97.8 |
7. |
Venezuela |
79.7 |
8. |
Russia |
60.0 |
9. |
Libya |
39.1 |
10. |
Nigeria |
35.9 |
11. |
United States |
21.4 |
12. |
China |
18.3 |
13. |
Qatar |
15.2 |
14. |
Mexico |
12.9 |
15. |
Algeria |
11.4 |
16. |
Brazil |
11.2 |
17. |
Kazakhstan |
9.0 |
18. |
Norway |
7.7 |
19. |
Azerbaijan |
7.0 |
20. |
India |
5.8 |
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Top 20 countries |
1224.5 (95%) |
Rest of world |
68.1 (5%) |
World total |
1,292.6 |
NOTES: Proved reserves are estimated with reasonable certainty to be recoverable with present technology and prices.
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