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(Billion Barrels)
World Proved Crude Oil Reserves, January 1, 1980 - January 1, 2008 Estimates
(Billion Barrels)
Region/Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
North America
Canada 1 6.800 6.400 7.300 7.020 6.730 7.075 6.500 6.850 6.825 6.786 6.133
Mexico 31.250 44.000 56.990 48.300 48.000 48.600 49.300 54.653 48.610 54.110 56.365
United States 2 29.810 29.805 29.426 27.858 27.735 28.446 28.416 26.889 27.256 26.825 26.501
Total 67.860 80.205 93.716 83.178 82.465 84.121 84.216 88.392 82.691 87.721 88.999
Europe
Albania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Austria 0.141 0.130 0.134 0.128 0.122 0.119 0.110 0.076 0.105 0.100 0.066
Bulgaria NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark 0.375 0.475 0.470 0.473 0.324 0.400 0.465 0.440 0.440 0.861 0.849
Former Czechoslovakia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Former Serbia and Montenegro
Former Yugoslavia 0.275 0.265 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
France 0.050 0.040 0.103 0.124 0.140 0.148 0.230 0.235 0.213 0.206 0.190
Germany 0.480 0.450 0.342 0.310 0.304 0.299 0.292 0.316 0.316 0.408 0.400
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
5.783 5.588 5.292 5.096 5.038 4.898 4.894 4.839 4.931 4.931 4.706 4.858 180.021 178.893
51.983 51.298 51.298 50.925 50.776 49.775 48.796 40.000 47.822 28.399 28.260 26.941 12.622 15.674
26.254 24.682 23.745 22.957 22.457 22.351 22.017 22.546 21.034 21.765 22.045 22.446 22.677 21.891
84.020 81.568 80.335 78.978 78.271 77.024 75.707 67.385 73.787 55.095 55.011 54.245 215.320 216.458
2.280 1.570 1.570 1.570 2.217 2.226 2.386 2.588 2.621 2.753 3.071 2.974 2.879 2.821
0.003 0.003 0.006 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
0.119 0.119 0.112 0.108 0.139 0.139 0.132 0.132 0.132 0.132 0.397 0.441 0.441 0.441
2.840 2.800 3.030 3.600 3.797 4.200 4.800 4.800 7.106 7.357 8.100 8.465 8.322 8.500
0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150
2.000 1.935 1.935 1.935 3.393 3.500 2.800 2.800 2.577 2.577 1.972 1.750 1.842 1.842
0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.255 0.284 0.284 0.284 0.750 0.750 0.750
1.420 1.550 1.600 2.014 2.014 2.115 2.115 2.115 2.115 2.115 2.115 2.115 4.630 4.630
0.036 0.035 0.207 0.207 0.488 0.488 0.200 0.200 0.526 0.526 0.526 0.526 0.526 0.526
0.406 0.382 0.381 0.381 0.800 0.808 0.808 0.800 0.324 0.355 0.310 0.323 0.323 0.285
0.027 0.038 0.049 0.056 0.082 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.170 0.111
0.536 0.535 0.573 0.466 0.488 0.490 0.551 0.584 0.534 0.605 0.686 0.716 0.716 0.990
59.040 59.100 62.650 63.330 64.477 64.477 64.878 71.669 72.600 72.600 76.862 77.685 77.800 77.800
69.108 68.467 72.513 74.071 78.297 78.920 79.147 86.170 89.045 89.532 94.549 95.971 98.551 98.848
NA 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165
0.081 0.085 0.093 0.095 0.101 0.101 0.076 0.090 0.087 0.086 0.086 0.086 0.086 0.062
NA 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015
NA 0.162 0.151 0.150 0.150 0.055 0.055 0.099 0.092 0.092 0.092 0.092 0.075
NA NA NA 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015
0.799 0.755 0.730 0.780 0.736 1.032 0.957 0.862 0.943 1.069 1.069 1.113 1.347 1.277
NA 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015
NA 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078 0.078
0.240 0.240
0.185 0.171 0.177 0.177 0.152 0.138 0.117 0.127 0.107 0.107 0.145 0.140 0.148 0.148
0.425 0.449 0.449 0.449 0.368 0.339 0.385 0.410 0.388 0.357 0.380 0.364 0.342 0.442
Greece 0.150 0.150 0.073 0.060 0.051 0.051 0.035 0.026 0.022 0.020 0.073
Hungary NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Italy 0.645 0.640 0.625 0.703 0.800 0.800 0.740 0.722 0.739 0.739 0.727
Netherlands 0.060 0.285 0.345 0.294 0.309 0.310 0.251 0.195 0.195 0.206 0.170
Norway 5.750 5.500 7.620 6.800 7.660 8.300 10.900 10.500 14.800 10.435 11.546
Poland NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Romania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain 0.150 0.350 0.122 0.131 0.160 0.115 0.090 0.028 0.039 0.026 0.025
Turkey 0.125 0.110 0.280 0.280 0.370 0.294 0.300 0.400 0.380 0.381 0.521
United Kingdom 15.400 14.800 14.800 13.900 13.150 13.590 13.000 9.000 5.200 5.175 4.256
Other 3 3.000 2.800 2.950 2.630 2.500 2.000 1.950 1.850 1.800 1.750 1.700
Total 26.601 25.995 27.864 25.834 25.889 26.426 28.363 23.788 24.248 20.307 20.522
0.030 0.041 0.041 0.041 0.041 0.014 0.012 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.009 0.009 0.006
NA 0.159 0.147 0.139 0.132 0.129 0.120 0.128 0.131 0.110 0.110 0.111 0.102 0.102
0.694 0.692 0.747 0.621 0.621 0.621 0.685 0.729 0.622 0.622 0.622 0.622 0.622 0.622
0.157 0.145 0.145 0.132 0.113 0.107 0.088 0.113 0.126 0.107 0.107 0.107 0.106 0.106
7.609 7.609 8.806 9.284 9.416 8.422 11.234 10.422 10.913 10.787 9.447 9.447 10.265 10.447
NA 0.030 0.042 0.037 0.035 0.031 0.040 0.040 0.115 0.115 0.115 0.115 0.096 0.096
1.170 1.150 1.569 1.569 1.606 1.606 1.606 1.606 1.426 1.426 1.426 0.956 0.956 0.956
NA NA NA 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009
0.020 0.021 0.023 0.023 0.020 0.020 0.030 0.030 0.014 0.014 0.021 0.021 0.158 0.158
0.650 0.540 0.475 0.488 0.488 0.488 0.260 0.331 0.317 0.299 0.296 0.296 0.300 0.300
3.825 3.994 4.144 4.554 4.517 4.293 4.517 5.003 5.191 5.153 5.003 4.930 4.715 4.665
0.445
16.331 16.277 18.022 18.811 18.768 17.762 20.455 20.230 20.772 20.635 19.210 18.690 19.626 19.744
Eurasia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Former U.S.S.R. 67.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 61.000 59.000 59.000 58.500 58.400
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania
Russia
Tajikstan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Total 67.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 61.000 59.000 59.000 58.500 58.400
Middle East
Bahrain 0.240 0.225 0.209 0.197 0.185 0.170 0.155 0.140 0.141 0.126 0.112
Iran 58.000 57.500 57.000 55.308 51.000 48.500 47.876 48.800 92.850 92.850 92.860
Iraq 31.000 30.000 29.700 41.000 43.000 44.500 44.110 47.100 100.000 100.000 100.000
Israel 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.001
Jordan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.012 0.005 0.005
Kuwait 4 68.530 67.930 67.730 67.150 66.748 92.710 92.464 94.522 94.525 94.525 97.125
Oman 2.400 2.340 2.570 2.730 2.790 3.500 4.000 4.032 4.012 4.071 4.250
Qatar 3.760 3.585 3.434 3.425 3.330 3.350 3.300 3.154 3.150 3.150 4.500
Saudi Arabia 4 166.480 168.030 167.850 165.320 168.848 171.710 171.490 169.180 169.585 172.575 257.559
Syria 2.000 1.940 1.890 1.521 1.490 1.450 1.440 1.400 1.750 1.730 1.730
United Arab Emirates 29.411 30.410 32.176 32.354 32.340 32.490 32.990 33.050 98.105 98.105 98.105
Yemen NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.200 0.500 0.550 4.380 4.000
Total 361.822 361.961 362.560 369.006 369.731 398.381 398.026 401.879 564.680 571.519 660.247
Africa
Algeria 8.440 8.200 8.080 9.440 9.220 9.000 8.820 8.800 8.500 8.400 9.200
Angola 1.200 1.200 1.450 1.635 1.700 1.800 2.000 1.149 1.149 2.024 2.024
Benin NA NA NA NA 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100
Cameroon 0.140 0.200 0.480 0.530 0.520 0.550 0.555 0.540 0.520 0.400 0.400
Chad NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Congo (Brazzaville) 0.400 0.660 1.300 1.550 0.400 0.480 0.650 0.720 0.720 0.710 0.830
Congo (Kinshasa) 0.135 0.130 0.145 0.139 0.110 0.110 0.110 0.112 0.112 0.096 0.096
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) NA 0.050 0.314 0.111 0.108 0.108 0.125 0.125 0.120 0.120 0.100
Egypt 3.100 2.900 2.930 3.325 3.450 3.200 3.850 3.600 4.300 4.300 4.500
Equatorial Guinea NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Ethiopia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Gabon 0.500 0.450 0.480 0.460 0.490 0.510 0.520 0.645 0.645 0.720 0.733
Ghana 0.007 0.006 0.002 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001
Libya 23.500 23.000 22.600 21.500 21.270 21.100 21.300 21.300 21.000 22.000 22.800
Mauritania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Morocco 0.0001 0.0001 0.0003 0.0003 0.0002 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.003 0.003 0.003
Nigeria 17.400 16.700 16.500 16.750 16.550 16.650 16.600 16.000 15.980 16.000 16.000
0.097 0.083 0.070 0.070 0.210 0.210 0.210 0.210 0.160 0.148 0.148 0.125 0.125 0.125
92.850 92.860 92.860 92.860 89.250 88.200 93.000 93.000 89.700 89.700 89.700 89.700 89.700 125.800
100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 112.000 112.500 112.500 112.500 112.500 112.500 112.500 115.000
0.001 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
0.020 0.005 0.004 0.001 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
97.025 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 99.000
4.300 4.250 4.483 4.700 4.828 5.138 5.138 5.238 5.283 5.283 5.506 5.506 5.506 5.506
4.500 3.729 3.729 3.729 3.700 3.700 3.700 3.700 3.700 3.700 13.157 15.207 15.207 15.207
260.004 260.342 260.342 261.203 261.203 261.203 261.500 261.500 261.500 263.500 261.700 261.750 261.800 261.900
1.700 1.700 1.700 1.700 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500
98.100 98.100 98.100 98.100 98.100 98.100 97.800 97.800 97.800 97.800 97.800 97.800 97.800 97.800
4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000
662.598 661.571 661.791 662.866 660.295 659.555 676.352 676.952 673.647 675.636 683.516 685.592 685.642 726.842
9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 11.314
2.074 1.818 1.500 1.500 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412 5.412
0.100 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.027 0.029 0.029 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008
0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
0.830 0.830 0.830 0.830 0.830 1.506 1.506 1.506 1.506 1.506 1.506 1.506 1.506 1.506
0.056 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187 0.187
0.100 0.100 0.100 0.050 0.050 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100
4.500 4.500 6.200 6.300 3.260 3.879 3.696 3.835 3.500 2.948 2.948 2.948 3.700 3.700
NA NA 0.004 0.004 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012
NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004
0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 1.340 1.340 1.340 2.499 2.499 2.499 2.499 2.499 2.499 2.499
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.016 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017
22.800 22.800 22.800 22.800 22.800 29.500 29.500 29.500 29.500 29.500 29.500 29.500 29.500 36.000
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002
17.100 17.900 17.900 17.900 17.900 20.828 15.521 16.786 22.500 22.500 22.500 24.000 24.000 25.000
NA NA NA 0.041 0.040 0.027 0.027 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.016 0.016 0.016
0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.262 0.262 0.262 0.262 0.563 0.563 0.563
1.700 1.700 1.700 1.700 0.416 0.416 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308
59.892 60.488 61.872 61.963 62.177 73.153 67.555 70.063 75.442 74.890 74.889 76.677 77.429 87.043
World Total 644.934 651.930 670.350 668.262 668.988 699.813 700.557 699.779 889.334 907.768 1,002.213
1
The Oil & Gas Journal began to include Alberta's oil sands reserves in their reserve estimate for Canada
with their January 1, 2003 estimate published on December 23, 2002. That estimate included 5.2 billlion
barrels of conventional crude oil and condensate reserves and 174.8 billion barrels of oil sands reserves.
[PennWell Corporation, Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 100, No. 52 (December 23, 2002)] The January 1, 2004
estimate included 4.5 billion barrels of conventional crude oil and condensate reserves and 174.4 billion
barrels of oil sands reserves. [PennWell Co rporation, Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 101, No. 49 (December 22,
2003).] The Januaury 1, 2005 estimate included 4.3 billion barrels of conventional crude oil and condensate
reserves and 174.5 billion barrels of oil sands reserves. [PennWell Corporation, Oil & Gas Journal,
Vol. 102, No. 47 (December 20, 2004).] The January 1, 2006 estimate includes 4.7 billion barrels of
conventional crude oil and condensate reserves and 174.1 billion barrels of oil sands reserves.
[PennWell Corporation, Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 103, No. 47 (December 19, 2005).]
The January 1, 2007 estimate includes 5.2 billion barrels of conventional crude oil and condensate
[PennWell Corporation, Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 104.47 (December 18, 2006).]
The January 1, 2008 estimate includes 5.4 billion barrels of conventional crude oil and condensate
[PennWell Corporation, Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 105.48 (December 24, 2007).]
2
Data for January 1, 1980-January 1, 2007 are from the Energy Information Administration,
U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves, Historical Reserves Statistics.
3
Data before 1991 include reserves that were classified as "Other Communist" or "Total Communist."
The data were not reported at the region or country level, but analysis of the data for 1991 indicates
that the majority of these reserves were for countries in Europe.
1.566 1.524 1.768 1.615 1.615 1.560 1.800 1.800 2.895 2.895 2.895 3.500 3.500 3.500
0.000 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.057 0.057 0.057 0.057 0.057 0.056
1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350
0.051 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050
24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.000 18.250 18.250
7.997 6.127 6.049 5.921 5.776 5.814 4.333 4.340 3.972 4.838 4.728 4.840 5.367 5.371
11.050 6.581 5.779 5.779 5.779 5.167 4.980 4.980 4.980 4.980 4.980 5.000 5.000 4.700
0.063 0.060 0.060 0.054 0.049 0.049 0.050 0.060 0.060 0.059 0.059 0.059 0.059 0.059
2.900 3.045 3.700 4.300 4.300 4.300 4.000 3.900 3.900 3.900 3.900 3.000 3.000 3.000
0.209 0.170 0.170 0.156 0.137 0.104 0.135 0.145 0.127 0.127 0.127 0.090 0.190 0.055
0.162 0.162 0.412 0.203 0.203 0.203 0.208 0.208 0.208 0.208 0.208 0.298 0.310 0.289
0.200 0.200 0.340 0.253 0.229 0.400 0.275 0.325 0.333 0.333 0.360 0.238 0.240 0.240
0.039 0.038 0.148 0.279 0.239 0.216 0.213 0.213 0.228 0.289 0.289 0.178 0.152 0.152
0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
0.150 0.262 0.242 0.179 0.218 0.231 0.295 0.295 0.296 0.296 0.352 0.516 0.583 0.583
0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600
50.242 44.073 44.572 44.647 44.453 43.953 42.299 42.275 43.060 43.985 43.957 43.779 38.712 38.258
999.190 989.443 996.105 998.336 999.261 1,007.368 1,018.515 1,020.075 1,032.753 1,016.772 1,028.132 1,031.954 1,213.112 1,265.026
4
Includes one-half of the reserves in the Neutral Zone.
- - = Not applicable. NA=Not available.
Source: PennWell Corporation, Oil & Gas Journal, various issues, except as noted for the United States.