World Ranking

🛢️ Proven Oil Reserves (billion bbl)

Proven crude oil reserves in billions of barrels — the strategic resource behind many of the conflicts on this site. 24 of 196 countries report a value; every row links to the country's full profile.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
#1 · 303.7B bbl
24
Countries with data
1,646.4B bbl
World total
28B bbl
Median country
47%
Held by the top 3
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Color reflects proven oil reserves (billion bbl) on a log scale — darker blue is lowest, red is highest. Grey countries have no reported value for this metric.
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Top 10 by proven oil reserves (billion bbl)
Venezuela: 303.7B bbl303.7B bbl🇻🇪VENEZUELASaudi Arabia: 267.2B bbl267.2B bbl🇸🇦SAUDI AR…Iran: 208.6B bbl208.6B bbl🇮🇷IRANCanada: 163B bbl163B bbl🇨🇦CANADAIraq: 145B bbl145B bbl🇮🇶IRAQKuwait: 101.5B bbl101.5B bbl🇰🇼KUWAITUnited Arab Emirates: 97.8B bbl97.8B bbl🇦🇪UNITED A…Russia: 80B bbl80B bbl🇷🇺RUSSIALibya: 48.4B bbl48.4B bbl🇱🇾LIBYAUnited States: 40B bbl40B bbl🇺🇸UNITED S…
Regional Breakdown
Summed across all countries with a reported value; follow a region to browse its countries.
Asia
913.7B bbl · 55.5%
America
534.7B bbl · 32.5%
Africa
110B bbl · 6.7%
Europe
88B bbl · 5.3%
Full Ranking 24 countries
Bars are log-scaled relative to the leader so magnitude gaps stay visible down the long tail.
#CountryRegionProven Oil Reserves (billion bbl)Relative
#1 🥇🇻🇪Venezuela America 303.7B bbl
#2 🥈🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Asia 267.2B bbl
#3 🥉🇮🇷Iran Asia 208.6B bbl
#4 🇨🇦Canada America 163B bbl
#5 🇮🇶Iraq Asia 145B bbl
#6 🇰🇼Kuwait Asia 101.5B bbl
#7 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Asia 97.8B bbl
#8 🇷🇺Russia Europe 80B bbl
#9 🇱🇾Libya Africa 48.4B bbl
#10 🇺🇸United States America 40B bbl
#11 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 37B bbl
#12 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia 30B bbl
#13 🇨🇳China Asia 26B bbl
#14 🇶🇦Qatar Asia 25.2B bbl
#15 🇧🇷Brazil America 14B bbl
#16 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 12.2B bbl
#17 🇦🇴Angola Africa 8B bbl
#18 🇪🇨Ecuador America 8B bbl
#19 🇳🇴Norway Europe 8B bbl
#20 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Asia 7B bbl
#21 🇲🇽Mexico America 6B bbl
#22 🇴🇲Oman Asia 5.4B bbl
#23 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 3.3B bbl
#24 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1.1B bbl
Estimates from open reporting or formula-modeled; countries with no reported value are excluded rather than shown as zero. Not a source of record — cross-check before citing.