| Macro Region Proved (Billion Barrels in 2021) |
| Middle East | 847.84 | EIA + 2 others |
| North America | 220.5 | EIA + 2 others |
| Africa | 125.28 | EIA + 2 others |
| Europe | 13.51 | EIA + 1 other |
| Asia | 33 timeseries | |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 22 timeseries | |
| Oceania | 12 timeseries | |
| South America | 25 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 23 timeseries |
| Country Proved (Billion Barrels in 2021) |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is the top country by oil reserves proved in the world. As of 2021, oil reserves proved in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 303.81 billion barrels that accounts for 17.85% of the world's oil reserves proved. The top 5 countries (others are Saudi Arabia, Iran, Canada, and Iraq) account for 63.83% of it. The world's total oil reserves proved was estimated at 1,701.86 billion barrels in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 303.81 | EIA + 2 others |
| Saudi Arabia | 258.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Iran | 208.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Canada | 170.3 | EIA + 2 others |
| Iraq | 145.02 | EIA + 2 others |
| Kuwait | 101.5 | EIA + 2 others |
| United Arab Emirates | 97.8 | EIA + 2 others |
| Russian Federation | 80 | EIA + 2 others |
| Libya | 48.36 | EIA + 2 others |
| United States of America | 44.42 | EIA + 2 others |
| Nigeria | 36.89 | EIA + 2 others |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | EIA + 2 others |
| China | 26.02 | EIA + 2 others |
| Qatar | 25.24 | EIA + 2 others |
| Brazil | 12.71 | EIA + 2 others |
| Algeria | 12.2 | EIA + 2 others |
| Ecuador | 8.27 | EIA + 2 others |
| Norway | 8.12 | EIA + 2 others |
| Angola | 7.78 | EIA + 2 others |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | EIA + 2 others |
| Mexico | 5.79 | EIA + 2 others |
| Oman | 5.37 | EIA + 2 others |
| India | 4.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Viet Nam | 4.4 | EIA + 2 others |
| South Sudan | 3.75 | EIA + 1 other |
| Malaysia | 3.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Egypt | 3.3 | EIA + 2 others |
| Yemen | 3 | EIA + 1 other |
| Congo | 2.88 | EIA + 1 other |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2.5 | EIA + 2 others |
| Uganda | 2.5 | EIA |
| United Kingdom | 2.5 | EIA + 2 others |
| Argentina | 2.48 | EIA + 2 others |
| Indonesia | 2.48 | EIA + 2 others |
| Australia | 2.45 | EIA + 2 others |
| Colombia | 2.04 | EIA + 2 others |
| Gabon | 2 | EIA + 2 others |
| Chad | 1.5 | EIA + 1 other |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1.1 | EIA + 2 others |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1.1 | EIA + 2 others |
| Peru | 0.86 | EIA + 1 other |
| Ghana | 0.66 | EIA |
| Romania | 0.6 | EIA + 1 other |
| Turkmenistan | 0.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Uzbekistan | 0.59 | EIA + 2 others |
| Pakistan | 0.54 | EIA |
| Italy | 0.5 | EIA + 1 other |
| Denmark | 0.44 | EIA + 2 others |
| Tunisia | 0.43 | EIA + 1 other |
| Ukraine | 0.4 | EIA + 1 other |
| Turkey | 0.37 | EIA |
| Thailand | 0.25 | EIA + 1 other |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.24 | EIA + 1 other |
| Bolivia | 0.24 | EIA |
| Cameroon | 0.2 | EIA |
| Belarus | 0.2 | EIA + 1 other |
| Bahrain | 0.19 | EIA |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.18 | EIA + 1 other |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.16 | EIA |
| Albania | 0.15 | EIA |
| Chile | 0.15 | EIA |
| Niger | 0.15 | EIA |
| Spain | 0.15 | EIA |
| Myanmar | 0.14 | EIA |
| Philippines | 0.14 | EIA |
| Netherlands | 0.14 | EIA |
| Cuba | 0.12 | EIA |
| Germany | 0.12 | EIA |
| Poland | 0.11 | EIA |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1 | EIA |
| Suriname | 0.09 | EIA |
| Guatemala | 0.09 | EIA |
| Serbia | 0.08 | EIA |
| Croatia | 0.07 | EIA |
| France | 0.06 | EIA |
| Japan | 0.04 | EIA |
| New Zealand | 0.04 | EIA |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.04 | EIA |
| Austria | 0.04 | EIA |
| Georgia | 0.04 | EIA |
| Bangladesh | 0.03 | EIA |
| Mauritania | 0.02 | EIA |
| Bulgaria | 0.02 | EIA |
| Czech Republic | 0.02 | EIA |
| South Africa | 0.02 | EIA |
| Israel | 0.01 | EIA |
| Hungary | 0.01 | EIA |
| Lithuania | 0.01 | EIA |
| Tajikistan | 0.01 | EIA |
| Greece | 0.01 | EIA |
| Slovakia | 0.01 | EIA |
| Benin | 0.01 | EIA |
| Belize | 0.01 | EIA |
| Taiwan Province of China | 0 | EIA |
| Barbados | 0 | EIA |
| Jordan | 0 | EIA |
| Morocco | 0 | EIA |
| Ethiopia | 0 | EIA |
| Afghanistan | 0 | EIA |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | EIA |
| Armenia | 0 | EIA |
| Bahamas | 0 | EIA |
| Belgium | 0 | EIA |
| Bhutan | 0 | EIA |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | EIA |
| Botswana | 0 | EIA |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | EIA |
| Burundi | 0 | EIA |
| Cabo Verde | 0 | EIA |
| Cambodia | 0 | EIA |
| Central African Republic | 0 | EIA |
| Comoros | 0 | EIA |
| Costa Rica | 0 | EIA |
| Cyprus | 0 | EIA |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 | EIA |
| Djibouti | 0 | EIA |
| Dominica | 0 | EIA |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | EIA |
| El Salvador | 0 | EIA |
| Eritrea | 0 | EIA |
| Estonia | 0 | EIA |
| Eswatini | 0 | EIA |
| Falkland Islands | 0 | EIA |
| Fiji | 0 | EIA |
| Finland | 0 | EIA |
| Gambia | 0 | EIA |
| Grenada | 0 | EIA |
| Guinea | 0 | EIA |
| Guinea Bissau | 0 | EIA |
| Guyana | 0 | EIA |
| Haiti | 0 | EIA |
| Honduras | 0 | EIA |
| Hong Kong | 0 | EIA |
| Iceland | 0 | EIA |
| Ireland | 0 | EIA |
| Jamaica | 0 | EIA |
| Kenya | 0 | EIA |
| Kiribati | 0 | EIA |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0 | EIA |
| Latvia | 0 | EIA |
| Lebanon | 0 | EIA |
| Lesotho | 0 | EIA |
| Liberia | 0 | EIA |
| Luxembourg | 0 | EIA |
| Macau | 0 | EIA |
| Madagascar | 0 | EIA |
| Malawi | 0 | EIA |
| Maldives | 0 | EIA |
| Mali | 0 | EIA |
| Malta | 0 | EIA |
| Mauritius | 0 | EIA |
| Mongolia | 0 in 1997 | EIA |
| Montenegro | 0 | EIA |
| Mozambique | 0 | EIA |
| Namibia | 0 | EIA |
| Nauru | 0 | EIA |
| Nepal | 0 | EIA |
| Nicaragua | 0 | EIA |
| North Macedonia | 0 | EIA |
| Palestine | 0 | EIA |
| Panama | 0 | EIA |
| Paraguay | 0 | EIA |
| Portugal | 0 | EIA |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | EIA |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | EIA |
| Republic of Moldova | 0 | EIA |
| Rwanda | 0 | EIA |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | EIA |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | EIA |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | EIA |
| Samoa | 0 | EIA |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | EIA |
| Senegal | 0 | EIA |
| Seychelles | 0 | EIA |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | EIA |
| Singapore | 0 | EIA |
| Slovenia | 0 | EIA |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | EIA |
| Somalia | 0 | EIA |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | EIA |
| Sweden | 0 | EIA |
| Switzerland | 0 | EIA |
| Timor-Leste | 0 | EIA |
| Togo | 0 | EIA |
| Tonga | 0 | EIA |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | EIA |
| Uruguay | 0 | EIA |
| Vanuatu | 0 | EIA |
| Zambia | 0 | EIA |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | EIA |
| Sudan | 1.5 Thousand million barrels in 2020 | BP + 1 other |
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