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Energy: proved oil reserves (in 1000 million barrels)
rank
country
end 1989
end 1999
end 2008
end 2009
percent of total
1.
Saudi Arabia
260.1
262.8
264.1
264.6
19.85%
2.
Venezuela
59.0
76.8
172.3
172.3
12.92%
3.
Iran
92.9
93.1
137.6
137.6
10.32%
4.
Iraq
100.0
112.5
115.0
115.0
8.63%
5.
Kuwait
97.1
96.5
101.5
101.5
7.61%
6.
United Arab Emirates
98.1
97.8
97.8
97.8
7.34%
7.
Russian Federation
-
59.2
74.3
74.2
5.57%
8.
Libya
22.8
29.5
44.3
44.3
3.32%
9.
Kazakhstan
-
25.0
39.8
39.8
2.99%
10.
Nigeria
16.0
29.0
37.2
37.2
2.79%
11.
Canada
11.6
18.3
33.2
33.2
2.49%
12.
USA
34.3
29.7
28.4
28.4
2.13%
13.
Qatar
4.5
13.1
26.8
26.8
2.01%
14.
China
16.0
15.1
14.8
14.8
1.11%
15.
Angola
2.1
5.1
13.5
13.5
1.01%
16.
Brazil
2.8
8.2
12.8
12.9
0.97%
17.
Algeria
9.2
11.3
12.2
12.2
0.92%
18.
Mexico
52.0
21.5
11.9
11.7
0.88%
19.
Norway
8.4
10.9
7.5
7.1
0.53%
20.
Azerbaijan
-
1.2
7.0
7.0
0.53%
21.
Sudan
0.3
0.3
6.7
6.7
0.50%
22.
Ecuador
1.4
4.4
6.5
6.5
0.49%
23.
India
4.3
5.0
5.8
5.8
0.44%
24.
Oman
4.3
5.7
5.6
5.6
0.42%
25.
Malaysia
3.7
5.0
5.5
5.5
0.41%
26.
Vietnam
0.1
1.8
4.7
4.5
0.34%
27.
Egypt
4.3
3.8
4.2
4.4
0.33%
28.
Indonesia
5.1
5.2
3.7
4.4
0.33%
29.
Australia
3.1
4.7
4.2
4.2
0.32%
30.
Gabon
1.0
2.6
3.7
3.7
0.28%
31.
United Kingdom
3.8
5.0
3.1
3.1
0.23%
32.
Yemen
2.0
1.9
2.7
2.7
0.20%
33.
Argentina
2.2
3.1
2.5
2.5
0.19%
34.
Syria
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.5
0.19%
35.
Rep. of Congo (Brazzaville)
0.7
1.7
1.9
1.9
0.14%
36.
Equatorial Guinea
-
0.6
1.7
1.7
0.13%
37.
Colombia
2.0
2.3
1.4
1.4
0.11%
38.
Brunei
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
0.08%
39.
Peru
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.1
0.08%
40.
Italy
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.07%
41.
Denmark
0.6
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.07%
42.
Chad
-
-
0.9
0.9
0.07%
43.
Trinidad & Tobago
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.06%
44.
Uzbekistan
-
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.05%
45.
Turkmenistan
-
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.05%
46.
Tunisia
1.8
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.05%
47.
Romania
1.2
1.2
0.5
0.5
0.04%
48.
Thailand
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.04%
World
1,006.4
1,085.6
1,332.4
1,333.1
100%
source: "Statistical Review of World Energy 2010",BP.
note: a barrel is equal to 159 litres (42 gallons).
note: Canadian oil sands have another 143.3 bln proved reserves.