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International Energy Outlook 2011
Release Date: September 19, 2011 | Next Scheduled Release Date: June 10, 2013 | Report Number: DOE/EIA-0484(2011)
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| Table 5. World oil reserves by country as of January 1, 2011 (billion barrels) |
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| Country | Oil reserves | Percent of world total |
| Saudi Arabia | 260.1 | 17.68 |
| Venzuela | 211.2 | 14.35 |
| Canada | 175.2 | 11.91 |
| Iran | 137.0 | 9.31 |
| Iraq | 115.0 | 7.82 |
| Kuwait | 101.5 | 6.90 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97.8 | 6.65 |
| Russia | 60.0 | 4.08 |
| Libya | 46.4 | 3.16 |
| Nigeria | 37.2 | 2.53 |
| Kazakhstan | 30.0 | 2.04 |
| Qatar | 25.4 | 1.73 |
| United States | 20.7 | 1.41 |
| China | 20.4 | 1.38 |
| Brazil | 12.9 | 0.87 |
| Algeria | 12.2 | 0.83 |
| Mexico | 10.4 | 0.71 |
| Angola | 9.5 | 0.65 |
| Azerbaijan | 7.0 | 0.48 |
| Ecuador | 6.5 | 0.44 |
| Rest of world | 74.9 | 5.09 |
| World total | 1,471.2 | 100.00 |
Source:Worldwide Look at Reserves and Production," Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 108, No. 46 (December 6, 2010), pp. 46-49. The estimates were adjusted to reflect the latest EIA crude oil reserve estimates for the United States (as of December 31, 2010), website www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_pres_dcu_NUS_a.htm. |
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