Proven Oil Reserves
WorldEconomicPetroleum reserves as a percentage of known world reserves by country
A map highlights the percent of the proven oil reserves by country with darker being the highest. Dark blue in Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Medium blue in Russia. Light blue in the U S A and China. Very light blue in India and Australia.
Class | Rank | Percent of world reserves | Lightning Frequency | <0.1 flashes/km²/year | 0.1 flashes/km²/year | 0.2 flashes/km²/year | 0.4 flashes/km²/year | 0.6 flashes/km²/year | 0.8 flashes/km²/year | 1 flash/km²/year | 2 flashes/km²/year | 4 flashes/km²/year | 6 flashes/km²/year | 8 flashes/km²/year | 10 flashes/km²/year | 20 flashes/km²/year | 30 flashes/km²/year | Class | Rank | Million Metric Tons | 160 in and over | 110–159 in | 60–109 in | 30–59 in | 15–29 in | Under 15 in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.4% | 16.4% | 8.63% | 6.27% | 9.50% | 4.67% | 3.58% | 14.1% | 25.7% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 42.6% | 30.6% | 47.1% | 5.03% | 8.85% | 24.9% | 28.9% | 11.4% | 61.0% | |||||||
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