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 | Class | Rank | per 1000 people | Class | Rank | Percent | Oil Slicks (1990s) | Class | Rank | People | Value | Arctic Cordillera | Tundra | Taiga | Hudson Plain | Boreal forests | Northwestern forested mountains | Marine west coast forest | Eastern temperate forests | Great Plains | Deserts and steppes | Mediterranean California | Southern semi-arid highlands | Temperate sierras | Tropical wet forests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.20% | 1.96% | 6.84% | 22.1% | 11.9% | 32.1% | 29.3% | 5.59% | 34.8% | 38.2% | 26.9% | 39.7% | 6.89% | 11.3% | 14.5% | ||||||||||||||
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