| | Estimated proven world reserves, 2001 versus 2000 | |
| | (Data complied by World Oil, with aid of government agencies, industry associations, oil cos.,
and private sources.) | |
| | | | Crude Reserves at Year-End
(Million Barrels)*
| Natural Gas Reserves At Year-End
(Billion Cubic Feet)
| |
| | AREA AND COUNTRY | 2001 | | 2000** | | % diff. | 2001 | 2000** | % diff. | |
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| | North America | 50,718.4 | | 52,735.0 | | –3.8 | 271,795.0 | 279,043.0 | –2.6 | |
| | | Canada | 5,365.4 | | 5,508.0 | | –2.6 | 59,700.0 | 59,733.0 | –0.1 | |
| | | Cuba | 314.0 | | 299.0 | | 5.0 | 510.0 | 500.0 | 2.0 | |
| | | Mexico | 23,114.0 | | 24,384.0 | | –5.2 | 38,950.0 | 41,383.0 | –5.9 | |
| | | United States | 21,500.0 | | 22,045.0 | | –2.5 | 172,635.0 | 177,427.0 | –2.7 | |
| | | Others | 425.0 | | 499.0 | | –14.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | |
| | South America | 68,341.6 | | 67,458.5 | | 1.3 | 249,712.6 | 242,778.8 | 2.9 | |
| | | Argentina | 2,880.9 | | 2,973.7 | | –3.1 | 26,780.4 | 27,461.0 | –2.5 | |
| | | Bolivia | 477.0 | • | 223.0 | • | 113.9 | 27,361.0 | 16,600.0 | 64.8 | |
| | | Brazil | 8,550.0 | | 8,464.5 | | 1.0 | 7,855.0 | 7,804.5 | 0.6 | |
| | | Chile | 12.1 | | 12.4 | | –2.4 | 1,327.1 | 1,336.3 | –0.7 | |
| | | Colombia | 1,850.0 | | 2,080.0 | | –11.1 | 5,000.0 | 6,000.0 | –16.7 | |
| | | Ecuador | 2,600.0 | | 2,600.0 | | 0.0 | 3,850.0 | 3,850.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Peru | 906.0 | • | 876.9 | • | 3.3 | 8,655.0 | 8,690.0 | –0.4 | |
| | | Trinidad & Tobago | 716.0 | | 716.0 | | 0.0 | 19,674.0 | 23,450.0 | –16.1 | |
| | | Venezuela | 50,220.0 | | 49,392.0 | | 1.7 | 149,207.0 | 147,583.0 | 1.1 | |
| | | Others | 129.6 | | 120.0 | | 8.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | –22.5 | |
| | Western Europe | 17,372.8 | | 17,239.9 | | 0.8 | 180,946.4 | 184,044.4 | –1.7 | |
| | | Austria | 85.7 | | 87.8 | | –2.4 | 843.7 | 910.7 | –7.4 | |
| | | Denmark | 1,347.0 | | 1,114.0 | | 20.9 | 3,071.1 | 2,788.7 | 10.1 | |
| | | France | 148.5 | | 134.2 | | 10.7 | 505.5 | 402.5 | 25.6 | |
| | | Germany | 290.3 | | 316.6 | | –8.3 | 8,983.8 | 9,315.7 | –3.6 | |
| | | Italy | 551.5 | | 580.0 | | –4.9 | 6,740.0 | 7,021.0 | –4.0 | |
| | | Netherlands | 69.2 | | 81.8 | | –15.4 | 57,044.8 | 58,421.5 | –2.4 | |
| | | Norway | 10,271.2 | | 10,125.0 | | 1.4 | 77,194.0 | 77,194.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | United Kingdom | 4,551.4 | | 4,739.5 | | –4.0 | 24,533.5 | 25,956.3 | –5.5 | |
| | | Others | 58.0 | | 61.0 | | –4.9 | 2,030.0 | 2,034.0 | –0.2 | |
| | Eastern Europe | 67,221.1 | | 66,351.0 | | 1.3 | 1,951,714.2 | 1,946,019.2 | 0.3 | |
| | | Albania | 205.9 | | 235.7 | | –12.6 | 134.2 | 100.0 | 34.2 | |
| | | Bulgaria | 1.2 | | 1.2 | | 0.0 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 6.0 | |
| | | Croatia | 95.0 | • | 68.3 | • | 39.1 | 1,190.0 | 1,200.0 | –0.8 | |
| | | Czech Republic | 19.5 | | 14.5 | | 34.5 | 75.9 | 51.2 | 48.2 | |
| | | FSU-Russian Federation | 53,865.0 | | 54,265.0 | | –0.7 | 1,700,000.0 | 1,695,000.0 | 0.3 | |
| | | FSU-Others | 11,498.6 | | 10,230.8 | | 12.4 | 235,242.8 | 234,404.0 | 0.4 | |
| | | Hungary | 110.4 | • | 117.7 | • | –6.2 | 2,281.3 | 2,397.9 | –4.9 | |
| | | Poland | 117.9 | | 101.8 | | 15.8 | 5,787.9 | 5,841.0 | –0.9 | |
| | | Romania | 1,154.0 | | 1,169.9 | | –1.4 | 4,290.0 | 4,350.0 | –1.4 | |
| | | Others1 | 153.6 | | 146.1 | | 5.1 | 2,659.1 | 2,625.1 | 1.3 | |
| | Africa | 94,854.6 | | 92,563.3 | | 2.5 | 477,059.0 | 436,692.3 | 9.2 | |
| | | Algeria | 17,000.0 | • | 17,200.0 | • | –1.2 | 175,000.0 | 155,586.0 | 12.5 | |
| | | Angola | 5,970.0 | | 5,972.0 | | 0.0 | 4,000.0 | 4,000.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Congo | 1,570.0 | | 1,650.0 | | –4.8 | 4,200.0 | 4,200.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Egypt | 3,667.8 | | 3,626.9 | | 1.1 | 54,125.6 | 50,536.6 | 7.1 | |
| | | Equatorial Guinea | 1,115.0 | | 800.0 | | 39.4 | 3,540.0 | 2,040.0 | 73.5 | |
| | | Gabon | 2,400.0 | | 2,420.0 | | –0.8 | 3,495.0 | 3,495.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Libya | 30,000.0 | | 30,000.0 | | 0.0 | 46,900.0 | 46,900.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Nigeria | 30,000.0 | | 28,000.0 | | 7.1 | 159,000.0 | 145,000.0 | 9.7 | |
| | | Sudan | 700.0 | | 600.0 | | 16.7 | 4,000.0 | 4,000.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Tunisia | 526.5 | | 425.2 | | 23.8 | 2,700.0 | 2,750.0 | –1.8 | |
| | | Others | 1,905.3 | | 1,869.2 | | 1.9 | 20,098.4 | 18,184.7 | 10.5 | |
| | Middle East | 662,764.0 | | 658,400.4 | | 0.7 | 2,368,220.5 | 1,989,299.5 | 19.0 | |
| | | Iran | 99,083.0 | | 96,400.0 | | 2.8 | 939,371.0 | 929,129.8 | 1.1 | |
| | | Iraq | 115,000.0 | *** | 115,000.0 | *** | 0.0 | 112,600.0 | 112,600.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Kuwait | 96,500.0 | | 96,500.0 | | 0.0 | 52,600.0 | 52,600.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Neutral Zone | 4,700.0 | | 4,650.0 | | 1.1 | 8,000.0 | 8,000.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Oman | 5,900.0 | | 5,848.0 | | 0.9 | 30,500.0 | 30,320.0 | 0.6 | |
| | | Qatar | 13,816.8 | • | 10,000.0 | • | 38.2 | 757,700.0 | 400,000.0 | 89.4 | |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 259,300.0 | | 261,542.0 | | –0.9 | 224,200.0 | 214,262.0 | 4.6 | |
| | | Syria | 2,300.0 | | 2,325.0 | | –1.1 | 8,500.0 | 8,400.0 | 1.2 | |
| | | Turkey | 281.1 | | 280.0 | | 0.4 | 303.4 | 303.7 | –0.1 | |
| | | UAE-Abu Dhabi | 61,900.0 | | 61,920.0 | | 0.0 | 200,000.0 | 200,000.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | UAE-Dubai | 915.0 | | 950.0 | | –3.7 | 4,050.0 | 4,050.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Yemen | 2,400.0 | | 2,400.0 | | 0.0 | 17,000.0 | 17,000.0 | 0.0 | |
| | | Others2 | 668.1 | • | 585.4 | • | 14.1 | 13,396.1 | 12,634.0 | 6.0 | |
| | Far East | 52,120.9 | | 53,353.3 | | –2.3 | 322,841.3 | 320,038.8 | 0.9 | |
| | | Brunei | 1,160.0 | | 1,230.0 | | –5.7 | 8,450.0 | 8,600.0 | –1.7 | |
| | | China | 29,500.0 | | 30,600.0 | | –3.6 | 42,795.7 | 42,039.0 | 1.8 | |
| | | India | 3,819.0 | | 3,666.0 | | 4.2 | 15,447.0 | 15,802.0 | –2.2 | |
| | | Indonesia | 9,165.0 | | 9,665.0 | | –5.2 | 87,500.0 | 84,900.0 | 3.1 | |
| | | Malaysia | 4,457.0 | | 4,530.0 | | –1.6 | 82,519.0 | 84,400.0 | –2.2 | |
| | | Myanmar | 235.0 | | 232.0 | | 1.3 | 12,205.0 | 12,426.0 | –1.8 | |
| | | Pakistan | 296.0 | | 298.2 | | –0.7 | 24,054.0 | 25,078.0 | –4.1 | |
| | | Philippines | 150.0 | | 100.0 | | 50.0 | 3,693.0 | 3,342.0 | 10.5 | |
| | | Thailand | 587.4 | • | 515.6 | • | 13.9 | 13,301.6 | 12,704.8 | 4.7 | |
| | | Vietnam | 2,200.0 | | 1,950.0 | | 12.8 | 6,800.0 | 6,600.0 | 3.0 | |
| | | Others | 551.5 | • | 566.5 | • | –2.6 | 26,076.0 | 24,147.0 | 8.0 | |
| | South Pacific | 4,369.7 | | 3,559.0 | | 22.8 | 97,080.0 | 63,705.0 | 52.4 | |
| | | Australia | 3,828.0 | | 2,835.0 | | 35.0 | 80,000.0 | 44,600.0 | 79.4 | |
| | | New Zealand | 89.7 | • | 105.0 | • | –14.6 | 2,080.0 | 2,220.0 | –6.3 | |
| | | Papua New Guinea | 452.0 | | 619.0 | | –27.0 | 15,000.0 | 16,885.0 | –11.2 | |
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| | World Total | 1,017,763.1 | | 1,011,660.4 | | 0.6 | 5,919,369.0 | 5,461,621.0 | 8.4 | |
| | * Excludes natural gas liquids.
** Revised
• All or a significant portion is condensate.
*** Reserve figures are claimed by the government, but cannot be verified. Should be considered highly questionable. | |
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