| Riserve di petrolio | 1,650,585,140,000 | barili |
| Consumo di petrolio | 35,442,913,090 | barili all'anno |
| 97,103,871 | barili al giorno | |
| Riserve/Consumo | 47 | (Anni rimanenti) |
(I dati mostrati in tabella sono relativi al 2016. Il contatore mostra la stima attuale.)
Vedi anche: Elenco dei paesi per riserve di petrolio
Ci sono 1.65 bilioni di barili di riserve petrolifere accertate nel mondo al 2016.
Il mondo ha riserve accertate equivalenti a 46.6 volte i suoi livelli di consumo annuale. Ciò significa che rimangono circa 47 anni di petrolio (ai livelli di consumo attuali e escludendo le riserve non accertate).
Vedi anche: Elenco dei paesi per consumo di petrolio
| # | Paese | Riserve di petrolio (barili) nel 2016 | Quota mondiale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 299,953,000,000 | 18.17% |
| 2 | Arabia Saudita | 266,578,000,000 | 16.15% |
| 3 | Canada | 170,863,000,000 | 10.35% |
| 4 | Iran | 157,530,000,000 | 9.54% |
| 5 | Iraq | 143,069,000,000 | 8.67% |
| 6 | Kuwait | 101,500,000,000 | 6.15% |
| 7 | Emirati Arabi Uniti | 97,800,000,000 | 5.93% |
| 8 | Russia | 80,000,000,000 | 4.85% |
| 9 | Libia | 48,363,000,000 | 2.93% |
| 10 | Nigeria | 37,070,000,000 | 2.25% |
| 11 | Stati Uniti | 35,230,000,000 | 2.13% |
| 12 | Kazakistan | 30,000,000,000 | 1.82% |
| 13 | Qatar | 25,244,000,000 | 1.53% |
| 14 | Cina | 25,132,122,000 | 1.52% |
| 15 | Brasile | 16,184,100,000 | 0.98% |
| 16 | Algeria | 12,200,000,000 | 0.74% |
| 17 | Messico | 9,711,000,000 | 0.59% |
| 18 | Angola | 8,423,000,000 | 0.51% |
| 19 | Ecuador | 8,273,000,000 | 0.50% |
| 20 | Azerbaigian | 7,000,000,000 | 0.42% |
| 21 | Oman | 5,306,000,000 | 0.32% |
| 22 | Norvegia | 5,138,767,000 | 0.31% |
| 23 | Sudan | 5,000,000,000 | 0.30% |
| 24 | India | 4,728,790,000 | 0.29% |
| 25 | Egitto | 4,400,000,000 | 0.27% |
| 26 | Vietnam | 4,400,000,000 | 0.27% |
| 27 | Indonesia | 3,692,500,000 | 0.22% |
| 28 | Malaysia | 3,600,000,000 | 0.22% |
| 29 | Yemen | 3,000,000,000 | 0.18% |
| 30 | Regno Unito | 2,754,685,000 | 0.17% |
| 31 | Uganda | 2,500,000,000 | 0.15% |
| 32 | Siria | 2,500,000,000 | 0.15% |
| 33 | Argentina | 2,379,702,000 | 0.14% |
| 34 | Colombia | 2,308,000,000 | 0.14% |
| 35 | Gabon | 2,000,000,000 | 0.12% |
| 36 | Congo | 1,600,000,000 | 0.097% |
| 37 | Ciad | 1,500,000,000 | 0.091% |
| 38 | Australia | 1,193,000,000 | 0.072% |
| 39 | Guinea Equatoriale | 1,100,000,000 | 0.067% |
| 40 | Brunei | 1,100,000,000 | 0.067% |
| 41 | Trinidad e Tobago | 728,300,000 | 0.044% |
| 42 | Perù | 682,681,000 | 0.041% |
| 43 | Ghana | 660,000,000 | 0.040% |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 600,000,000 | 0.036% |
| 45 | Romania | 600,000,000 | 0.036% |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 594,000,000 | 0.036% |
| 47 | Italia | 579,232,000 | 0.035% |
| 48 | Danimarca | 551,000,000 | 0.033% |
| 49 | Tunisia | 425,000,000 | 0.026% |
| 50 | Thailandia | 404,890,000 | 0.025% |
| 51 | Ucraina | 395,000,000 | 0.024% |
| 52 | Pakistan | 353,500,000 | 0.021% |
| 53 | Turchia | 312,000,000 | 0.019% |
| 54 | Bolivia | 211,450,000 | 0.013% |
| 55 | Camerun | 200,000,000 | 0.012% |
| 56 | Bielorussia | 198,000,000 | 0.012% |
| 57 | Papua Nuova Guinea | 180,249,000 | 0.011% |
| 58 | RD del Congo | 180,000,000 | 0.011% |
| 59 | Albania | 168,332,000 | 0.010% |
| 60 | Niger | 150,000,000 | 0.0091% |
| 61 | Cile | 150,000,000 | 0.0091% |
| 62 | Spagna | 150,000,000 | 0.0091% |
| 63 | Paesi Bassi | 140,892,000 | 0.0085% |
| 64 | Filippine | 138,500,000 | 0.0084% |
| 65 | Polonia | 137,752,000 | 0.0083% |
| 66 | Germania | 132,480,000 | 0.0080% |
| 67 | Bahrein | 124,560,000 | 0.0075% |
| 68 | Cuba | 124,000,000 | 0.0075% |
| 69 | Costa d'Avorio | 100,000,000 | 0.0061% |
| 70 | Suriname | 99,980,000 | 0.0061% |
| 71 | Guatemala | 83,070,000 | 0.0050% |
| 72 | Francia | 78,431,000 | 0.0048% |
| 73 | Serbia | 77,500,000 | 0.0047% |
| 74 | Croazia | 71,000,000 | 0.0043% |
| 75 | Nuova Zelanda | 64,100,000 | 0.0039% |
| 76 | Myanmar | 50,000,000 | 0.0030% |
| 77 | Austria | 45,400,000 | 0.0028% |
| 78 | Giappone | 44,115,000 | 0.0027% |
| 79 | Kirghizistan | 40,000,000 | 0.0024% |
| 80 | Georgia | 35,000,000 | 0.0021% |
| 81 | Ungheria | 28,600,000 | 0.0017% |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 28,000,000 | 0.0017% |
| 83 | Mauritania | 20,000,000 | 0.0012% |
| 84 | Sudafrica | 15,000,000 | 0.00091% |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 15,000,000 | 0.00091% |
| 86 | Repubblica Ceca (Cechia) | 15,000,000 | 0.00091% |
| 87 | Israele | 13,953,000 | 0.00085% |
| 88 | Tagikistan | 12,000,000 | 0.00073% |
| 89 | Lituania | 12,000,000 | 0.00073% |
| 90 | Grecia | 10,000,000 | 0.00061% |
| 91 | Slovacchia | 9,000,000 | 0.00055% |
| 92 | Benin | 8,000,000 | 0.00048% |
| 93 | Belize | 6,700,000 | 0.00041% |
| 94 | Taiwan | 2,380,000 | 0.00014% |
| 95 | Barbados | 2,315,000 | 0.00014% |
| 96 | Giordania | 1,000,000 | 0.000061% |
| 97 | Marocco | 684,000 | 0.000041% |
| 98 | Etiopia | 428,000 | 0.000026% |