Compare Countries: Oil Reserves, Production & Consumption
Pick any two countries to compare proven reserves, crude production, petroleum consumption and years of reserves left at the current production rate — the same figures behind our individual country profiles, side by side.
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| Measure | United States | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Proven oil reserves | 48.3 Bn bbl | 267.2 Bn bbl |
| Years of reserves left (R/P) | 10 yrs | 77 yrs |
| Crude oil production | 13.66 Mb/d | 9.55 Mb/d |
| Petroleum consumption | 20.74 Mb/d | 3.70 Mb/d |
| Net position | -7.08 Mb/d | +5.85 Mb/d |
| OPEC member | No | Yes |
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Reserves are hand-curated from the OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin and national sources (full detail and per-row sourcing); production and consumption are EIA International Energy Statistics, each country's own latest reporting year. "—" means that figure isn't tracked for this country. Full rankings on world oil statistics.
Country Leaderboards
Most proven reserves
| # | Country | Bn bbl |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 303.2 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 267.2 |
| 3 | Iran | 208.6 |
| 4 | Canada | 163.6 |
| 5 | Iraq | 145.0 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 113.0 |
| 7 | Kuwait | 101.5 |
| 8 | Russia | 80.0 |
Biggest crude producers
| # | Country | Mb/d |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 13.66 |
| 2 | Russia | 9.89 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 9.55 |
| 4 | Canada | 4.96 |
| 5 | Iraq | 4.39 |
| 6 | China | 4.32 |
| 7 | Iran | 4.05 |
| 8 | Brazil | 3.77 |
Biggest oil consumers
| # | Country | Mb/d |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20.74 |
| 2 | China | 16.37 |
| 3 | India | 5.60 |
| 4 | Russia | 3.80 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 3.70 |
| 6 | Brazil | 3.27 |
| 7 | Japan | 3.09 |
| 8 | Canada | 2.55 |
Longest reserves-to-production life
| # | Country | years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 141 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 108 |
| 3 | Iraq | 90 |
| 4 | Canada | 90 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 82 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 77 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 64 |
| 8 | Qatar | 53 |
Reserves from this site's hand-curated reserves file, production and consumption from the EIA's latest annual figures (each country reports with its own lag), and the reserves-to-production ratio is reserves divided by a year of production, so it excludes countries without both. Use the picker above to put any two side by side; full rankings: production and consumption, oil reserves and world oil statistics.
Country Comparison FAQ
Why do some countries show "—" for a measure?
Reserves are hand-curated for a limited set of countries from the OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin, and production/consumption cover the world's top 15 in each category from EIA International Energy Statistics — a country outside those lists shows "—" rather than an invented figure.
What does "years of reserves left" actually mean?
It is the reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio: current proven reserves divided by the current annual production rate. It answers "how long would reserves last at today's production pace," not a real forecast — production rates, prices and technology all change, and new reserves get added over time. See the full caveats on the reserves page.
Where do these numbers come from?
The same data behind our individual country profiles and the world oil statistics page — nothing here is calculated specially for this tool, so figures always match those pages.