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Global oil reserves - share of leading countries 2017

Distribution of global oil reserves in 2017, by country

The data displays the leading countries' share of global oil reserves as of year-end 2017. At that time, the United Arab Emirates' share of global oil reserves amounted to around 5.8%. Venezuela and Saudi Arabia own by far the biggest single portions of global oil reserves.

Venezuela 17.9
Saudi Arabia 15.7
Canada 10
Iran 9.3
Iraq 8.8
Russia 6.3
Kuwait 6
United Arab Emirates 5.8
United States 2.9
Libya 2.9
Nigeria 2.2