The Middle East accounts for almost half of the global oil reserves, with 48.3 percent of the world's reserve in 2020. By comparison, figures in North America stood at 14 percent, while Asia Pacific accounted with 2.6 percent of the global total reserve.
Distribution of oil reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by region*
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Distribution of oil reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by region* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263459/share-of-global-oil-reserves-by-region/
BP. "Distribution of oil reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by region*." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263459/share-of-global-oil-reserves-by-region/
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BP. "Distribution of Oil Reserves Worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by Region*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263459/share-of-global-oil-reserves-by-region/
BP, Distribution of oil reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by region* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263459/share-of-global-oil-reserves-by-region/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Distribution of oil reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by region* [Graph], BP, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263459/share-of-global-oil-reserves-by-region/