This statistic shows oil reserves in the Middle East from 1990 to 2019. In 2019, it was estimated that around 112.9 billion metric tons of oil reserves were in the Middle East. The Middle East holds the majority of OPEC's oil reserves.
Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2019
(in billion metric tons)
Figures prior to 2009 were taken from the Exxon Report "Oeldorado 2009".
Figures for 2009-2019 were taken from "BP Statistical Review of World Energy" (2010-2020). For clarity purposes, the figures have been rounded.
Reserves include gas condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs) as well as crude oil.
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BP. (June 17, 2020). Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP. "Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP. (2020). Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP. "Proved Oil Reserves in The Middle East 1990 to 2019 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP, Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/ (last visited September 28, 2020)
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