• oil production
• oil reserves

crude oil production 1996
rank	country	barrels per day
1	Saudi Arabia*	9,162,000
2	USA	8,300,000
3	ex-USSR	7,160,000
4	Iran*	3,715,000
5	Norway	3,315,000
6	Mexico	3,280,000
7	China, People's Rep. of	3,170,000
8	Venezuela*	3,145,000
9	United Kingdom	2,735,000
10	Canada	2,460,000
11	Kuwait*	2,397,000
12	United Arab Emirates*	2,166,000
13	Nigeria*	2,150,000
14	Indonesia*	1,640,000
15	Libya*	1,440,000
16	Algeria*	1,395,000
17	Egypt	900,000
18	Oman	895,000
19	Argentina	805,000
20	Brazil	800,000
21	India	745,000
22	Malaysia	725,000
23	Colombia	635,000
24	Australia	615,000
25	Syria	605,000
26	Iraq*	590,000
27	Qatar*	475,000
28	Ecuador	395,000
29	Yemen	370,000
30	Gabon*	360,000
	World Total	69,685,000
source: BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 1997. note *: member of OPEC. note: 1 barrel = 42 US gallons = 35 imperial gallons = 159 liters

• oil production
• oil reserves

oil reserves at Jan.1, 1997
rank	country	barrels
1	Saudi Arabia	264,000,000,000
2	Iraq	112,000,000,000
3	Kuwait	99,000,000,000
4	United Arab Emirates	97,700,000,000
5	Iran	93,000,000,000
6	ex-USSR	65,500,000,000
7	Venezuela	64,900,000,000
8	Mexico	48,800,000,000
9	United States of America	29,800,000,000
10	Libya	29,500,000,000
11	China, People's Rep. of	24,000,000,000
12	Nigeria	15,500,000,000
13	Norway	11,200,000,000
14	Algeria	9,200,000,000
15	Canada	6,900,000,000
16	Oman	5,100,000,000
17	Indonesia	5,000,000,000
18	United Kingdom	4,500,000,000
19	Yemen	4,000,000,000
20	Qatar	3,700,000,000
21	Egypt	3,700,000,000
22	Syria	2,500,000,000
23	Ecuador	2,100,000,000
24	Gabon	1,300,000,000
25	Tunisia	300,000,000
	World Total	1,036,000,000,000
source: Oil and Gas Journal, Dec.1996, and BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 1997. note: 1 barrel = 42 US gallons = 35 imperial gallons = 159 liters