Crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves fell 0.046% to 16.1% in Saudi Arabia in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 26.3% in 1992 and an all time low of 16.1% in 2017. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Iraq amounted to 8.63%, < 0.001% in Jordan, 5.93% in United Arab Emirates and 0.182% in Yemen in 2017.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 2nd within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Oil Reserves (As % of Worldwide Reserves) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bahrain | % | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.008% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iran | % | 9.28% | 9.89% | 9.37% | 9.50% | 9.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 7.79% | 9.36% | 8.57% | 8.47% | 8.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 7.05% | 6.80% | 6.31% | 6.28% | 6.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 0.373% | 0.360% | 0.334% | 0.300% | 0.311% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 1.72% | 1.66% | 1.54% | 1.52% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 17.8% | 17.5% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 0.169% | 0.164% | 0.152% | 0.151% | 0.151% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 6.63% | 6.40% | 5.93% | 5.91% | 5.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 0.203% | 0.196% | 0.182% | 0.181% | 0.181% |
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