Crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves rose 0% to 0.739% in Algeria in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Algeria reached an all time high of 1.41% in 1983 and an all time low of 0.736% in 2015. When compared to Algeria's main peers, crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Libya amounted to 2.93%, < 0.001% in Morocco, 0.009% in Spain and 0.026% in Tunisia in 2017.
Algeria has been ranked 15th within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of crude oil reserves as a share of worldwide reserves, 1 place above 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 |
| Algeria | % | 0.827% | 0.798% | 0.740% | 0.737% | 0.736% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.102% | 0.098% | 0.091% | 0.091% | 0.090% | |||||||
| Egypt | % | 0.298% | 0.288% | 0.267% | 0.266% | 0.265% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.006% | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.032% | 0.034% | 0.032% | 0.034% | 0.033% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 3.15% | 3.08% | 2.91% | 2.93% | 2.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.007% | 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.001% | ||||||
| Morocco | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | % | 0.010% | 0.010% | 0.009% | 0.009% | 0.009% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 0.029% | 0.028% | 0.026% | 0.026% | 0.026% |
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