Proved reserves of crude oil rose 0.552% to 158 bil barrels in Iran in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in Iran reached an all time high of 158 bil barrels in 2017 and an all time low of 47.9 bil barrels in 1986. When compared to Iran's main peers, proved reserves of crude oil in Iraq amounted to 143 bil barrels, 0.351 bil barrels in Pakistan and 0.600 bil barrels in Turkmenistan in 2017.
Iran has been ranked 4th within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of proved reserves of crude oil, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Proved Reserves of Crude Oil | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | bil barrels | 20.4 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | bil barrels | 5.68 | 5.61 | 5.48 | 5.64 | 5.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | bil barrels | 137 | 151 | 155 | 157 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | bil barrels | 115 | 143 | 141 | 140 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | bil barrels | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | bil barrels | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | bil barrels | 0.313 | 0.281 | 0.248 | 0.342 | 0.371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | bil barrels | 263 | 267 | 268 | 268 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | bil barrels | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | bil barrels | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | bil barrels | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 | 0.594 |
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