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Proven Oil Reserves

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Petroleum reserves as a percentage of known world reserves by country

BP

A map highlights the percent of the proven oil reserves by country with darker being the highest. Dark blue in Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Medium blue in Russia. Light blue in the U S A and China. Very light blue in India and Australia.

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Countries

Proven Oil Reserves

Earthquake Hazard Areas (U.S.)

Lightning Frequency

Marine Sediment Thickness

Class

Rank

Percent of world reserves

Lowest hazard

Low hazard

Moderately low hazard

Moderate hazard

Moderately high hazard

High hazard

Highest hazard

Lightning Frequency

<0.1 flashes/km²/year

0.1 flashes/km²/year

0.2 flashes/km²/year

0.4 flashes/km²/year

0.6 flashes/km²/year

0.8 flashes/km²/year

1 flash/km²/year

2 flashes/km²/year

4 flashes/km²/year

6 flashes/km²/year

8 flashes/km²/year

10 flashes/km²/year

20 flashes/km²/year

30 flashes/km²/year

40 flashes/km²/year

50 flashes/km²/year

0 - 149

150 - 299

300 - 749

750 - 1,499

1,500 - 2,999

3,000 - 7,499

7,500 - 9,999

10,000 - 18,334

5.80%7.60%4.33%26.6%15.8%7.28%8.72%2.35%2.32%1.67%
2.10%1.67%1.60%1.48%1.34%1.11%3.60%5.53%4.00%25.4%38.0%20.3%
20.4%67.4%15.1%30.3%22.7%52.6%7.74%32.7%5.53%4.45%9.44%6.83%39.4%54.6%3.39%17.3%2.37%
100%100%15.1%67.2%45.9%26.8%14.7%6.37%44.8%93.0%100%17.5%5.40%16.7%3.60%100%
1.16%3.65%4.71%4.26%4.15%9.26%17.0%8.53%6.60%5.49%1.16%2.25%11.6%1.30%2.32%
31.0%21.5%17.3%8.98%3.29%4.08%6.39%29.7%40.9%31.2%25.3%8.77%3.15%3.39%2.36%1.72%1.81%8.86%94.1%
2.68%8.60%6.04%3.71%5.92%1.57%3.05%3.09%3.87%4.93%5.26%5.91%13.8%19.8%5.11%3.84%5.56%2.09%1.75%1.38%
98.9%3.24%1.35%96.5%31.1%1.38%1.56%62.1%4.45%11.4%4.35%2.51%14.9%39.2%4.73%40.6%57.0%6.71%100%
11.4%1.00%1.33%9.38%2.57%1.40%1.32%9.32%11.5%4.66%3.40%1.85%3.59%2.24%3.35%2.96%1.28%4.57%9.37%22.0%7.24%1.08%1.09%
1.25%1.32%4.02%3.58%8.55%14.7%15.8%6.42%7.41%2.53%3.95%100%5.08%4.51%1.51%1.64%
4.47%4.35%15.9%7.32%32.2%31.8%5.04%10.7%3.03%10.3%6.56%
12.0%31.7%11.7%12.7%6.62%6.53%6.41%16.2%14.9%7.42%3.86%2.24%5.63%8.03%1.37%1.22%9.76%
3.79%2.30%5.33%6.17%7.60%3.98%11.7%11.2%9.14%9.23%8.67%16.2%20.9%16.6%20.0%41.7%2.64%1.26%3.74%6.56%
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