Proved reserves of crude oil rose 0.103% to 2.98 bil barrels in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of crude oil in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 15.4 bil barrels in 1980 and an all time low of 2.83 bil barrels in 2012.
United Kingdom has been ranked 28th within the group of 95 countries we follow in terms of proved reserves of crude oil, 3 places 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 |
| Austria | bil barrels | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.047 | 0.049 | 0.048 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | bil barrels | 175 | 174 | 173 | 173 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | bil barrels | 0.092 | 0.090 | 0.085 | 0.090 | 0.084 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | bil barrels | 0.276 | 0.276 | 0.254 | 0.233 | 0.227 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Italy | bil barrels | 0.476 | 0.523 | 0.521 | 0.561 | 0.545 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | bil barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | bil barrels | 0.310 | 0.287 | 0.244 | 0.150 | 0.145 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | bil barrels | 0.096 | 0.155 | 0.157 | 0.154 | 0.142 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | bil barrels | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.150 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | bil barrels | 2.86 | 2.83 | 3.12 | 2.98 | 2.98 |
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