| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 2.91 | 2020 | 1 | 2.91 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2.22 | 2020 | 2 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Algeria | 0.73 | 2020 | 3 | 0.74 |
| 4 | Sudan | 0.3 | 2020 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Egypt | 0.2 | 2020 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 0.18 | 2020 | 6 | 0.18 |
| 7 | Uganda | 0.15 | 2020 | 7 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Gabon | 0.12 | 2020 | 8 | 0.12 |
| 9 | Chad | 0.09 | 2020 | 9 | 0.09 |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.07 | 2020 | 10 | 0.07 |
| 11 | Ghana | 0.04 | 2020 | 11 | 0.04 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 0.03 | 2020 | 12 | 0.03 |
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 0.01 | 2020 | 13 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.01 | 2020 | 13 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Cameroon | 0.01 | 2020 | 13 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Niger | 0.01 | 2020 | 13 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Morocco | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Madagascar | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Mali | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Mozambique | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Mauritius | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Malawi | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Namibia | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Senegal | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Somalia | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Swaziland | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Seychelles | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Togo | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Tanzania | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | South Africa | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Zambia | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Burundi | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Benin | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Botswana | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Comoros | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Djibouti | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Eritrea | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Guinea | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Gambia | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Kenya | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Liberia | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Lesotho | 0 | 2020 | 17 | 0 |
The share of world oil reserves is calculated as the proven oil reserves of a country as percent of the total proven oil reserves for the world.
