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Libya vs United States: Oil reserves

Libya
7.69 billion cubic meters
in 2021
United States
7.49 billion cubic meters
in 2020
Libya rank
9th
United States rank
10th

Oil reserves over time

  • Libya
  • United States
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B198020002021

How they compare

Libya currently reports 7.69 billion cubic meters against 7.49 billion cubic meters in United States, a difference of 199.69 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.

Libya ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil reserves
Unit
cubic meters
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 8,283 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information. Includes crude oil and lease condensate.