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Latest value: 1,658.7 billion bbl for 2021, −0.2% year over year (against 2020). 42 annual observations from 1980 to 2021, in billion barrels. No new figure since 2021: Oil proved reserves (EIA via OWID) no longer updates this series. Source: Oil proved reserves (EIA via OWID) (CSV route); context series, not an input to the Nowflation CPI Gauge.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,658.7 billion bbl |
| 2020 | 1,661.91 billion bbl |
| 2019 | 1,659.2 billion bbl |
| 2018 | 1,662.75 billion bbl |
| 2017 | 1,647.12 billion bbl |
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Cite: Nowflation, “Proved oil reserves — World (EIA via OWID)” (owid_oil_reserves_wrl), data from Oil proved reserves (EIA via OWID), retrieved October 18, 2026, https://nowflation.com/series/owid_oil_reserves_wrl. The series at its source: Oil proved reserves (EIA via OWID).
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