Iraq Oil - proved reserves

Oil - proved reserves: 112.5 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.)

Year	Oil - proved reserves	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	113,800,000,000	2		January 2002 est.
2004	113,800,000,000	2	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2005	112,500,000,000	4	-1.14 %	2004 est.
2006	112,500,000,000	4	0.00 %	2005 est.
2007	112,500,000,000	4	0.00 %	2006 est.
2008	115,000,000,000	4	2.22 %	1 January 2008 est.
2009	112,500,000,000	4	-2.17 %	1 January 2008 est.

Definition: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

See Also

Oil - proved reserves rank chart
Oil - proved reserves - comparative map