Africa Rankings
Oil Reserves
billion barrels
| Rank | Country | billion barrels | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Libya | 48.36 |
2 | 2 |  Nigeria | 36.89 |
3 | 3 |  Algeria | 12.2 |
4 | 4 |  Sudan | 5 |
5 | 5 |  Egypt | 3.3 |
6 | 6 |  Republic of the Congo | 2.88 |
7 | 7 |  Uganda | 2.5 |
8 | 8 |  Gabon | 2 |
9 | 9 |  Chad | 1.5 |
10 | 10 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.1 |
11 | 11 |  Ghana | 0.66 |
12 | 12 |  Tunisia | 0.43 |
13 | 13 |  Cameroon | 0.2 |
14 | 14 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.18 |
15 | 15 |  Niger | 0.15 |
16 | 16 |  Ivory Coast | 0.1 |
17 | 17 |  Mauritania | 0.02 |
17 | 17 |  South Africa | 0.02 |
19 | 19 |  Benin | 0.01 |
20 | 20 |  Mauritius | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Malawi | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Namibia | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Rwanda | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Senegal | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Sierra Leone | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Somalia | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Swaziland | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Seychelles | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Togo | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Tanzania | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Zambia | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Burundi | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Zimbabwe | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Burkina Faso | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Botswana | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Central African Republic | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Comoros | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Cape Verde | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Djibouti | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Eritrea | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Ethiopia | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Guinea | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Gambia | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Kenya | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Liberia | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Lesotho | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Morocco | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Madagascar | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Mali | 0 |
20 | 20 |  Mozambique | 0 |