Saudi Arabia has approximately 38.9 billion metric tons of conventional crude oil reserves. This made it the country with the largest conventional oil reserves in the world. By comparison, the United States, the world's leading oil producer, held around 5.3 billion metric tons in conventional oil reserves.
Countries with largest conventional oil reserves worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons)
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