1. Biggest Oil Reserves

2. Who's Got The Most Oil? Big movements in the price of oil can have significant effects in the general economy, and although the commodity is off its all-time highs, countries with the most oil within their borders are set for big profits as demand for crude continues to rise.

3. With much of the world's existing reserves found in the Middle East, Gulf of Mexico and a few other locations around the globe, individual countries benefit incredibly from their surprisingly high concentrations of oil. As of 2008, the US government estimates that the world has proved reserves in the neighborhood of 1.36 trillion barrels...

5. 15. Mexico Proved Oil Reserves: 11.65 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 3.19 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.79 million barrels Consumption: 2.13 million barrels Exports to US (2007): 1.54 million barrels

7. 14. Qatar Proved Oil Reserves: 15.2 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 1.2 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 940,000 barrels Consumption: 120,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 2,000 barrels Pictured: Oil Refinery in Qatar

9. Proved Oil Reserves: 16 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 3.97 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 3.79 million barrels Consumption: 7.57 million barrels Exports to US (2007): 13,000 barrels Pictured: Off shore oil in China

11. 12. United States Proved Oil Reserves: 21.3 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 8.51 million barrels Total Crude Production: 4.95 million barrels Consumption: 19.48 million barrels Pictured: Chevron El Segundo Refinery, California

13. 11. Kazakhstan Proved Oil Reserves: 30 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 1.43 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 1.35 million barrels Consumption: 239,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 19,000 barrels Pictured: Control station of the Atasu- Alashenkou pipeline in Atasu, Kazakhsta

15. 10. Nigeria Proved Oil Reserves: 36.2 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 2.168 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.165 million barrels Consumption: 286,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 1.13 million barrels Pictured: Boy walks along oil pipeline belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger

17. 9. Libya Proved Oil Reserves: 41.5 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 1.88 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 1.74 million barrels Consumption: 273,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 117,000 barrels Pictured: Tripoli skyline at night, Libya

19. 8. Russia Proved Oil Reserves: 60 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 9.79 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 9.36 million barrels Consumption: 2.9 million barrels Exports to US (2007): 414,000 barrels Pictured: Reservoirs at Priobskoye oil field, Siberia, Russia

21. 7. Venezuela Proved Oil Reserves: 87.03 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 2.64 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.39 million barrels Consumption: 760,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 1.36 million barrels Pictured: El Palito oil refinery, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

23. 6. United Arab Emirates Proved Oil Reserves: 97.8 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 3.05 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.68 million barrels Consumption: 463,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 10,000 barrels Pictured: Refinery worker rides a bicycle at an oil processing plant in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

25. 5. Kuwait Proved Oil Reserves: 104 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 2.74 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.59 million barrels Consumption: 325,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 181,000 barrels

27. 4. Iraq Proved Oil Reserves: 115 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 2.39 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.38 million barrels Consumption: 638,000 barrels Exports to US (2007): 484,000 barrels Pictured: Beiji Oil refinery, Iraq

29. 3. Iran Proved Oil Reserves: 138.4 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 4.17 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 4.05 million barrels Consumption: 1.8 million barrels Exports to US (2007): 0 Pictured: Oil refinery and petrochemical complex, Mahshahr, Iran

31. 2. Canada Proved Oil Reserves: 178.59 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 3.350 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 2.59 million barrels Consumption: 2.26 million barrels Exports to US (2007): 2.45 million barrels

33. 1. Saudi Arabia Proved Oil Reserves: 266.7 billion barrels Daily Numbers: Total Oil Production: 10.7 million barrels Crude Oil Production: 9.26 million barrels Consumption: 2.29 million barrels Exports to US (2007): 1.49 million barrels Pictured: Saudi Arabian Oil Refinery