Guyana Oil

11,000,000,000barrels
0.62%
of world reserves
at current production
747,432b/d+21.1% YoY
26,760b/d+0.03% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+590,590b/d

Consumption uses 4.3% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Oil Reserves in Guyana

  • Guyana has proven oil reserves of 11,000,000,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#17 in the world), representing 0.62% of the world's total.
  • As of 2025 production rates, Guyana has roughly 40 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).

Oil Production in Guyana

  • Guyana produced 747,432 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#26 in the world), an increase of 21.1% from 617,350 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 747,432 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Oil Consumption in Guyana

  • Guyana consumed 26,760 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#131 in the world), an increase of 0.03% from 2023. This represents 0.03% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Guyana averaged 1.35 us gallons per day in 2024 (#44 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (48.2%), Motor Gasoline (26.2%), and Residual Fuel Oil (18.7%).

oil Balance in Guyana

  • In 2024, Guyana produced approximately 617,350 barrels per day of oil and consumed 26,760 barrels per day , a surplus of 590,590 barrels per day.

Guyana Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
202511,000,000,000170.62%747,432+21.1%260.70%————————
202411,000,000,000170.62%617,350+57.7%270.60%26,760+0.03%1320.03%1.35———
202311,000,000,000170.63%391,388+35.2%320.38%26,752+15.3%1320.03%1.36———
202211,000,000,000170.63%289,595+147.7%320.29%23,203+21.1%1360.02%1.19———
2021———116,913+56.7%430.12%19,154+5.3%1420.02%0.99———
2020———74,619+5757.2%550.08%18,194−3.2%1410.02%0.95———
2019———1,274—102< 0.01%18,793+14.4%1430.02%0.98———
2018———0———16,430+8.8%1460.02%0.87000
20170——0———15,096−1.2%1500.02%0.83000
20160——0———15,285+12.6%1520.02%0.84000
20150——0———13,578+2.5%1540.01%0.75000
20140——0———13,252−0.03%1520.01%0.74000
20130——0———13,255−2.6%1520.01%0.74000
20120——0———13,604+12.5%1510.01%0.77000
20110——0———12,093+4.4%1550.01%0.68000
20100——0———11,582+7.1%1550.01%0.65000
20090——0———10,813+4.1%1570.01%0.6000
20080——0———10,387−5.1%1580.01%0.58000
20070——0———10,942+22.8%1510.01%0.61000
20060——0———8,907.9−10.3%1540.01%0.49000
20050——0———9,932.7−8.8%1510.01%0.55000
20040——0———10,891−2.1%1480.01%0.6000
20030——0———11,129+2.9%1430.01%0.61000
20020——0———10,819+0.76%1420.01%0.6000
20010——0———10,738−2%1400.01%0.59000
20000——0———10,958−1.8%1340.01%0.6000
19990——0———11,158+19.2%1360.01%0.61000
19980——0———9,357.5+28.9%1430.01%0.51000
19970——0———7,257.5+6.7%1520.01%0.4000
19960——0———6,800+9.7%1530.01%0.38000
19950——0———6,200−13.3%1550.01%0.34000
19940——0———7,152.9+0%1450.01%0.4000
19930——0———7,152.9+23.7%1450.01%0.4000
19920——0———5,781.7+14.2%1500.01%0.32000
19910——0———5,064.4+16.2%1330.01%0.28000
19900——0———4,357.5−4.4%1370.01%0.24000
19890——0———4,557.5−31.8%1340.01%0.25000
19880——0———6,681.7−1.5%1220.01%0.37000
19870——0———6,781.9−24.8%1170.01%0.37000
19860——0———9,024.4−5%1070.01%0.49000
19850——0———9,500+2.2%1080.02%0.52000
19840——0———9,300+12%1090.02%0.5000
19830——0———8,300−10.8%1100.01%0.45000
19820——0———9,300−22.5%1080.02%0.5000
19810——0———12,000+22.4%990.02%0.65000
19800——0———9,800—1110.02%0.53000

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