Crude oil stocks (million barrels) - World - FSR - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Crude oil stocks in the world (FSR)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the world (complex of countries covered by the FSR oil-stocks dataset), crude oil stocks stood at 1,888.32 million barrels in March 2026, compared to 1,901.04 in February 2026. This constitutes a decrease of 0.67 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 171 observations overall. The period covered by the series stretches from January 2012 to March 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics computed on the full sample: stockpiles registered a minimum of 1,814.47 million barrels in September 2023; they achieved a maximum of 2,478.63 in March 2017; they had a mean of 2,174.37.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 1844.907287 |
| 2026-02-28 | 1901.0410449999997 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1888.3151 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude oil stocks |
| Country or region | All countries covered by the FSR oil stocks dataset |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million barrels |
| Source | FetchSeries Research; calculations on Eurostat, EIA and Jodi data |
| Source type | Data research lab |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0); standard FetchSeries disclaimers apply |
| Measure type | Level |
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World oil stocks
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil stocks (million barrels) - World - FSR - Monthly | 171 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |