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 were 1,699.31 million barrels in July 2026, versus 1,664.23 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 2.11 percent.
Sample. There are 175 records in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 2012 to July 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: stockpiles hit a peak of 2,478.63 million barrels in March 2017; they reached their minimum of 1,664.23 in June 2026; they had a mean of 2,164.18.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 1,729.28 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1,664.23 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1,699.31 |
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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 | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |