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 stockpiles were 1,869.83 million barrels in July 2025, versus 1,845.72 in June 2025. This constitutes an increase of 1.31 percent.
Sample. There are 163 data points in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 2012 to July 2025.
History. Here are some statistics we calculated on the whole sample: stockpiles had a mean value of 2,189.88 million barrels; they recorded a maximum of 2,478.63 in March 2017; they reached a trough of 1,814.47 in September 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 1862.9065249999994 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1845.722852 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1869.8260090000003 |
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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 | 163 | 2012-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |