The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.


Global annual volume of extracted oil

EnergyFossil Fuels

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.

Value:

This is equivalent to...

≈ 5.8 × 1012 L / yr

≈ 5.8 km3 / yr

≈ 9.8 × 105 barrels / day

HuID: 97719
Relevant Year(s): 2019
Summary: This value represents the total volume of oil and oil equivalents extracted on an annual basis. Value includes crude oil, shale oil, oil sands, condensates, and natural gas liquids. Value includes biofuels and syngas but excludes refinery processing gain.
Method: The EIA collects data from individual countries and does not provide a statement of uncertainty.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Petroleum and other liquids production. (2020)
Dataset: Extracted volume of oil (EIA_OilProduction_2022_totals.csv)
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