Liters to Barrels Converter
Enter a volume in liters and get the equivalent in US oil barrels, US liquid barrels, and UK barrels.
Volume in Liters
Quick presets
US Oil Barrel (bbl)
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1 L = 0.00628981 bbl · 42 US gallons per barrel
US Liquid Barrel
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1 L = 0.00838641 liquid bbl · 31.5 US gallons per barrel
UK Barrel (imperial)
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1 L = 0.00610237 UK bbl · 36 imperial gallons per barrel
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Conversion reference
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Summary
Enter a volume in liters and get the equivalent in US oil barrels, US liquid barrels, and UK barrels.
How it works
- Enter a volume in liters in the input field.
- The tool divides the value by 158.987295 to get US oil barrels.
- It also divides by 119.240471 for US liquid barrels and by 163.659240 for UK barrels.
- All three results update instantly as you type.
- Click a preset button to load a common volume.
- Use a Copy button to copy any result to your clipboard.
Use cases
- Convert crude oil tank volumes from liters to the standard petroleum barrel unit.
- Translate refinery throughput figures from metric liters to barrels per day.
- Convert storage tank capacities between metric and barrel units for US markets.
- Verify barrel equivalents when reading international energy statistics.
- Compare fuel quantities across countries that use different barrel definitions.
- Convert brewery or winery batch sizes from liters to US liquid barrels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated: 2026-06-11 ·
Reviewed by Nham Vu