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)

1 L = 0.00628981 bbl  ·  42 US gallons per barrel

US Liquid Barrel

1 L = 0.00838641 liquid bbl  ·  31.5 US gallons per barrel

UK Barrel (imperial)

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

  1. Enter a volume in liters in the input field.
  2. The tool divides the value by 158.987295 to get US oil barrels.
  3. It also divides by 119.240471 for US liquid barrels and by 163.659240 for UK barrels.
  4. All three results update instantly as you type.
  5. Click a preset button to load a common volume.
  6. 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