Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard Converter

Volume Converter

40 units available

Decimals:

From

To

0.207948

1 bbl = 0.207948 yd³

Formula:

yd³ = bbl × 0.2079475309

With your value: 1 bbl = 0.20794753 yd³

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in barrel (oil) so you can sanity-check the result.

Milk carton (1/1.6e+5 your value)0.00000629 bbl

Kitchen bucket (1/1.6e+4 your value)0.0000629 bbl

Car fuel tank (1/3.2e+3 your value)0.000314 bbl

Bathtub (1/7.9e+2 your value)0.00126 bbl

Hot tub (1/1.1e+2 your value)0.00943 bbl

Your value1.00 bbl

Other Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard conversions

2 bbl to yd³ 3 bbl to yd³ 4 bbl to yd³ 5 bbl to yd³ 6 bbl to yd³ 7 bbl to yd³ 8 bbl to yd³

Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard Conversion Table

Barrel (Oil) (bbl)	Cubic Yard (yd³)
0.5	0.103974
1	0.207948
2	0.415895
5	1.039738
10	2.079475
15	3.119213
20	4.158951
25	5.198688
50	10.397377
100	20.794753
250	51.986883
500	103.973765
1000	207.947531

Cubic Yard to Barrel (Oil) Conversion Table

Cubic Yard (yd³)	Barrel (Oil) (bbl)
0.5	2.404453
1	4.808905
2	9.617811
5	24.044527
10	48.089054
15	72.133581
20	96.178108
25	120.222635
50	240.445269
100	480.890538
250	1,202.226345
500	2,404.45269
1000	4,808.90538

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Barrel (Oil) (bbl)

Volume

Exact conversion

Derived from the cubic metre. The litre is exactly 10⁻³ m³; US and imperial capacity units are exact multiples fixed by statute.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Cubic Yard (yd³)

Volume

Exact conversion

Derived from the cubic metre. The litre is exactly 10⁻³ m³; US and imperial capacity units are exact multiples fixed by statute.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard

To convert from Barrel (Oil) (bbl) to Cubic Yard (yd³), multiply the value by 0.2079475309.

Formula: yd³ = bbl × 0.2079475309

Reverse: bbl = yd³ × 4.8089053803

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Barrel (Oil). For example: 5 bbl
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.2079475309
The result is: 1.039738 yd³

About Barrel (Oil)

The oil barrel equals 42 US gallons (about 158.987 litres) and is the global pricing unit for crude petroleum.

Fun Fact: The 42-gallon standard dates to the 1860s Pennsylvania oil rush.

Common uses: crude oil pricing, energy statistics.

About Cubic Yard

The cubic yard (yd³) is a unit of volume and capacity. One cubic yard equals 764.554858 litres. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other volume unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: volume calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Cubic Yard are in 1 Barrel (Oil)?

There are exactly 0.2079475309 Cubic Yard in 1 Barrel (Oil). This means the conversion factor from Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard is 0.2079475309.

What is the formula to convert Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard?

The formula to convert Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard is: yd³ = bbl × 0.2079475309. For example, to convert 10 Barrel (Oil) to Cubic Yard, you would multiply 10 by 0.2079475309.

What is a Barrel (Oil)?