Tonnes of oil equivalent (toe)
The tonne of oil equivalent is the energy in a tonne of crude oil, set by the IEA at 41.868 GJ.
Convert tonnes of oil equivalent to any energy unit
1 tonne of oil equivalent = 41,868,000,000 joules
Quick facts
- Unit
- Tonne of oil equivalent (plural: tonnes of oil equivalent)
- Symbol
- toe
- Measures
- Energy / Work / Heat
- System
- Fuel & explosive equivalents
- Equals
- 41,868,000,000 joules
- Definition
- Exactly 41.868 GJ (10 Gcal).
1 tonne of oil equivalent in other units
| Joules | 41,868,000,000 J |
| Kilocalories | 10,006,692.16 kcal |
| Kilowatt-hours | 11,630 kWh |
| British thermal units | 39,683,207.19 BTU |
| Calories | 10,006,692,160 cal |
| Kilojoules | 41,868,000 kJ |
| Calories (food) | 10,006,692.16 Cal |
| Electronvolts | 2.613195 × 1029 eV |
What is a tonne of oil equivalent?
The tonne of oil equivalent is the energy in a tonne of crude oil, set by the IEA at 41.868 GJ. National energy balances are reported in toe, ktoe and Mtoe.
Where the tonne of oil equivalent sits among energy units
The tonne of oil equivalent is number 77 of 99 on our scale of energy units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Tonnes of oil equivalent in real life
One tonne of oil equivalent is about the energy of a US household's yearly electricity, or about the energy of 10 tons of TNT, or about the energy of 42 lightning bolts, or about the energy of 1,224 liters of gasoline.
Top tonne of oil equivalent conversions
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to joules
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to kilocalories
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to kilowatt-hours
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to British thermal units
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to calories
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to kilojoules
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to Calories (food)
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to electronvolts
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to watt-hours
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to foot-pounds
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to megajoules
- Tonnes of oil equivalent to therms
Common amounts of tonnes of oil equivalent
Convert tonnes of oil equivalent to all 98 other units
Metric (SI)
Electrical
Calories
- toe to kcal
- toe to cal
- toe to Cal
- toe to cal_IT
- toe to Gcal
- toe to Mcal
- toe to cal₁₅
- toe to th
- toe to cal₂₀
- toe to cal_mean
BTU & therms
- toe to BTU
- toe to thm
- toe to MMBtu
- toe to MBtu
- toe to Dth
- toe to quad
- toe to thm (EC)
- toe to BTU_th
- toe to BTU₅₉
- toe to CHU
- toe to Q
- toe to BTU₃₉
- toe to BTU₆₀
- toe to BTU_mean
Mechanical
- toe to ft⋅lbf
- toe to erg
- toe to in⋅lbf
- toe to hp⋅h
- toe to L⋅atm
- toe to kgf⋅m
- toe to ft⋅pdl
- toe to in⋅ozf
- toe to PS⋅h
- toe to cm³⋅atm
- toe to ft³⋅atm
- toe to ft³⋅psi
Atomic & physics
- toe to eV
- toe to MeV
- toe to GeV
- toe to keV
- toe to TeV
- toe to Eh
- toe to kJ/mol
- toe to kcal/mol
- toe to meV
- toe to cm⁻¹
- toe to EP
- toe to PeV
- toe to Ry
- toe to EeV
- toe to K·k_B
- toe to foe
- toe to h·Hz
Fuel & explosive equivalents
- toe to BOE
- toe to t TNT
- toe to kt
- toe to Mt
- toe to cubic foot of natural gas
- toe to GGE
- toe to Mtoe
- toe to cubic meter of natural gas
- toe to tce
- toe to ktoe
- toe to liter of gasoline
- toe to Gt
- toe to g TNT
- toe to kg TNT
- toe to MMBOE
- toe to kBOE
- toe to DGE
Everyday comparisons
Convert to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Joules to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Kilocalories to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Kilowatt-hours to tonnes of oil equivalent
- British thermal units to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Calories to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Kilojoules to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Calories (food) to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Electronvolts to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Watt-hours to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Foot-pounds to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Megajoules to tonnes of oil equivalent
- Therms to tonnes of oil equivalent
Frequently asked questions
What is a tonne of oil equivalent?
The tonne of oil equivalent is the energy in a tonne of crude oil, set by the IEA at 41.868 GJ.
How is the tonne of oil equivalent defined?
Exactly 41.868 GJ (10 Gcal).
How many joules are in a tonne of oil equivalent?
One tonne of oil equivalent equals 41,868,000,000 joules.
How many kilocalories are in a tonne of oil equivalent?
One tonne of oil equivalent equals 10,006,692.16 kilocalories.
How many kilowatt-hours are in a tonne of oil equivalent?
One tonne of oil equivalent equals 11,630 kilowatt-hours.