peak oil

point in time when the maximum rate of global oil extraction is reached
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peak oil

Summary

peak oil is an artificial object[1]. It draws 1,649 Wikipedia views per month (artificial_object category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • peak oil is credited with the discovery of M. King Hubbert[3].
  • peak oil's instance of is recorded as artificial object[4].
  • peak oil's instance of is recorded as point in time[5].
  • peak oil's instance of is recorded as historical event[6].
  • peak oil is part of Hubbert peak theory[7].
  • peak oil's Commons category is recorded as Peak oil[8].
  • peak oil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peak oil[9].
  • peak oil's facet of is recorded as economic collapse[10].
  • peak oil's facet of is recorded as societal collapse[11].
  • peak oil's facet of is recorded as oil depletion[12].
  • peak oil's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[13].
  • peak oil's topic has template is recorded as Template:Peak oil[14].
  • peak oil's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include artificial object[4], point in time[5], and historical event[6].

Use and Application

peak oil is part of Hubbert peak theory[7].

Why It Matters

peak oil draws 1,649 Wikipedia views per month (artificial_object category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_peak-oil_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{peak oil}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/peak-oil}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 23h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of economic collapse, societal collapse, oil depletion
    Instance of artificial object, point in time, historical event
    Part of Hubbert peak theory
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Climate change
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544601505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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