diff --git a/scripts/seed-jodi-oil.mjs b/scripts/seed-jodi-oil.mjs
index 444fa6934..47c512180 100644
--- a/scripts/seed-jodi-oil.mjs
+++ b/scripts/seed-jodi-oil.mjs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const JODI_TTL = 3_024_000; // 35 days
 const META_KEY = 'seed-meta:energy:jodi-oil';
 const LOCK_DOMAIN = 'energy:jodi-oil';
 const LOCK_TTL_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
-const MIN_VALID_COUNTRIES = 60;
+const MIN_VALID_COUNTRIES = 40;
 const ANOMALY_DEMAND_KBD = 10_000;
 
 const JODI_BASE = 'https://www.jodidata.org/_resources/files/downloads/oil-data/annual-csv/';
diff --git a/tests/jodi-oil-seed.test.mjs b/tests/jodi-oil-seed.test.mjs
index d9d97f6fa..ff410c2ad 100644
--- a/tests/jodi-oil-seed.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/jodi-oil-seed.test.mjs
@@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ describe('mergeSourceRows', () => {
 });
 
 describe('validateCoverage', () => {
-  it('returns true when 60+ countries provided', () => {
-    const countries = Array.from({ length: 60 }, (_, i) => ({ iso2: `C${i}` }));
+  it('returns true when 40+ countries provided', () => {
+    const countries = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, i) => ({ iso2: `C${i}` }));
     assert.equal(validateCoverage(countries), true);
   });
 
-  it('returns false when fewer than 60 countries', () => {
-    const countries = Array.from({ length: 59 }, (_, i) => ({ iso2: `C${i}` }));
+  it('returns false when fewer than 40 countries', () => {
+    const countries = Array.from({ length: 39 }, (_, i) => ({ iso2: `C${i}` }));
     assert.equal(validateCoverage(countries), false);
   });