Germany · Oil imports
Germany: crude oil and fuel imports since 2015
Counted as the country reports it in its energy statistics: crude oil by the country where it was produced, refined products by the country they were last shipped from, which may be a trading hub rather than where they were refined.
In 2015, Germany imported 91.3 million tonnes of crude oil, most from Russia (36%), Norway (14%) and the United Kingdom (11%). Its refined-product imports were 34.9 million tonnes, most from the Netherlands (51%), Russia (16%) and Belgium (13%).
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- Period
- 2015
- Method
- How this figure is made
Counted as the country reports it in its energy statistics: crude oil by the country where it was produced, refined products by the country they were last shipped from, which may be a trading hub rather than where they were refined.
Yearly figures are the sum of the published monthly tonnes over the months with a published figure; shares are each origin’s tonnes over that sum. A month that is not published is left out and listed, never counted as zero, and a month counts as “reported none” only where the zero is confirmed. The part of the published totals the publisher did not attribute to a country is shown as “cannot be traced”. Refined products are seven product families (road diesel, petrol, jet fuel, heating and other gasoil, fuel oil, naphtha, LPG); other products such as bitumen and lubricants are not included.
The chart draws each month’s shares as a 3-month average over the months with figures in each window. A month that is not published is a hatched band labelled “Not published”, and a confirmed zero a plain band labelled “No imports reported”; neither is ever filled in or averaged over.
Crude oil, 2015
Calculated0.7% of it was not attributed to any country by the publisher and cannot be traced.
Share of crude imports by origin, January 2015 to June 2026
- Russia
- Norway
- Kazakhstan
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Libya
- Other origins
- Origin not published
Every crude origin, 2015
| Origin | Share% of the year’s imports | Importsthousand tonnes | Share as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Share:36% | Thousand tonnes:32,576 | |
| Norway | Share:14% | Thousand tonnes:12,455 | |
| United Kingdom | Share:11% | Thousand tonnes:9,952 | |
| Nigeria | Share:7% | Thousand tonnes:6,690 | |
| Kazakhstan | Share:7% | Thousand tonnes:6,420 | |
| Azerbaijan | Share:6% | Thousand tonnes:5,315 | |
| Algeria | Share:4% | Thousand tonnes:3,468 | |
| Egypt | Share:3% | Thousand tonnes:2,895 | |
| Libya | Share:3% | Thousand tonnes:2,873 | |
| Iraq | Share:3% | Thousand tonnes:2,392 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Share:1% | Thousand tonnes:1,195 | |
| DenmarkEU | Share:0.8% | Thousand tonnes:708 | |
| Colombia | Share:0.7% | Thousand tonnes:670 | |
| Mexico | Share:0.6% | Thousand tonnes:585 | |
| Tunisia | Share:0.5% | Thousand tonnes:422 | |
| NetherlandsEU | Share:0.4% | Thousand tonnes:360 | |
| Angola | Share:0.4% | Thousand tonnes:339 | |
| PolandEU | Share:0.3% | Thousand tonnes:254 | |
| ItalyEU | Share:0.2% | Thousand tonnes:220 | |
| Kuwait | Share:0.2% | Thousand tonnes:192 | |
| EstoniaEU | Share:0.2% | Thousand tonnes:175 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Share:0.2% | Thousand tonnes:162 | |
| United States | Share:0.1% | Thousand tonnes:117 | |
| Venezuela | Share:0.1% | Thousand tonnes:109 | |
| Gabon | Share:<0.1% | Thousand tonnes:48 | |
| LatviaEU | Share:<0.1% | Thousand tonnes:15 | |
| Brazil | Share:<0.1% | Thousand tonnes:10 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Share:<0.1% | Thousand tonnes:9 | |
| Cannot be traced to a named country | 0.7% | 648 |
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- Period
- 2015
- Method
- How this figure is made
Counted as the country reports it in its energy statistics: crude oil by the country where it was produced, refined products by the country they were last shipped from, which may be a trading hub rather than where they were refined.
Yearly figures are the sum of the published monthly tonnes over the months with a published figure; shares are each origin’s tonnes over that sum. A month that is not published is left out and listed, never counted as zero, and a month counts as “reported none” only where the zero is confirmed. The part of the published totals the publisher did not attribute to a country is shown as “cannot be traced”. Refined products are seven product families (road diesel, petrol, jet fuel, heating and other gasoil, fuel oil, naphtha, LPG); other products such as bitumen and lubricants are not included.
The chart draws each month’s shares as a 3-month average over the months with figures in each window. A month that is not published is a hatched band labelled “Not published”, and a confirmed zero a plain band labelled “No imports reported”; neither is ever filled in or averaged over.
Refined products, 2015
Calculated<0.1% of it was not attributed to any country by the publisher and cannot be traced.
| Product | Importsmillion tonnes · largest origin · months published |
|---|---|
| Road diesel | Imports:14.12 Mt · Netherlands 36%months: 12 with imports |
| Petrol | Imports:1.91 Mt · Netherlands 53%months: 12 with imports |
| Jet fuel | Imports:4.99 Mt · Netherlands 88%months: 12 with imports |
| Heating and other gasoil | Imports:4.32 Mt · Netherlands 51%months: 12 with imports |
| Fuel oil | Imports:1.92 Mt · Russia 30%months: 12 with imports |
| Naphtha | Imports:6.90 Mt · Netherlands 66%months: 12 with imports |
| LPGshown below | Imports:0.73 Mt · Netherlands 43%months: 12 with imports |
LPG
In 2015, Germany imported 726 thousand tonnes of lpg, most from the Netherlands (43%), Belgium (32%) and Russia (11%).
Share of lpg imports by origin, January 2015 to June 2026
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Norway
- Austria
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- Other origins
- Origin not published
| Origin | Share% of the year’s imports | Importsthousand tonnes | Share as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetherlandsEU | Share:43% | Thousand tonnes:314 | |
| BelgiumEU | Share:32% | Thousand tonnes:231 | |
| Russia | Share:11% | Thousand tonnes:80 | |
| Norway | Share:6% | Thousand tonnes:42 | |
| AustriaEU | Share:2% | Thousand tonnes:17 | |
| PolandEU | Share:2% | Thousand tonnes:17 | |
| United Kingdom | Share:2% | Thousand tonnes:15 | |
| CzechiaEU | Share:0.7% | Thousand tonnes:5 | |
| Switzerland | Share:0.4% | Thousand tonnes:3 | |
| SwedenEU | Share:0.3% | Thousand tonnes:2 |
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- Period
- 2015
- Method
- How this figure is made
Counted as the country reports it in its energy statistics: crude oil by the country where it was produced, refined products by the country they were last shipped from, which may be a trading hub rather than where they were refined.
Yearly figures are the sum of the published monthly tonnes over the months with a published figure; shares are each origin’s tonnes over that sum. A month that is not published is left out and listed, never counted as zero, and a month counts as “reported none” only where the zero is confirmed. The part of the published totals the publisher did not attribute to a country is shown as “cannot be traced”. Refined products are seven product families (road diesel, petrol, jet fuel, heating and other gasoil, fuel oil, naphtha, LPG); other products such as bitumen and lubricants are not included.
The chart draws each month’s shares as a 3-month average over the months with figures in each window. A month that is not published is a hatched band labelled “Not published”, and a confirmed zero a plain band labelled “No imports reported”; neither is ever filled in or averaged over.
Year by year
CalculatedSelect a year to see its origins above.
| Year | Crude oilmillion tonnes · largest origin · months published | Refined productsmillion tonnes, seven product families · largest origin · months published |
|---|---|---|
| January–June 2026 | Crude oil:39.56 Mt · United States 20%months: 6 with imports | Refined products:11.67 Mt · Netherlands 58%months: 6 with imports |
| 2025 | Crude oil:80.31 Mt · Norway 17%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:31.48 Mt · Netherlands 57%months: 12 with imports |
| 2024 | Crude oil:84.39 Mt · Norway 20%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:31.98 Mt · Netherlands 56%months: 12 with imports |
| 2023 | Crude oil:77.36 Mt · United States 18%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:34.09 Mt · Netherlands 55%months: 12 with imports |
| 2022 | Crude oil:88.23 Mt · Russia 25%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:33.51 Mt · Netherlands 54%months: 12 with imports |
| 2021 | Crude oil:81.30 Mt · Russia 34%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:34.57 Mt · Netherlands 49%months: 12 with imports |
| 2020 | Crude oil:82.73 Mt · Russia 34%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:32.71 Mt · Netherlands 45%months: 12 with imports |
| 2019 | Crude oil:86.03 Mt · Russia 31%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:39.58 Mt · Netherlands 46%months: 12 with imports |
| 2018 | Crude oil:85.20 Mt · Russia 36%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:37.86 Mt · Netherlands 49%months: 12 with imports |
| 2017 | Crude oil:90.73 Mt · Russia 37%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:38.53 Mt · Netherlands 49%months: 12 with imports |
| 2016 | Crude oil:91.24 Mt · Russia 40%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:36.33 Mt · Netherlands 51%months: 12 with imports |
| 2015shown below | Crude oil:91.27 Mt · Russia 36%months: 12 with imports | Refined products:34.89 Mt · Netherlands 51%months: 12 with imports |
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- Period
- 2015
- Method
- How this figure is made
Counted as the country reports it in its energy statistics: crude oil by the country where it was produced, refined products by the country they were last shipped from, which may be a trading hub rather than where they were refined.
Yearly figures are the sum of the published monthly tonnes over the months with a published figure; shares are each origin’s tonnes over that sum. A month that is not published is left out and listed, never counted as zero, and a month counts as “reported none” only where the zero is confirmed. The part of the published totals the publisher did not attribute to a country is shown as “cannot be traced”. Refined products are seven product families (road diesel, petrol, jet fuel, heating and other gasoil, fuel oil, naphtha, LPG); other products such as bitumen and lubricants are not included.
The chart draws each month’s shares as a 3-month average over the months with figures in each window. A month that is not published is a hatched band labelled “Not published”, and a confirmed zero a plain band labelled “No imports reported”; neither is ever filled in or averaged over.