Fuel Origin

Sweden · Oil imports

Sweden: 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 2021, Sweden imported 18.0 million tonnes of crude oil, most from Norway (72%), Russia (9%) and the United States (7%). Its refined-product imports were 5.6 million tonnes, most from Denmark (28%), Norway (24%) and Finland (18%).

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Source & method
Source
  • Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
Every source, with links and licences
Period
2021
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, 2021

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Share of crude imports by origin, January 2015 to June 2026

3-month average of monthly shares, over the months with figures in each window
Sep 2020Jun 20260%25%50%75%100%Norway 47.5%United Kingdom 12.9%United States 17.3%Other origins 22.3%
  • Norway
  • Russia
  • Nigeria
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Denmark
  • Other origins
  • Origin not published

Every crude origin, 2021

Crude oil imports of Sweden in 2021 by origin (by country of production).
NorwayShare:72%Thousand tonnes:12,901
RussiaShare:9%Thousand tonnes:1,565
United StatesShare:7%Thousand tonnes:1,289
NigeriaShare:4%Thousand tonnes:805
LibyaShare:3%Thousand tonnes:559
United KingdomShare:3%Thousand tonnes:452
BrazilShare:1%Thousand tonnes:231
DenmarkEUShare:0.8%Thousand tonnes:151
Source & method
Source
  • Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
Every source, with links and licences
Period
2021
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, 2021

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Refined product imports by product family: million tonnes, largest origin and months published.
Road dieselshown belowImports:2.44 Mt · Denmark 36%months: 12 with imports
PetrolImports:0.83 Mt · Finland 51%months: 12 with imports
Jet fuelImports:0.17 Mt · Netherlands 38%months: 9 with imports · 1 reported none · 2 not published
Heating and other gasoilImports:0.19 Mt · Denmark 36%months: 12 with imports
Fuel oilImports:0.61 Mt · Germany 36%months: 12 with imports
NaphthaImports:0.33 Mt · Russia 85%months: 11 with imports · 1 not published
LPGImports:1.04 Mt · Norway 47%months: 12 with imports

Road diesel

In 2021, Sweden imported 2.4 million tonnes of road diesel, most from Denmark (36%), Norway (31%) and Finland (21%).

Share of road diesel imports by origin, January 2015 to June 2026

3-month average of monthly shares, over the months with figures in each window
Sep 2020Jun 20260%25%50%75%100%Denmark 41.3%Finland 40.2%Norway 12.5%
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Netherlands
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Other origins
  • Origin not published
Road diesel imports of Sweden in 2021 by origin (by the country it was last shipped from, as energy statistics report it).
DenmarkEUShare:36%Thousand tonnes:886
NorwayShare:31%Thousand tonnes:761
FinlandEUShare:21%Thousand tonnes:524
NetherlandsEUShare:10%Thousand tonnes:254
United StatesShare:0.8%Thousand tonnes:19
GermanyEUShare:<0.1%Thousand tonnes:1
United KingdomShare:<0.1%Thousand tonnes:<1
Source & method
Source
  • Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
Every source, with links and licences
Period
2021
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

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Select a year to see its origins above.

Crude oil and refined product imports by year: million tonnes, largest origin and months published. Select a year for its origins.
January–June 2026Crude oil:9.60 Mt · Norway 49%months: 6 with importsRefined products:3.83 Mt · Finland 23%months: 6 with imports
2025Crude oil:16.20 Mt · Norway 60%months: 12 with importsRefined products:7.93 Mt · Finland 21%months: 12 with imports
2024Crude oil:18.19 Mt · Norway 57%months: 12 with importsRefined products:7.32 Mt · Denmark 20%months: 12 with imports
2023Crude oil:17.33 Mt · Norway 63%months: 12 with importsRefined products:7.46 Mt · Norway 22%months: 12 with imports
2022Crude oil:18.85 Mt · Norway 68%months: 12 with importsRefined products:6.88 Mt · Norway 22%months: 12 with imports
2021shown belowCrude oil:17.95 Mt · Norway 72%months: 12 with importsRefined products:5.61 Mt · Denmark 28%months: 12 with imports
2020Crude oil:18.62 Mt · Norway 65%months: 12 with importsRefined products:7.26 Mt · Norway 21%months: 12 with imports
2019Crude oil:17.05 Mt · Norway 41%months: 12 with importsRefined products:7.27 Mt · Russia 20%months: 12 with imports
2018Crude oil:19.92 Mt · Russia 33%months: 12 with importsRefined products:8.19 Mt · Norway 24%months: 12 with imports
2017Crude oil:19.86 Mt · Russia 35%months: 12 with importsRefined products:8.46 Mt · Denmark 26%months: 12 with imports
2016Crude oil:19.69 Mt · Russia 42%months: 12 with importsRefined products:9.55 Mt · Denmark 24%months: 12 with imports
2015Crude oil:20.11 Mt · Russia 44%months: 12 with importsRefined products:7.00 Mt · Denmark 29%months: 12 with imports
Source & method
Source
  • Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
Every source, with links and licences
Period
2021
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.