Flows
How oil reaches each country
Where the EU’s crude oil and fuel come from, as each member state reports its imports; every band’s width is proportional to tonnes.
In February 2024, all 27 EU member states reported importing 1,319 kt of heating and other gasoil; the largest origins outside the EU were Qatar (9%), and 65% came from other EU member states, with 1% not attributed to any country.
Countries shownAll countriesTop 5 originsTop 5 destinations
Month
Qatar124 kt (9%)Canada65 kt (5%)United States47 kt (4%)Norway41 kt (3%)United Kingdom37 kt (3%)Other origins outside the EU139 kt (11%)Belgium216 kt (16%)Netherlands162 kt (12%)Sweden119 kt (9%)Germany98 kt (7%)Portugal70 kt (5%)Spain54 kt (4%)France34 kt (3%)Other EU member states100 kt (8%)Origin not reported14 kt (1%)Finland260 kt (20%)Germany213 kt (16%)France197 kt (15%)Netherlands167 kt (13%)Denmark105 kt (8%)Spain59 kt (4%)Belgium45 kt (3%)Cyprus38 kt (3%)Malta38 kt (3%)Austria34 kt (3%)Italy25 kt (2%)Bulgaria24 kt (2%)Greece20 kt (2%)Luxembourg18 kt (1%)Ireland17 kt (1%)Slovenia16 kt (1%)Sweden11 kt (<1%)Portugal9.7 kt (<1%)Croatia8.0 kt (<1%)Estonia5.0 kt (<1%)Czechia4.0 kt (<1%)Latvia3.0 kt (<1%)Slovakia2.2 kt (<1%)Lithuania0.3 kt (<1%)
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Where the oil was produced
- Qatar124 kt (9%)
- Canada65 kt (5%)
- United States47 kt (4%)
- Norway41 kt (3%)
- United Kingdom37 kt (3%)
- Other origins outside the EU139 kt (11%)
- Belgium216 kt (16%)
- Netherlands162 kt (12%)
- Sweden119 kt (9%)
- Germany98 kt (7%)
- Portugal70 kt (5%)
- Spain54 kt (4%)
- France34 kt (3%)
- Other EU member states100 kt (8%)
- Origin not reported14 kt (1%)
- Reported (solid)
- Summed by us (dotted)
- Origin not reported (hatched)
- Reported; colour = country of production
- Summed by us (dotted)
- Origin not reported (hatched)
The numbers as a table
| From | To | Tonnes | Share | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Germany | 84,290 | 39.6% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Sweden | Finland | 76,000 | 29.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Portugal | Finland | 70,000 | 26.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Canada | Finland | 65,000 | 25.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Netherlands | 58,297 | 35.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Belgium | Germany | 50,108 | 23.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | France | 49,000 | 24.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Germany | 47,979 | 22.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Belgium | 45,200 | 100.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Spain | France | 44,000 | 22.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Sweden | Denmark | 43,000 | 41.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Netherlands | 38,067 | 22.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | France | 34,000 | 17.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Malta | 32,525 | 86.6% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| France | Spain | 32,199 | 54.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Cyprus | 28,154 | 73.3% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Germany | Netherlands | 25,378 | 15.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Italy | 24,819 | 100.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Denmark | 23,000 | 21.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Norway | Denmark | 23,000 | 21.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Qatar | Finland | 21,000 | 8.1% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Greece | 19,908 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Bulgaria | 19,341 | 81.2% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Qatar | Netherlands | 18,182 | 10.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | France | 18,000 | 9.1% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Austria | 17,644 | 52.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United Kingdom | France | 17,000 | 8.6% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Norway | Germany | 16,411 | 7.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Austria | 16,148 | 47.8% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Belgium | Luxembourg | 15,530 | 84.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Denmark | 15,000 | 14.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Finland | 15,000 | 5.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United States | Netherlands | 14,758 | 8.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Slovenia | 13,000 | 81.3% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| United States | France | 13,000 | 6.6% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United States | Ireland | 12,839 | 73.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | France | 11,000 | 5.6% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Origin not reported | France | 11,000 | 5.6% | Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Cyprus | 10,238 | 26.7% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Netherlands | Finland | 10,000 | 3.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Spain | Portugal | 9,716 | 100.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Spain | 9,655 | 16.5% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Sweden | 8,595 | 76.2% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| United Kingdom | Netherlands | 8,468 | 5.1% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Spain | 8,067 | 13.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Croatia | 8,032 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| United States | Germany | 6,428 | 3.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Spain | 5,777 | 9.9% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| United Kingdom | Malta | 5,050 | 13.4% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Estonia | 5,000 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| United Kingdom | Ireland | 4,532 | 26.1% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Bulgaria | 4,488 | 18.8% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Netherlands | 3,605 | 2.2% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Finland | 3,000 | 1.2% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Latvia | 3,000 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Slovenia | 3,000 | 18.8% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Czechia | 3,000 | 75.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Origin not reported | Spain | 2,793 | 4.8% | Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners. |
| Other EU member states | Slovakia | 2,189 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| France | Germany | 2,067 | 1.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United Kingdom | Germany | 2,061 | 1.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Germany | 2,038 | 1.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Germany | Luxembourg | 2,015 | 10.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Germany | 1,463 | 0.7% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Norway | Sweden | 1,217 | 10.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Czechia | 1,000 | 25.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Denmark | 1,000 | 1.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Luxembourg | 896 | 4.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Sweden | 883 | 7.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Qatar | Sweden | 583 | 5.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Lithuania | 300 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Netherlands | Spain | 134 | 0.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
One flow with a share under 0.1% is not listed here. It is still counted in every total and drawn in the diagram, and the CSV under Source & method lists every flow.
Source & method
Source Period 2024-02 (month)Updated 2026-09-26 13:22 UTCConfidenceOfficialMethodologyDownload CSV
Eurostat (European Commission)Official
Provenance
OfficialOfficial- Publisher
- Eurostat (European Commission)
- Dataset id
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly datanrg_ti_oilmeurostat_nrg_ti_oilm
- Period
- 2024-02 (month)
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23 07:29 UTC
- Type
- Official
- Transformation
- none applied - stored exactly as published
- Licence
- Commission Decision 2011/833/EU - reuse authorised with attribution
- Tonnes are the figures each member state published (OFFICIAL); shares and the 'Other' and 'Origin not reported' sums are our arithmetic on them (CALCULATED).
- Energy basis: the country where the oil was produced.
Left: where the heating and other gasoil was produced. Right: the EU member state that reported importing it in 2024-02, in tonnes. Every solid flow is a figure a member state published. In the Top 5 views the other side keeps its eight largest countries and sums the rest into one “Other” row (our arithmetic, dotted).
Month: 2024-02 (requested; 27 of 27 member states reported). Energy basis: the country where the oil was produced, as each EU member state reports it (Eurostat nrg_ti_oilm).
Not in the diagram: Hungary, Poland, Romania. They reported no imports above zero from any named origin for this month (a reported zero, or origins the publisher withheld). That is not the same as importing nothing.
- Energy basis (Eurostat nrg_ti_oilm): the country where the oil was produced, as each EU member state reports it. The customs basis (country of consignment) is not mixed in.
- Imports from other EU member states are mostly re-exports of oil produced elsewhere; they are grouped separately so they are not read as production.
- A member state's imports the publisher did not attribute to a country are shown as 'Origin not reported', never spread over the named origins.