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 August 2024, all 27 EU member states reported importing 1,394 kt of heating and other gasoil; the largest origins outside the EU were the United States (11%), Qatar (8%) and Norway (6%), and 59% came from other EU member states, with 1% not attributed to any country.
Countries shownAll countriesTop 5 originsTop 5 destinations
Month
United States158 kt (11%)Qatar109 kt (8%)Norway78 kt (6%)India67 kt (5%)United Arab Emirates52 kt (4%)Other origins outside the EU96 kt (7%)Belgium203 kt (15%)Netherlands157 kt (11%)Sweden156 kt (11%)Spain66 kt (5%)Germany50 kt (4%)Greece49 kt (4%)France35 kt (3%)Other EU member states105 kt (7%)Origin not reported14 kt (1%)Netherlands270 kt (19%)Denmark256 kt (18%)Germany204 kt (15%)Finland157 kt (11%)France133 kt (10%)Spain52 kt (4%)Belgium49 kt (4%)Austria43 kt (3%)Cyprus36 kt (3%)Malta35 kt (2%)Italy25 kt (2%)Bulgaria23 kt (2%)Sweden20 kt (1%)Slovakia19 kt (1%)Slovenia16 kt (1%)Luxembourg14 kt (<1%)Greece11 kt (<1%)Ireland11 kt (<1%)Portugal9.5 kt (<1%)Estonia5.0 kt (<1%)Latvia5.0 kt (<1%)Czechia1.0 kt (<1%)Lithuania0.2 kt (<1%)Croatia0.1 kt (<1%)
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Where the oil was produced
- United States158 kt (11%)
- Qatar109 kt (8%)
- Norway78 kt (6%)
- India67 kt (5%)
- United Arab Emirates52 kt (4%)
- Other origins outside the EU96 kt (7%)
- Belgium203 kt (15%)
- Netherlands157 kt (11%)
- Sweden156 kt (11%)
- Spain66 kt (5%)
- Germany50 kt (4%)
- Greece49 kt (4%)
- France35 kt (3%)
- Other EU member states105 kt (7%)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Denmark | 121,000 | 47.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Sweden | Finland | 93,000 | 59.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Germany | 89,089 | 43.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Germany | 69,250 | 33.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| India | Netherlands | 66,599 | 24.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Sweden | Denmark | 61,000 | 23.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Belgium | Netherlands | 55,664 | 20.6% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Qatar | Netherlands | 47,278 | 17.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Spain | France | 45,000 | 33.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United Arab Emirates | Netherlands | 42,233 | 15.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Qatar | Finland | 42,000 | 26.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Norway | Germany | 32,050 | 15.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| France | Spain | 30,475 | 58.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Norway | Denmark | 30,000 | 11.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Greece | Cyprus | 29,701 | 81.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Belgium | 25,900 | 52.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Austria | 25,425 | 58.7% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Belgium | Italy | 24,962 | 100.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Denmark | 24,000 | 9.4% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | France | 24,000 | 18.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United States | France | 24,000 | 18.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Netherlands | 23,322 | 8.6% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Bulgaria | 22,509 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Belgium | France | 22,000 | 16.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Greece | Malta | 19,394 | 55.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Belgium | 18,900 | 38.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Slovakia | 18,672 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Qatar | Denmark | 18,000 | 7.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Austria | 17,918 | 41.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Norway | Finland | 14,000 | 8.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Slovenia | 14,000 | 87.5% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Sweden | 12,344 | 63.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | France | 12,000 | 9.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Belgium | Luxembourg | 11,075 | 79.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Ireland | 10,587 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Germany | Netherlands | 10,407 | 3.9% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United States | Netherlands | 10,254 | 3.8% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| United Arab Emirates | Greece | 9,400 | 82.1% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Origin not reported | Spain | 9,147 | 17.5% | Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners. |
| Spain | Portugal | 8,794 | 92.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Spain | 8,659 | 16.6% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Netherlands | Finland | 8,000 | 5.1% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Netherlands | 7,061 | 2.6% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Spain | Netherlands | 7,037 | 2.6% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Cyprus | 6,559 | 18.1% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Germany | 6,157 | 3.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Malta | 6,154 | 17.7% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Spain | Malta | 5,646 | 16.3% | 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. |
| Other EU member states | Latvia | 5,000 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| France | Germany | 4,530 | 2.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Belgium | 4,500 | 9.1% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Netherlands | Sweden | 4,160 | 21.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Origin not reported | France | 4,000 | 3.0% | Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners. |
| Other origins outside the EU | Malta | 3,538 | 10.2% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Spain | 3,447 | 6.6% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| United States | Germany | 2,375 | 1.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Norway | Sweden | 2,161 | 11.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Greece | 2,043 | 17.9% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Slovenia | 2,000 | 12.5% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Sweden | France | 2,000 | 1.5% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Luxembourg | 1,706 | 12.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Netherlands | Luxembourg | 1,151 | 8.3% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Germany | Denmark | 1,000 | 0.4% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Czechia | 1,000 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Origin not reported | Denmark | 1,000 | 0.4% | Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners. |
| Qatar | Sweden | 916 | 4.7% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other origins outside the EU | Portugal | 692 | 7.3% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Netherlands | Spain | 500 | 1.0% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Qatar | Germany | 493 | 0.2% | ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis) |
| Other EU member states | Lithuania | 200 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
| Other EU member states | Croatia | 73 | 100.0% | Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins. |
3 flows with a share under 0.1% are not listed here. They are still counted in every total and drawn in the diagram, and the CSV under Source & method lists every flow.
Source & method
Source Period 2024-08 (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
- 2024-08 (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 2024-08, 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: 2024-08 (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.