Fuel Origin

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 October 2023, all 27 EU member states reported importing 40,779 kt of crude oil; the largest origins outside the EU were the United States (16%), Norway (14%) and Iraq (9%), and less than 1% came from other EU member states, with 6% not attributed to any country.

The numbers as a table
Reported imports, largest first
FromToTonnesShareHow we know
United StatesNetherlands1,322,79024.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesGermany1,292,75020.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayGermany1,118,28817.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
IraqGreece1,097,60453.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaItaly1,016,38118.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilSpain978,23618.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AzerbaijanItaly947,44217.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesFrance946,00024.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwaySweden892,49156.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesSpain869,62616.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
IraqNetherlands843,03015.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayPoland830,00048.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaGermany812,96812.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaPoland800,00046.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanGermany785,18412.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanItaly719,48813.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesItaly671,85012.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilNetherlands655,00111.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayNetherlands636,11911.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
RussiaHungary613,00098.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayFinland604,00089.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedBulgaria570,500100.0%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
IraqItaly558,90310.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AngolaSpain547,92010.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomNetherlands525,0209.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaSpain507,3569.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaGermany452,9997.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesBelgium452,30018.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanRomania440,00068.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanNetherlands437,1017.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomSweden413,32926.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaNetherlands404,8307.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaFrance404,00010.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaItaly403,9947.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedGermany384,0486.0%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
AlgeriaFrance384,0009.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
RussiaSlovakia380,88286.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayFrance346,0008.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaSpain334,7696.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaItaly330,8156.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedBelgium323,20013.3%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
Origin not reportedNetherlands318,1095.8%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
IraqGermany316,1234.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomBelgium315,60013.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaSpain307,4615.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
IraqFrance306,0007.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayBelgium301,20012.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaBelgium290,30012.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United Arab EmiratesGermany289,9314.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaFrance287,0007.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanAustria284,35943.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayLithuania281,60042.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
MexicoSpain277,0615.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesSweden272,79517.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
IraqSpain269,7885.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedItaly267,8184.8%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
KazakhstanFrance263,0006.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
RussiaCzechia252,00037.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaFrance241,0006.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwaySpain236,9124.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomGermany236,3713.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AlgeriaGermany225,6413.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
IraqBelgium217,9009.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaGreece211,69510.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AlgeriaSpain206,1723.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AzerbaijanCzechia188,00027.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaNetherlands186,8293.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanGreece184,3899.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NorwayDenmark184,00036.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
CanadaNetherlands183,5323.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesLithuania181,40027.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesDenmark181,00036.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaAustria177,65427.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanSpain174,7003.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanBelgium169,4007.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AzerbaijanCroatia169,29380.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United StatesIreland163,67463.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
VenezuelaSpain151,5132.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
CanadaSpain150,3182.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AngolaItaly144,7822.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilPortugal139,38233.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedGreece137,2316.7%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
United StatesGreece136,8676.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilBelgium135,8005.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AlgeriaPortugal135,74233.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
NigeriaPortugal135,73133.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
CameroonFrance135,0003.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilFrance134,0003.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedSpain131,7892.5%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
NorwayRomania127,00019.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
GhanaItaly125,1382.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United Arab EmiratesFrance124,0003.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AngolaFrance124,0003.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
EgyptGreece120,8235.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedCzechia110,00016.2%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
Other origins outside the EUGermany101,0241.6%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
United KingdomPoland100,0005.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaLithuania99,90015.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomLithuania97,50014.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Other origins outside the EUFrance97,0002.5%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
Other origins outside the EUBelgium92,8003.8%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
NorwayIreland92,34236.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Other origins outside the EUItaly88,0531.6%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
Origin not reportedDenmark88,00017.6%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
NorwayItaly87,5851.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
EgyptGermany86,3101.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaGreece85,5844.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaAustria84,57712.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AlgeriaItaly82,4081.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
EgyptItaly81,8961.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AlgeriaGreece80,1943.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
LibyaRomania80,00012.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
EgyptSpain78,1451.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanCzechia77,00011.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilFinland72,00010.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
MexicoGermany71,7111.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Other EU member statesSpain63,6591.2%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
AzerbaijanAustria60,0489.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
CanadaBelgium59,3002.4%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomSlovakia57,17813.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BrazilGermany54,6260.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Origin not reportedFrance54,0001.4%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
IraqAustria52,0017.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AngolaGermany51,7690.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
IraqCzechia51,0007.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomFrance50,0001.3%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
United KingdomDenmark48,0009.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Saudi ArabiaGermany43,1400.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AzerbaijanGermany41,6060.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Other origins outside the EUCroatia39,84119.1%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
United Arab EmiratesBelgium35,3001.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
CameroonGermany34,4360.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Other EU member statesGermany20,3790.3%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
Other origins outside the EUSpain19,0330.4%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
AlgeriaBelgium17,6000.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
AngolaBelgium13,5000.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
KazakhstanHungary6,0001.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Other EU member statesBelgium4,7000.2%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.
Other EU member statesHungary4,0000.6%Summed by usSum of the published imports from the smaller origins.

2 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
Eurostat (European Commission)Official
Period 2023-10 (month)Updated 2026-09-26 13:21 UTCConfidenceOfficialMethodologyDownload CSV

Left: where the crude oil was produced. Right: the EU member state that reported importing it in 2023-10, 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: 2023-10 (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: Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia. 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.