Algeria
net exporterAnswer
Algeria exports about 409 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are France (22%), Spain (19%) and United Kingdom (11%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil exports, barrels per day
- 409 thousand
- Largest buyer
- France · 22%
Where does Algeria's oil go?
| Buyer | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| France | 22% | 89 |
| Spain | 19% | 77 |
| United Kingdom | 11% | 46 |
| Portugal | 8% | 31 |
| Italy | 5% | 19 |
| Ireland | 2% | 9 |
| other destinations (not on the map) | 34% | 138 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Algeria's oil pass through?
Algeria's oil moves mostly by pipeline and does not pass through any of the major maritime chokepoints.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Algeria export?
Produces 936 thousand barrels a day. Uses 53% at home and sells 409 thousand (47%) abroad – one supertanker every 5 days.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Algeria: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzAlgeria: supplies keep flowing – yet the price still rises, because oil has one world priceWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacitywnp.pl, 28 Sept 2026
Effect on supplies: model of oil routes (2025 flows), stranded = no sea route left on that day.
Main terminal: Arzew / Skikda
Sources
- UN Comtrade – crude oil imports by country of origin (HS 2709), as reported by the importing country · 2025
- JODI-Oil – national crude oil production, imports and exports · 2025
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CSV and JSON, CC BY 4.0 – credit “chokepoints.io” with a link. Volumes in thousand barrels per day, 2025 annual averages.
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