Azerbaijan
net exporterOil flows through the BTC pipeline (1,770 km) across Georgia to Ceyhan in Turkey, bypassing Russia and the Turkish Straits.
Answer
Azerbaijan exports about 380 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are Italy (39%), Czechia (16%) and Germany (9%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil exports, barrels per day
- 380 thousand
- Largest buyer
- Italy · 39%
- Main chokepoint on its routes
- Turkish Straits · 8%
Where does Azerbaijan's oil go?
| Buyer | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 39% | 147 |
| Czechia | 16% | 59 |
| Germany | 9% | 33 |
| Romania | 8% | 29 |
| Croatia | 6% | 24 |
| Portugal | 4% | 15 |
| Greece | 3% | 13 |
| Ireland | 3% | 11 |
| Austria | 1% | 5 |
| other destinations (not on the map) | 12% | 44 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Azerbaijan's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Turkish Straits (8% of exports).
- Turkish Straits8% of exports · 29
8% of exports passes through Turkish Straits, but these are calm waters – the routes avoid dangerous straits.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Azerbaijan export?
Produces 460 thousand barrels a day. Uses 26% at home and sells 380 thousand (74%) abroad – one supertanker every 5 days.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Azerbaijan: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzAzerbaijan: 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: Baku → BTC → Ceyhan
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
- U.S. EIA – crude oil and petroleum products passing through maritime chokepoints · 2023
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