Belgium
net importerAnswer
Belgium imports about 595 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are USA (20%), Norway (17%) and Saudi Arabia (13%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 595 thousand
- Largest supplier
- USA · 20%
- Real risk
- Suez Canal / SUMED · 13%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €1.95
Where does Belgium get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 20% | 120 |
| Norway | 17% | 100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13% | 80 |
| Kazakhstan | 10% | 60 |
| Nigeria | 8% | 50 |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 50 |
| other sources (not on the map) | 23% | 135 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Belgium's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Suez Canal / SUMED (13% of imports) and Turkish Straits (10% of imports).
- Suez Canal / SUMED13% of imports · 80
- Turkish Straits10% of imports · 60
Real risk: Suez Canal / SUMED – 13% of imports this way. Depends on the situation in the Red Sea; the Ever Given blockage (2021) halted 12% of world trade for 6 days.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Belgium import?
Imports 595 thousand barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 3 days. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 97% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Belgium
Petrol 95: €1.95 per litre · Diesel: €2.38 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 10th most expensive of 27 in the EU; 0% below the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.45 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ +€0.06, taxes +€0.08.
- taxes and levies: 48% (Petrol 95), 43% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
Belgium: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzBelgium: 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 HormuzBelgium: 80 thousand barrels a day (13% of imports) with no way throughCNBC, 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 port: Antwerp
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
- European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin – national average pump prices with and without taxes, reported weekly by EU member states · October 26, 2026
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- How much of the fuel price is tax in the EU?
- How have fuel prices changed in the EU since the 2026 oil crisis?
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