Congo

Name: Where does Congo's oil go? China 72% (2025)
Creator: Chokepoints.io
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net exporter

Answer

Congo exports about 250 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are China (72%).

Data: 2025 annual averages

Key figures

Buyer	share	thousand b/d
China	72%	181
other destinations (not on the map)	28%	69

The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Cape of Good Hope (72% of exports).

72% of exports passes through Cape of Good Hope, but these are calm waters – the routes avoid dangerous straits.

Produces 270 thousand barrels a day. Uses 7% at home and sells 250 thousand (93%) abroad – one supertanker every 8 days.

February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzCongo: 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: Djeno

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

CSV and JSON, CC BY 4.0 – credit “chokepoints.io” with a link. Volumes in thousand barrels per day, 2025 annual averages.