Croatia
net importerOmišalj is the Adriatic entry point of the JANAF pipeline, which also feeds Hungary and Serbia – the alternative to Druzhba.
Answer
Croatia imports about 53 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are Azerbaijan (36%), Kazakhstan (24%) and Libya (24%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 53 thousand
- Largest supplier
- Azerbaijan · 36%
- Real risk
- Suez Canal / SUMED · 15%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €1.79
Where does Croatia get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 36% | 24 |
| Kazakhstan | 24% | 16 |
| Libya | 24% | 16 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | 10 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Croatia's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Turkish Straits (24% of imports) and Suez Canal / SUMED (15% of imports).
- Turkish Straits24% of imports · 16
- Suez Canal / SUMED15% of imports · 10
Real risk: Suez Canal / SUMED – 15% 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 Croatia import?
Imports 53 thousand barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 5 weeks. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 60% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Croatia
Petrol 95: €1.79 per litre · Diesel: €2.01 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 11th cheapest of 27 in the EU; 8% below the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.32 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ +€0.05, taxes −€0.04.
- taxes and levies: 43% (Petrol 95), 32% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
Croatia: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzCroatia: 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 HormuzCroatia: 10 thousand barrels a day (19% 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.
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
Related questions
- Where does Azerbaijan's oil go?
- Where does Kazakhstan's oil go?
- Where does Libya's oil go?
- Which countries depend on the Turkish Straits?
- Where does the EU get its crude oil?
- Where is fuel cheapest in the EU?
- 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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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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