Denmark
imports and exportsIts own North Sea crude is piped ashore to Fredericia; part of it is shipped to Sweden, Finland and Germany. The refineries in Fredericia and Kalundborg also run crude from Norway and the USA.
Answer
Denmark imports about 106 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are USA (45%), Norway (42%) and United Kingdom (10%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 106 thousand
- Largest supplier
- USA · 45%
- Crude oil exports, barrels per day
- 21 thousand
- Largest buyer
- Sweden · 50%
Where does Denmark get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 45% | 48 |
| Norway | 42% | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 11 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Where does Denmark's oil go?
Denmark exports about 21 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are Sweden (50%), Finland (29%) and Germany (21%).
| Buyer | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 50% | 14 |
| Finland | 29% | 8 |
| Germany | 21% | 6 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Denmark's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Danish Straits (97% of imports).
- Danish Straits97% of imports · 103
97% of imports passes through Danish Straits, but these are calm waters – the routes avoid dangerous straits.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much oil does Denmark produce, import and export?
Produces 72 thousand barrels a day but uses 169 thousand – so it has to import (106 thousand). At the same time it sells 21 thousand abroad, because its refineries need different grades of crude than the country produces.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Denmark
Petrol 95: €2.61 per litre · Diesel: €2.49 per litre.
- Petrol 95: the most expensive of 27 in the EU; 30% above the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.67 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.29, refining and margins ≈ +€0.24, taxes +€0.13.
- taxes and levies: 48% (Petrol 95), 43% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 5, 2026
Denmark: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzDenmark: 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.
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 5, 2026
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- Where does Germany get its oil from?
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- How have fuel prices changed in the EU since the 2026 oil crisis?
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