Germany
net importerAbout 40% of imports arrive via the TAL pipeline from Trieste to refineries in Bavaria and Baden. After 2022 Russian crude was replaced by Norway, the USA and Kazakhstan.
Answer
Germany imports about 1.6 million barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are Norway (16%), USA (16%) and Libya (13%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 1.6 million
- Largest supplier
- Norway · 16%
- Real risk
- Turkish Straits · 13%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €2.17
Where does Germany get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 16% | 252 |
| USA | 16% | 250 |
| Libya | 13% | 209 |
| Kazakhstan | 13% | 208 |
| United Kingdom | 11% | 174 |
| Guyana | 5% | 85 |
| Iraq | 4% | 63 |
| Nigeria | 4% | 59 |
| Azerbaijan | 2% | 33 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1% | 13 |
| Denmark | 0% | 6 |
| other sources (not on the map) | 16% | 256 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Germany's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Turkish Straits (13% of imports), Suez Canal / SUMED (5% of imports) and Strait of Hormuz (4% of imports).
- Turkish Straits13% of imports · 208
- Suez Canal / SUMED5% of imports · 76
- Strait of Hormuz4% of imports · 63
- Bab el-Mandeb4% of imports · 63
- Danish Straits0% of imports · 6
Real risk: Turkish Straits – 13% of imports this way. Turkey controls traffic under the Montreux Convention; winter fog and tanker queues.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Germany import?
Imports 1.6 million barrels of crude a day – one supertanker a day. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 73% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Germany
Petrol 95: €2.17 per litre · Diesel: €2.30 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 5th most expensive of 27 in the EU; 11% above the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.34 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ +€0.12, taxes −€0.09.
- taxes and levies: 47% (Petrol 95), 37% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
Germany: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzGermany: 63 thousand barrels a day (4% of imports) with no way throughWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksGermany: 63 thousand barrels a day (4% of imports) with no way throughIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzGermany: 76 thousand barrels a day (5% of imports) with no way throughCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacityGermany: 63 thousand barrels a day (4% of imports) with no way throughwnp.pl, 28 Sept 2026
Effect on supplies: model of oil routes (2025 flows), stranded = no sea route left on that day.
Main port: Wilhelmshaven · Trieste (TAL)
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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