Guyana
net exporterFrom zero to 600 thousand barrels a day in five years – the fastest-growing producer in the world.
Answer
Guyana exports about 600 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are USA (37%), Germany (14%) and Netherlands (13%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil exports, barrels per day
- 600 thousand
- Largest buyer
- USA · 37%
- Main chokepoint on its routes
- Danish Straits · 7%
Where does Guyana's oil go?
| Buyer | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 37% | 220 |
| Germany | 14% | 85 |
| Netherlands | 13% | 78 |
| Poland | 7% | 41 |
| Romania | 2% | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 1% | 8 |
| other destinations (not on the map) | 26% | 159 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Guyana's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Danish Straits (7% of exports) and Turkish Straits (3% of exports).
- Danish Straits7% of exports · 41
- Turkish Straits3% of exports · 17
7% of exports passes through Danish Straits, but these are calm waters – the routes avoid dangerous straits.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Guyana export?
Produces 620 thousand barrels a day. Uses 3% at home and sells 600 thousand (97%) abroad – one supertanker every 3 days.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Guyana: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzGuyana: 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: Stabroek (offshore)
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
Related questions
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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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