Iraq

Name: Where does Iraq's oil go? China 37%, India 29% (2025)
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net exporter

Answer

Iraq exports about 3.4 million barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are China (37%), India (29%) and South Korea (9%).

Data: 2025 annual averages

Key figures

Crude oil exports, barrels per day: 3.4 million
Largest buyer: China · 37%
Real risk: Strait of Hormuz · 100%

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Where does Iraq's oil go?

Buyer	share	thousand b/d
China	37%	1,298
India	29%	1,007
South Korea	9%	311
USA	6%	209
Turkey	4%	150
Greece	4%	129
Netherlands	4%	124
France	2%	70
Germany	2%	63
Italy	2%	58
Spain	2%	56
Bulgaria	0%	17
Austria	0%	5
Serbia	0%	5

UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025

Which chokepoints does Iraq's oil pass through?

The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Strait of Hormuz (100% of exports), Strait of Malacca (46% of exports) and Bab el-Mandeb (19% of exports).

Strait of Hormuz100% of exports · 3,502
Strait of Malacca46% of exports · 1,609
Bab el-Mandeb19% of exports · 677
Suez Canal / SUMED19% of exports · 677
Cape of Good Hope6% of exports · 209
Turkish Straits5% of exports · 167

Real risk: Strait of Hormuz – 100% of exports this way. Iran has kept the strait closed since 28 February 2026 – only some ships pass, under US escort. Before that it had repeatedly threatened closure; tankers were attacked in 2019 and 2024.

UN Comtrade · 2025

How much crude oil does Iraq export?

Produces 4.3 million barrels a day. Uses 23% at home and sells 3.4 million (77%) abroad – 2 supertankers a day.

JODI-Oil · 2025

Iraq: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?

February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzIraq: 3.5 million barrels a day (100% of exports) with no way throughWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksIraq: 3.5 million barrels a day (100% of exports) with no way throughIEA, 11 Mar 2026
September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzIraq: 3.5 million barrels a day (100% of exports) with no way throughCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacityIraq: 3.5 million barrels a day (100% of exports) 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 terminal: Basra

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

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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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