Libya
net exporterLight, low-sulphur crude – mainly to Italy, Germany and Spain. Exports depend on the political situation.
Answer
Libya exports about 1.0 million barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are Italy (23%), Germany (21%) and Spain (9%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil exports, barrels per day
- 1.0 million
- Largest buyer
- Italy · 23%
- Main chokepoint on its routes
- Turkish Straits · 2%
Where does Libya's oil go?
| Buyer | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 23% | 231 |
| Germany | 21% | 209 |
| Spain | 9% | 92 |
| United Kingdom | 9% | 90 |
| France | 8% | 81 |
| Greece | 7% | 72 |
| USA | 6% | 57 |
| Netherlands | 3% | 34 |
| Austria | 2% | 24 |
| Romania | 2% | 16 |
| Croatia | 2% | 16 |
| Bulgaria | 1% | 5 |
| other destinations (not on the map) | 7% | 73 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Libya's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Turkish Straits (2% of exports).
- Turkish Straits2% of exports · 21
2% of exports passes through Turkish Straits, but these are calm waters – the routes avoid dangerous straits.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Libya export?
Produces 1.2 million barrels a day. Uses 20% at home and sells 1.0 million (80%) abroad – one supertanker every 2 days.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Libya: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzLibya: 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: Es Sider / Ras Lanuf
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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