Spain
net importerThe most diversified mix in Europe: the Americas, West Africa, the Middle East.
Answer
Spain imports about 1.2 million barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are USA (16%), Brazil (13%) and Mexico (12%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 1.2 million
- Largest supplier
- USA · 16%
- Real risk
- Suez Canal / SUMED · 10%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €1.75
Where does Spain get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 16% | 197 |
| Brazil | 13% | 162 |
| Mexico | 12% | 148 |
| Libya | 7% | 92 |
| Algeria | 6% | 77 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6% | 72 |
| Iraq | 5% | 56 |
| Kazakhstan | 4% | 49 |
| Angola | 2% | 29 |
| Venezuela | 1% | 14 |
| Norway | 1% | 10 |
| other sources (not on the map) | 27% | 334 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Spain's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Suez Canal / SUMED (10% of imports), Strait of Hormuz (5% of imports) and Bab el-Mandeb (5% of imports).
- Suez Canal / SUMED10% of imports · 128
- Strait of Hormuz5% of imports · 56
- Bab el-Mandeb5% of imports · 56
- Turkish Straits4% of imports · 49
Real risk: Suez Canal / SUMED – 10% of imports this way. Depends on the situation in the Red Sea; the Ever Given blockage (2021) halted 12% of world trade for 6 days.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Spain import?
Imports 1.2 million barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 2 days. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 90% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Spain
Petrol 95: €1.75 per litre · Diesel: €1.89 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 8th cheapest of 27 in the EU; 10% below the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.28 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ +€0.13, taxes −€0.15.
- taxes and levies: 33% (Petrol 95), 27% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
Spain: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzSpain: 56 thousand barrels a day (5% of imports) with no way throughWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksSpain: 56 thousand barrels a day (5% of imports) with no way throughIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzSpain: 128 thousand barrels a day (10% of imports) with no way throughCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacitySpain: 56 thousand barrels a day (5% 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: Algeciras · Bilbao · Cartagena
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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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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