Oil and fuel questions answered with data
Each answer is calculated from the datasets behind the map – customs trade data, national oil statistics, chokepoint estimates and EU pump prices – and links to its source.
Who buys oil from whom
- Which countries import the most crude oil?
China imports the most crude oil – about 11.6 million barrels per day – followed by USA (6.2 million barrels per day) and India (5.0 million barrels per day).
- Which countries export the most crude oil?
Saudi Arabia exports the most crude oil – about 6.4 million barrels per day – ahead of Russia (4.8 million barrels per day) and USA (3.9 million barrels per day).
- Which countries depend most on Middle East oil?
Japan depends most on Middle East oil: 90% of its crude imports come from the region (largest supplier: UAE).
- Which countries depend most on a single oil supplier?
Belarus gets 100% of its crude imports from a single supplier (Russia).
- Where does the EU get its crude oil?
The 21 EU countries on the map import about 9.5 million barrels per day of crude oil.
- Which EU countries still import Russian oil?
Of the 21 EU countries on the map, these still imported Russian crude oil in 2025, all of it by pipeline: Slovakia (86% of crude imports), Hungary (90% of crude imports) and Czechia (8% of crude imports).
Chokepoints
- Which chokepoints carry the most oil?
The chokepoints carrying the most oil are Strait of Malacca (about 23.7 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products), Strait of Hormuz (20.9 million barrels per day) and Suez Canal / SUMED (8.8 million barrels per day).
Fuel prices in the EU
- Where is fuel cheapest in the EU?
On October 5, 2026, petrol (Euro-super 95) was cheapest in these EU countries: Malta (€1.34 a litre) and Poland (€1.52).
- How much of the fuel price is tax in the EU?
Taxes and levies make up between 30% (Poland) and 56% (Malta) of the petrol price in EU countries; across the EU it is 46% on average (October 5, 2026).
- How have fuel prices changed in the EU since the 2026 oil crisis?
Between the last week before the Strait of Hormuz closed and October 5, 2026, petrol in the EU rose by +22% on average and diesel by +35%.