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Where does Germany get its crude oil? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $41.6 billion of crude oil (67.3 million tonnes), 3.2% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (20%), Norway (19%) and Libya (11%). Germany was the world’s 7th-largest importer of crude oil.

Summary

Value
$41.6billion
Tonnes
67.3million tonnes
Share of world total
3.2%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States8.5Tonnes: 13,349,059USD per tonne: $63320.3%Sea
Norway8Tonnes: 11,673,924USD per tonne: $68819.3%Sea
Libya4.5Tonnes: 7,396,755USD per tonne: $61510.9%Sea
United Kingdom4.5Tonnes: 6,652,573USD per tonne: $67010.7%Sea
Kazakhstan2.9Tonnes: 4,292,406USD per tonne: $6666.9%Sea
Guyana2.1Tonnes: 3,777,241USD per tonne: $5695.2%Sea
Iraq1.8Tonnes: 3,305,480USD per tonne: $5534.4%Sea
Nigeria1.5Tonnes: 2,448,180USD per tonne: $6283.7%Sea
Saudi Arabia1.1Tonnes: 1,719,019USD per tonne: $6172.6%Sea
Chad0.98Tonnes: 1,750,370USD per tonne: $5622.4%Sea
Algeria0.88Tonnes: 1,387,647USD per tonne: $6322.1%Sea
Azerbaijan0.84Tonnes: 1,211,524USD per tonne: $6952%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.71Tonnes: 2,562,127USD per tonne: $2781.7%Land
Mexico0.71Tonnes: 1,286,814USD per tonne: $5491.7%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.6Tonnes: 987,415USD per tonne: $6091.4%Sea
Canada0.48Tonnes: 862,001USD per tonne: $5521.1%Sea
Brazil0.31Tonnes: 518,371USD per tonne: $5950.74%Sea
Egypt0.3Tonnes: 512,603USD per tonne: $5910.73%Sea
Cameroon0.22Tonnes: 402,035USD per tonne: $5570.54%Sea
Denmark0.14Tonnes: 189,079USD per tonne: $7250.33%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 8.5
  • Norway 8
  • Libya 4.5
  • United Kingdom 4.5
  • Kazakhstan 2.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States08.5
Norway2.58
Libya1.54.5
United Kingdom2.34.5
Kazakhstan02.9

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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