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Where does Japan get its crude oil? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $73 billion of crude oil (116.9 million tonnes), 5.6% of the world total. Its main sources were the United Arab Emirates (43%), Saudi Arabia (39%) and Kuwait (7%). Japan was the world’s 5th-largest importer of crude oil.

Summary

Value
$73billion
Tonnes
116.9million tonnes
Share of world total
5.6%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 19 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United Arab Emirates31.4Tonnes: 49,478,700USD per tonne: $63643.1%Sea
Saudi Arabia28.7Tonnes: 46,433,650USD per tonne: $61939.4%Sea
Kuwait4.9Tonnes: 8,086,066USD per tonne: $6026.7%Sea
Qatar2.8Tonnes: 4,606,657USD per tonne: $6173.9%Sea
United States1.8Tonnes: 2,755,830USD per tonne: $6502.5%Sea
Malaysia1Tonnes: 1,565,077USD per tonne: $6611.4%Sea
Ecuador0.91Tonnes: 1,743,501USD per tonne: $5211.2%Sea
Oman0.37Tonnes: 600,939USD per tonne: $6210.51%Sea
China0.29Tonnes: 494,485USD per tonne: $5860.4%Sea
Australia0.26Tonnes: 371,570USD per tonne: $6920.35%Sea
Vietnam0.15Tonnes: 227,011USD per tonne: $6800.21%Sea
Indonesia0.11Tonnes: 163,342USD per tonne: $6890.15%Sea
Brunei0.1Tonnes: 190,093USD per tonne: $5420.14%Sea
Mexico0.06Tonnes: 107,694USD per tonne: $5750.08%Sea
Canada0.02Tonnes: 38,984USD per tonne: $4590.02%Sea
South Sudan0.01Tonnes: 13,925USD per tonne: $6550.01%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $29,4320%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $8910%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,0000%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United Arab Emirates has been its main source since 2024

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

  • United Arab Emirates 31.4
  • Saudi Arabia 28.7
  • Kuwait 4.9
  • Qatar 2.8
  • United States 1.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Arab Emirates8.231.4
Saudi Arabia6.828.7
Kuwait1.64.9
Qatar1.92.8
United States< 0.011.8

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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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