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In 2024, Spain imported around million metric tons of petroleum from the United States, making the North American country the leading trade partner for Spain. This was followed by Brazil and Mexico, with imports amounting to approximately **** and **** million metric tons, respectively. Overall, Spain’s crude oil imports stood at **** million metric tons in 2023, down from around **** million metric tons in the previous year. 

Oil consumption in Spain 

Spain's oil consumption has seen an overall decrease over the past two decades, peaking in 2005 and falling to its lowest level in 2020, when the country’s oil consumption was below ** million metric tons. In 2023, Spain consumed some **** million metric tons of oil. That year, oil was the main source of primary energy in the country, accounting for roughly ** percent of the total energy consumed.

Leading oil consumers worldwide 

Despite Spain recording a decrease in oil consumption, it is still one of the largest oil consumers worldwide, ranking seventeenth after France and the United Kingdom in 2023. With approximately ** million barrels of oil consumed daily, the United States is the leading oil consumer worldwide, closely followed by China with **** million barrels per day. The consumption levels of these two countries far outpace others, with India, the third-largest consumer, using just *** million barrels per day.