This report was previously published by BP.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
Since 1998, the overall volume of oil imports into Europe increased from approximately ** million barrels per day to around **** million in 2024. Figures peaked in 2017, at around ** million barrels of oil daily. Since then, European oil imports have been on a mostly declining trend. In recent years, the European Union’s share of crude oil imports amounted to ** percent of the global volume.
Production falls
The increase in oil imports coincides with a fall in oil production. At the turn of the century, oil production in the European Union amounted to *** million metric tons. By 2023, this had fallen to just ** million metric tons.Â
Europe's oil consumption
Throughout the EU, Germany consumes the largest quantity of oil. Demand in the country amounted to over *** million barrels per day in 2024. In comparison, France had the second highest demand in the region, at **** million barrels per day.
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Energy Institute. (June 25, 2025). Oil imports in Europe from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/265303/oil-imports-into-europe/
Energy Institute. "Oil imports in Europe from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. June 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/265303/oil-imports-into-europe/
Energy Institute. (2025). Oil imports in Europe from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 barrels per day). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/265303/oil-imports-into-europe/
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Energy Institute, Oil imports in Europe from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 barrels per day) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/265303/oil-imports-into-europe/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Oil imports in Europe from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/265303/oil-imports-into-europe/
