European Union countries imported 17,271,505 tons of oil from Azerbaijan in 2024, which is 14.9% lower than in 2023, Report informs referring to the European Union's statistical office (Eurostat).
The value of oil supplied from Azerbaijan to EU countries during the reporting period amounted to 10 billion 276.667 million euros (a decrease of 17.1%).
The top five importers among EU countries were: Italy - 7,588,409 tons (decrease by 32.8%) worth 4.499 billion euros (decrease by 34.2%), Czech Republic - 2,609,969 tons (increase by 32.8%) worth 1.579 billion euros (increase by 28.1%), Germany - 1,768,021 tons (increase by 46.9%) worth 1.47 billion euros (increase by 39.7%), Croatia - 1,549,704 tons (increase by 34.6%) worth 910.843 million euros (increase by 30.3%), Portugal - 1,132,704 tons (1.8-fold increase) worth 690.122 million euros (1.7-fold increase).
In December, EU countries purchased 1,790,239 tons of oil from Azerbaijan (increase by 11.1%) worth 991.484 million euros (increase by 2.1%), including Italy - 588,774 tons worth 320.559 million euros, Germany - 286,672 tons worth 159.334 million euros, Greece - 238,957 tons worth 131.59 million euros, Czech Republic - 233,834 tons worth 134.667 million euros.