Belgium Oil

24,698b/d+0.38% YoY
599,836b/d−0.5% YoY
Daily Deficit (2025)
−575,138b/d

Production covers 4.1% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Oil Reserves in Belgium

Oil Production in Belgium

  • Belgium produced 24,698 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#73 in the world), an increase of 0.38% from 24,605 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 0 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Oil Consumption in Belgium

  • Belgium consumed 599,836 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2025 (#31 in the world), a decrease of 0.5% from 2024. This represents about 0.58% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Belgium averaged 2.14 us gallons per day in 2025 (#28 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (31.3%), Other Refined Products (19%), and Residual Fuel Oil (17.4%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Belgium

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Belgium

  • In 2025, Belgium produced approximately 24,698 barrels per day of oil and consumed 599,836 barrels per day , a deficit of 575,138 barrels per day.

Belgium Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
2025———24,698+0.38%730.02%599,836−0.5%15—2.14———
2024———24,605−1.3%720.02%602,858+1.8%310.59%2.16———
2023———24,939+1.4%700.02%592,477−2.1%310.58%2.12———
2022———24,606−0.75%710.02%605,378−2.9%300.61%2.18———
2021———24,792+4.9%730.03%623,395+10.9%290.64%2.26———
2020———23,643−2.9%720.03%562,189−12.4%310.61%2.05547,8670547,867
2019———24,353+28.9%720.02%642,077−6.3%300.64%2.35694,6030694,603
2018———18,886−3.7%770.02%685,184+7.2%290.68%2.52666,6720666,672
20170——19,603−1.5%760.02%639,033+0.88%320.64%2.36688,8830688,883
20160——19,909−5.5%780.02%633,462+1.4%300.65%2.35641,7540641,754
20150——21,057−17.4%790.02%624,699+2.7%310.65%2.33647,7520647,752
20140——25,501+21.5%750.03%608,088−1.3%310.65%2.28649,9330649,933
20130——20,984+3.6%770.02%616,197+3.2%310.67%2.32557,6570557,657
20120——20,265+0.99%770.02%597,178−2.5%310.66%2.26635,6930635,693
20110——20,067−5%770.02%612,564−6.4%310.68%2.33602,7850602,785
20100——21,124+93.7%750.02%654,433+5%270.74%2.51672,0630672,063
20090——10,905+1.3%840.01%623,055−10.3%270.72%2.42630,4680630,468
20080——10,760−4.1%850.01%694,653+6.9%250.80%2.72681,1210681,121
20070——11,224−5.8%840.01%650,041+0.48%260.74%2.57665,8440665,844
20060——11,914+37.1%830.01%646,932−1.9%250.75%2.58637,0910637,091
20050——8,691−18.7%840.01%659,775−0.17%230.78%2.64645,4300645,430
20040——10,688−3.4%800.01%660,904+1.6%240.79%2.66692,8400692,840
20030——11,060−15.3%780.01%650,770+4.8%230.81%2.63731,8510731,851
20020——13,061+6.1%750.02%620,767+0.06%240.79%2.52675,2130675,213
20010——12,305+20.4%740.02%620,378+1.3%230.80%2.53644,9460644,946
20000——10,218−14.8%740.01%612,243+2.4%240.80%2.51684,6850684,685
19990——12,000+9.1%700.02%597,992−3.1%240.79%2.46648,7220648,722
19980——11,000+0%690.01%616,940+1.7%240.84%2.54699,8670699,867
19970——11,000+0%710.01%606,474+2.6%240.83%2.5662,0280662,028
19960——11,000−8.3%710.02%591,172+7.4%230.82%2.44636,1360636,136
19950——12,000−7.7%660.02%550,334−0.25%230.79%2.28531,3470531,347
19940——13,000+32.7%680.02%551,699+10.5%220.81%2.29572,8810572,881
19930——9,795−2.1%690.01%499,058−1.5%240.75%2.08556,4450556,445
19920——10,000+9.9%700.02%506,620+1.6%220.75%2.12584,8280584,828
19910——9,100−17.3%600.01%498,499+6.9%200.75%2.09578,1710578,171
19900——11,000+0%600.02%466,471+0.89%200.70%1.97506,6320506,632
19890——11,000+34.1%600.02%462,375−1.6%190.70%1.95500,7160500,716
19880——8,200+46.4%610.01%469,847+2.7%190.72%1.99471,660242471,418
19870——5,600−8.2%620.01%457,392+0.75%190.73%1.94485,1880485,188
19860——6,100−44.5%620.01%453,978+12.1%190.73%1.93469,701101469,600
19850——11,000+0%590.02%405,121+5.2%200.67%1.72329,7120329,712
19840——11,000+10%580.02%385,197−5.4%200.64%1.64371,5201,571369,949
19830——10,000+11.1%600.02%407,000−8.5%190.69%1.73399,3931,595397,798
19820——9,000+12.5%590.02%445,000−7.5%190.75%1.9478,6873,352475,335
19810——8,000+0%570.01%481,000−7.9%180.79%2.05554,3450554,345
19800——8,000—560.01%522,200—190.83%2.23644,372745643,627

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