Denmark Oil
Production (2025)#55 World
79,279b/d+17.8% YoY
Consumption (2025)#66 World
142,436b/d−5.7% YoY
Daily Deficit (2025)
−63,157b/d
Production covers 55.7% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Oil Reserves in Denmark
- Denmark has proven oil reserves of 364,808,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#51 in the world), representing 0.02% of the world's total.
- As of 2025 production rates, Denmark has roughly 14 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).
Oil Production in Denmark
- Denmark produced 79,279 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#55 in the world), an increase of 17.8% from 67,304 barrels per day in 2024.
- Of that, 71,811 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
- And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.
Oil Consumption in Denmark
- Denmark consumed 142,436 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2025 (#66 in the world), a decrease of 5.7% from 2024. This represents about 0.14% of the world's total oil consumption.
- Per capita, oil consumption in Denmark averaged 1 us gallons per day in 2025 (#63 in the world).
- The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (49.8%), Motor Gasoline (18.8%), and Jet Fuel (15.7%).
(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Denmark
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 Denmark
- In 2025, Denmark produced approximately 79,279 barrels per day of oil and consumed 142,436 barrels per day , a deficit of 63,157 barrels per day.
Denmark Oil History (1973-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Crude Oil Trade (Historical) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 364,808,000 | 51 | 0.02% | 79,279 | +17.8% | 55 | 0.07% | 142,436 | −5.7% | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 345,939,000 | 51 | 0.02% | 67,304 | −0.38% | 56 | 0.07% | 151,082 | −0.77% | 64 | 0.15% | 1.06 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 339,649,000 | 52 | 0.02% | 67,558 | −6.7% | 57 | 0.07% | 152,249 | +2.5% | 64 | 0.15% | 1.08 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 427,706,000 | 49 | 0.02% | 72,447 | +0.93% | 57 | 0.07% | 148,489 | +5.7% | 65 | 0.15% | 1.06 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 441,000,000 | 48 | 0.03% | 71,781 | −9.2% | 57 | 0.08% | 140,512 | +2.6% | 65 | 0.14% | 1.01 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 79,078 | −27.6% | 52 | 0.08% | 136,954 | −17.2% | 66 | 0.15% | 0.99 | 93,468 | 23,452 | 70,016 |
| 2019 | 428,000,000 | 47 | 0.03% | 109,245 | −10.4% | 46 | 0.11% | 165,493 | +2.6% | 65 | 0.16% | 1.2 | 102,307 | 46,691 | 55,616 |
| 2018 | 439,000,000 | 47 | 0.03% | 121,940 | −15.6% | 44 | 0.12% | 161,236 | +1.7% | 64 | 0.16% | 1.17 | 95,184 | 56,719 | 38,465 |
| 2017 | 490,604,000 | 46 | 0.03% | 144,516 | +1.5% | 41 | 0.15% | 158,537 | +0.21% | 65 | 0.16% | 1.15 | 97,385 | 82,746 | 14,639 |
| 2016 | 551,000,000 | 48 | 0.03% | 142,364 | −11.9% | 41 | 0.15% | 158,202 | +2.4% | 63 | 0.16% | 1.16 | 77,224 | 78,284 | −1,060 |
| 2015 | 611,000,000 | 44 | 0.04% | 161,537 | −4.5% | 40 | 0.17% | 154,479 | +0.56% | 65 | 0.16% | 1.14 | 84,079 | 91,327 | −7,248 |
| 2014 | 805,094,000 | 41 | 0.05% | 169,164 | −5.8% | 41 | 0.18% | 153,622 | −0.74% | 66 | 0.16% | 1.14 | 69,823 | 96,900 | −27,077 |
| 2013 | 805,000,000 | 41 | 0.05% | 179,560 | −12.6% | 41 | 0.20% | 154,762 | −0.47% | 62 | 0.17% | 1.16 | 94,296 | 124,482 | −30,186 |
| 2012 | 900,000,000 | 41 | 0.06% | 205,517 | −8.5% | 37 | 0.23% | 155,492 | −4.8% | 62 | 0.17% | 1.17 | 74,848 | 122,008 | −47,160 |
| 2011 | 812,000,000 | 40 | 0.06% | 224,670 | −9.8% | 40 | 0.25% | 163,367 | −2.4% | 62 | 0.18% | 1.23 | 60,979 | 146,895 | −85,916 |
| 2010 | 1,060,000,000 | 39 | 0.08% | 248,943 | −5.7% | 38 | 0.28% | 167,468 | +0.57% | 61 | 0.19% | 1.27 | 54,760 | 155,517 | −100,757 |
| 2009 | 1,060,000,000 | 39 | 0.08% | 263,954 | −9.1% | 38 | 0.31% | 166,512 | −8% | 61 | 0.19% | 1.27 | 70,893 | 172,781 | −101,888 |
| 2008 | 1,188,000,000 | 37 | 0.09% | 290,380 | −9.5% | 37 | 0.33% | 181,055 | −4.9% | 60 | 0.21% | 1.38 | 47,603 | 174,303 | −126,700 |
| 2007 | 1,277,000,000 | 37 | 0.10% | 320,969 | −8.9% | 37 | 0.38% | 190,326 | +0.25% | 59 | 0.22% | 1.46 | 41,030 | 189,843 | −148,813 |
| 2006 | 1,328,000,000 | 37 | 0.10% | 352,396 | −10% | 35 | 0.41% | 189,858 | +3.5% | 59 | 0.22% | 1.47 | 54,679 | 233,579 | −178,900 |
| 2005 | 1,320,000,000 | 36 | 0.10% | 391,767 | −6.3% | 33 | 0.46% | 183,463 | −1% | 60 | 0.22% | 1.42 | 54,922 | 275,153 | −220,231 |
| 2004 | 1,277,000,000 | 36 | 0.10% | 418,243 | +11% | 32 | 0.50% | 185,333 | −1.6% | 57 | 0.22% | 1.44 | 75,210 | 300,841 | −225,631 |
| 2003 | 1,347,000,000 | 36 | 0.11% | 376,799 | +1.1% | 32 | 0.47% | 188,271 | −4.5% | 55 | 0.23% | 1.47 | 70,510 | 269,601 | −199,091 |
| 2002 | 1,113,300,000 | 36 | 0.11% | 372,671 | +6.4% | 32 | 0.49% | 197,164 | −7.6% | 55 | 0.25% | 1.54 | 65,845 | 277,173 | −211,328 |
| 2001 | 1,069,268,000 | 37 | 0.10% | 350,293 | −4.1% | 32 | 0.46% | 213,411 | +1.6% | 54 | 0.27% | 1.67 | 61,423 | 240,928 | −179,505 |
| 2000 | 1,069,268,000 | 37 | 0.11% | 365,278 | +20.8% | 32 | 0.48% | 210,000 | −4.7% | 52 | 0.27% | 1.65 | 74,626 | 269,730 | −195,104 |
| 1999 | 943,477,000 | 37 | 0.09% | 302,283 | +25.9% | 34 | 0.41% | 220,252 | −1.2% | 49 | 0.29% | 1.74 | 91,469 | 222,412 | −130,943 |
| 1998 | 900,000,000 | 37 | 0.09% | 240,159 | +3% | 35 | 0.32% | 222,847 | −1.7% | 48 | 0.30% | 1.76 | 95,063 | 167,349 | −72,286 |
| 1997 | 1,000,000,000 | 37 | 0.10% | 233,129 | +11.1% | 33 | 0.31% | 226,616 | −3.5% | 47 | 0.31% | 1.8 | 87,370 | 141,948 | −54,578 |
| 1996 | 1,000,000,000 | 34 | 0.11% | 209,916 | +12.1% | 33 | 0.29% | 234,954 | +5.5% | 45 | 0.33% | 1.87 | 110,631 | 105,536 | 5,095 |
| 1995 | 700,000,000 | 35 | 0.07% | 187,203 | +0.89% | 35 | 0.27% | 222,715 | +5.3% | 48 | 0.32% | 1.79 | 108,289 | 95,972 | 12,317 |
| 1994 | 800,000,000 | 34 | 0.08% | 185,549 | +10.6% | 35 | 0.27% | 211,407 | +6.3% | 49 | 0.31% | 1.71 | 106,249 | 119,313 | −13,064 |
| 1993 | 700,000,000 | 34 | 0.07% | 167,765 | +7% | 36 | 0.25% | 198,967 | +3.3% | 49 | 0.30% | 1.61 | 101,989 | 103,281 | −1,292 |
| 1992 | 800,000,000 | 34 | 0.09% | 156,803 | +10.1% | 36 | 0.24% | 192,582 | −0.92% | 49 | 0.29% | 1.56 | 105,617 | 89,125 | 16,492 |
| 1991 | 800,000,000 | 34 | 0.08% | 142,395 | +17% | 36 | 0.21% | 194,365 | +1% | 45 | 0.29% | 1.58 | 103,220 | 85,896 | 17,324 |
| 1990 | 800,000,000 | 33 | 0.08% | 121,663 | +9.9% | 37 | 0.18% | 192,449 | −1.6% | 46 | 0.29% | 1.57 | 83,029 | 55,911 | 27,118 |
| 1989 | 900,000,000 | 32 | 0.10% | 110,748 | +15.3% | 37 | 0.17% | 195,608 | −4.7% | 45 | 0.30% | 1.6 | 87,390 | 45,755 | 41,635 |
| 1988 | 400,000,000 | 38 | 0.04% | 96,079 | +3.8% | 38 | 0.15% | 205,164 | −4% | 38 | 0.32% | 1.68 | 90,897 | 39,347 | 51,550 |
| 1987 | 400,000,000 | 38 | 0.06% | 92,567 | +24.6% | 37 | 0.15% | 213,696 | −2.7% | 37 | 0.34% | 1.75 | 85,593 | 35,114 | 50,479 |
| 1986 | 500,000,000 | 36 | 0.07% | 74,315 | +25.8% | 39 | 0.12% | 219,548 | −1.4% | 36 | 0.36% | 1.8 | 86,905 | 16,961 | 69,944 |
| 1985 | 400,000,000 | 39 | 0.06% | 59,090 | +28.5% | 41 | 0.10% | 222,704 | +3.3% | 34 | 0.37% | 1.83 | 93,973 | 19,606 | 74,367 |
| 1984 | 300,000,000 | 39 | 0.04% | 46,000 | +4.5% | 44 | 0.08% | 215,585 | −1.6% | 34 | 0.36% | 1.77 | 107,006 | 17,640 | 89,366 |
| 1983 | 500,000,000 | 37 | 0.08% | 44,000 | +29.4% | 45 | 0.08% | 219,000 | −4.8% | 34 | 0.37% | 1.8 | 109,500 | 22,696 | 86,804 |
| 1982 | 500,000,000 | 37 | 0.07% | 34,000 | +126.7% | 46 | 0.06% | 230,000 | −5.3% | 31 | 0.39% | 1.89 | 83,311 | 14,498 | 68,813 |
| 1981 | 500,000,000 | 35 | 0.08% | 15,000 | +183% | 51 | 0.02% | 243,000 | −16.3% | 31 | 0.40% | 1.99 | 101,322 | 4,180 | 97,142 |
| 1980 | 400,000,000 | 37 | 0.06% | 5,300 | — | 59 | 0.01% | 290,300 | — | 29 | 0.46% | 2.38 | 115,343 | 725 | 114,618 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal