Japan imported 32.48 million barrels of crude oil from the UAE in March 2025, accounting for 41.4 per cent of its total oil imports, according to data from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, reported WAM.

 

Japan’s total crude oil imports for March stood at 78.39 million barrels, of which 96.9 percent, or 75.93 million barrels, came from Arab countries, underscoring the critical role of Arab nations in Japan’s energy security.

 

Saudi Arabia supplied Japan with 30.93 million barrels, making up 38.4 percent of the total.

Kuwait provided 5.23 million barrels (6.7 per cent), followed by Qatar with approximately 3.32 million barrels (5.0 per cent) and Oman with 2.49 million barrels (3.2 per cent).

 

The remainder of Japan’s March oil imports came from the US (1.8 per cent), Ecuador (0.8 per cent), Oceania (0.3 per cent), and Southeast Asia (0.2 per cent).