List of countries by natural gas exports

This is a list of countries by natural gas exports based on statistics from The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Countries by natural gas proven reserves (2014), based on data from The World Factbook

Natural Gas in this list means dry natural gas; which is used in homes and business for heating, cooling, cooking and electricity generation, it can also be compressed and used as a fuel.[1]

Dry natural gas in mainly composed of methane. In contrast, wet natural gas also contains significant portions of other liquids such as ethane, propane or butane (also known as Natural Gas Liquids). Wet natural gas is used for petrochemicals as well as gasoline (petrol).

In 2022, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.

Until 2022, Russia was the world's largest exporter of natural gas, exporting over 250 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in some years. However, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian natural gas exports plummeted. The steep decline in exports was mostly caused by western countries sanctioning Russian energy. In 2021 Russia exported 251 bcm of natural gas compared to 176 bcm in 2022, a 75 bcm decline.

Countries by rank
Country ContinentNatural Gas Exports

2022 (million m3)[2]

 United States * North America195,000
 Russia * Europe/Asia176,000
 Qatar * Asia126,000
 Norway * Europe121,000
 Australia * Oceania106,000
 Canada * North America85,000
 Algeria * Africa50,000
 Turkmenistan * Asia45,000
 Netherlands * Europe43,000
 Malaysia * Asia39,000
 United Kingdom * Europe23,000
 Azerbaijan * Asia/Europe22,000
 Indonesia * Asia22,000
 Nigeria * Africa20,000
 Iran * Asia19,000
 France * Europe15,000
 Oman * Asia15,000
 Myanmar * Asia13,000
 Greece * Europe11,000
 Papua New Guinea * Oceania11,000
 Trinidad and Tobago * South America11,000
 Bolivia * South America10,000
 Belgium * Europe9,900
 Israel * Asia9,600
 Egypt * Africa9,300
 Kazakhstan * Asia/Europe7,800
 United Arab Emirates * Asia7,000
 Brunei * Asia6,100
 Spain * Europe6,100
 Uzbekistan * Asia5,600
 China * Asia5,600
 Equatorial Guinea * Africa5,000
 Peru * South America5,000
 Italy * Europe4,600
 Angola * Africa4,100
 Mozambique * Africa4,000
 Argentina * South America3,400
 East Timor * Asia2,900
 Libya * Africa2,600
 Denmark * Europe2,000
 Lithuania * Europe1,900
 Cameroon * Africa1,800
 Croatia * Europe1,000
 Romania * Europe800
 Estonia * Europe700
 Poland * Europe600
 Turkey * Asia/Europe600
 Singapore * Asia400
 Japan * Asia300
 Finland * Europe100
 Dominican Republic North America<100
 Mexico * North America<100
 South Korea * Asia<100
 Sweden * Europe<100
 Ukraine * Europe<100
World1,288,000

See also

References
  1. "Natural Gas 101: What is Dry Natural Gas? – Welcome to Well Said Coterra". 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. "natural gas exports Annual". EIA. United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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