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 edit

Country Continent Natural Gas Exports

2022 (million m3)[2]

  United States * North America 195,000
  Russia * Europe/Asia 176,000
  Qatar * Asia 126,000
  Norway * Europe 121,000
  Australia * Oceania 106,000
  Canada * North America 85,000
  Algeria * Africa 50,000
  Turkmenistan * Asia 45,000
  Netherlands * Europe 43,000
  Malaysia * Asia 39,000
  United Kingdom * Europe 23,000
  Azerbaijan * Asia/Europe 22,000
  Indonesia * Asia 22,000
  Nigeria * Africa 20,000
  Iran * Asia 19,000
  France * Europe 15,000
  Oman * Asia 15,000
  Myanmar * Asia 13,000
  Greece * Europe 11,000
  Papua New Guinea * Oceania 11,000
  Trinidad and Tobago * South America 11,000
  Bolivia * South America 10,000
  Belgium * Europe 9,900
  Israel * Asia 9,600
  Egypt * Africa 9,300
  Kazakhstan * Asia/Europe 7,800
  United Arab Emirates * Asia 7,000
  Brunei * Asia 6,100
  Spain * Europe 6,100
  Uzbekistan * Asia 5,600
  China * Asia 5,600
  Equatorial Guinea * Africa 5,000
  Peru * South America 5,000
  Italy * Europe 4,600
  Angola * Africa 4,100
  Mozambique * Africa 4,000
  Argentina * South America 3,400
  East Timor * Asia 2,900
  Libya * Africa 2,600
  Denmark * Europe 2,000
  Lithuania * Europe 1,900
  Cameroon * Africa 1,800
  Croatia * Europe 1,000
  Romania * Europe 800
  Estonia * Europe 700
  Poland * Europe 600
  Turkey * Asia/Europe 600
  Singapore * Asia 400
  Japan * Asia 300
  Finland * Europe 100
  Dominican Republic North America <100
  Mexico * North America <100
  South Korea * Asia <100
  Sweden * Europe <100
  Ukraine * Europe <100
World 1,288,000

See also edit

References edit

  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.