Global LNG trade volume 2022

In 2022, global liquefied natural gas trade volume amounted to 542 billion cubic meters. Between 1970 and 2022, figures increased by 539 billion cubic meters. In 2022, Qatar was the world's major LNG exporting country, with and export volume of 114 billion cubic meters. At that same time, Japan was the major LNG importing country, with figures over 98 billion cubic meters.

Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (in billion cubic meters)

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1970 to 2022

Supplementary notes

This report was previously published by BP.
The data has been rounded to provide better understanding of the statistic.
Data through 2004 were taken from a report published by Hypovereinsbank, which is based on the data from BP's Statistical Review of World Energy.
The values prior to 2008 were taken from previous editions of the Statistical Review of World Energy.
Data for 1970 through 2004 are provided in the aforementioned report Verflüssigtes Erdgas (LNG) - Im Markt Fokus (German) on page 4.
Data from 2005 to 2012 are taken from previous editions.

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