The statistic shows the trade volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 1970 to 2018. In 1975, the global trade volume of LNG came to 13 billion cubic meters. In 2018, the LNG trade volume totaled 431 billion cubic meters.
Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters)*
* 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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BP. (June 11, 2019). Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/
BP. "Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters)*." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/
BP. (2019). Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/
BP. "Liquefied Natural Gas Trade Volume Worldwide from 1970 to 2018 (in Billion Cubic Meters)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/
BP, Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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