LNG exporting country, with and export volume of 106.2 billion cubic meters. At that same time, Japan was the major importing country, with figures at 102 billion cubic meters.
In 2020, global liquefied natural gas trade volume amounted to 488 billion cubic meters. Between 1970 and 2020, figures increased by 485 billion cubic meters. In 2020, Australia was the world's major Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2020* (in billion cubic meters)
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2020* (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/
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BP. (2021). Liquefied natural gas trade volume worldwide from 1970 to 2020* (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264000/global-lng-trade-volume-since-1970/
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