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List of countries by natural gas exports

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

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

The gas amounts in this list consist of the gross amount of natural gas exported. (So, for example, Greece is listed as exporting 11 BCM of gas in 2022, however, most of this amount consisted of imported gas transshipped through Greece from other countries as during this year Greece produced about 3 BCM, consumed about 5 BCM, and imported approximately 16 BCM.)

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

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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 * North 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

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References

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  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.