Natural Gas Exports by Country

Natural gas exports by country measures how much dry natural gas is exported in each country, measured in billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year. The figures refer to dry natural gas exports, in line with the underlying sources; production, consumption and imports are reported separately. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 56 countries with a reported 2024 export value, from 2019 to 2024. The World total stood at 43,810 billion cubic feet in 2024, up from 43,477 in 2023.

Dry natural gas exports measure the quantity of dry natural gas exported across international borders, as reported in the EIA dataset.

Natural Gas Exports by Country

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#	Country	2024 (billion cubic feet)
1	United States US	7,707
2	Russia RU	5,241
3	Norway NO	4,451
4	Qatar QA	4,439
5	Australia AU	3,740
6	Canada CA	3,128
7	Algeria DZ	1725
8	Netherlands NL	1468
9	Malaysia MY	1379
10	Turkmenistan TM	1206
11	Azerbaijan AZ	886
12	Indonesia ID	731
13	Nigeria NG	652
14	Iran IR	567
15	Oman OM	566
16	France FR	490
17	Israel IL	463
18	Papua New Guinea PG	387
19	Greece GR	376
20	United Kingdom GB	375
21	Trinidad and Tobago TT	365
22	Myanmar MM	323
23	Mozambique MZ	307
24	Denmark DK	304
25	United Arab Emirates AE	286
26	Kazakhstan KZ	228
27	Brunei BN	227
28	Bolivia BO	220
29	China CN	195
30	Belgium BE	188
31	Angola AO	164
32	Peru PE	153
33	Equatorial Guinea GQ	141
34	Spain ES	103
35	Argentina AR	88
36	Romania RO	82
37	Uzbekistan UZ	79
38	Cameroon CM	67
39	Türkiye TR	63
40	Libya LY	50
41	Lithuania LT	36
42	Croatia HR	32
43	Egypt EG	31
44	Finland FI	24
45	Italy IT	22
46	Congo CG	14
47	Estonia EE	11
48	Mexico MX	8
49	South Korea KR	6
50	Singapore SG	6
51	Chile CL	5
52	Poland PL	4
53	Sweden SE	1
54	Puerto Rico PR	0
55	Latvia LV	0
56	Dominican Republic DO	0

The United States alone accounted for about 18 percent of the World total in 2024, and the United States and Russia together for about 30 percent; the top three countries accounted for about 40 percent, the top five for about 58 percent, and the top ten for about 79 percent. U.S. exports were about 1.5 times those of Russia, the second-largest exporter.

Countries With the Largest Natural Gas Exports in 2024

The United States exported the most natural gas in 2024 with 7,707 billion cubic feet. Russia ranked second with 5,241, followed by Norway (4,451), Qatar (4,439), Australia (3,740), Canada (3,128), Algeria (1,725), the Netherlands (1,468), Malaysia (1,379), and Turkmenistan (1,206).

Natural Gas Exports Around the World

In North America, the United States (7,707) leads by a wide margin, ahead of Canada (3,128) and Trinidad and Tobago (365). In Europe, Russia (5,241) is the largest exporter, ahead of Norway (4,451) and the Netherlands (1,468); Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom export smaller volumes.

In the Middle East, Qatar (4,439) leads, ahead of Iran (567). In Central Asia, Turkmenistan (1,206) is the largest exporter, ahead of Kazakhstan (228) and Uzbekistan (79). In Asia, Malaysia (1,379) leads, ahead of Indonesia (731) and Burma (323). In Africa, Algeria (1,725) leads, ahead of Nigeria (652) and Egypt (31). In Oceania, Australia (3,740) is the dominant exporter.

Comparison of Natural Gas Exports, Production and Imports

From the same EIA dataset, Dry production in 2024 was 148,970 billion cubic feet for the World, compared with 43,810 for exports and 44,298 for imports; the United States produced 37,767 and exported 7,707, Russia produced 22,673 and exported 5,241, and Australia produced 5,374 and exported 3,740. The comparison is limited to the indicators taken directly from the same EIA tables.

Global Structure in This Dataset

Export figures are highly concentrated among the world's largest exporters: the top five exporters account for about 58 percent of World exports in 2024, while the top ten account for about 79 percent. The ranking structure changed during the period, with Russia remaining the largest exporter through 2021 before falling to second place behind the United States in 2022. Its exports declined from 9,078 billion cubic feet in 2019 to 5,241 in 2024.

Largest Changes in Natural Gas Exports, 2023-2024

Russia recorded the largest increase among the listed countries, rising from 4,586 billion cubic feet in 2023 to 5,241 in 2024 (up 655, about 14 percent). Norway rose from 4,144 to 4,451 (up 307), Canada by 214, and the United States by 97.

The United Kingdom recorded the largest decline, falling from 555 to 375 billion cubic feet (down 180, about 32 percent). Egypt fell from 187 to 31 (down 156, about 83 percent), the Netherlands from 1,596 to 1,468 (down 128, about 8 percent), and Algeria from 1,824 to 1,725 (down 99, about 5 percent). The World total rose from 43,477 to 43,810 billion cubic feet (up 333, less than 1 percent).

Russia's rise reversed its decline from 8,456 to 4,586 billion cubic feet between 2020 and 2023 and returned it to growth in 2024. The Netherlands' exports declined from 1,742 billion cubic feet in 2019 to 1,468 in 2024, although exports increased between 2020 and 2023 before declining again in 2024.

Total Analysis for 2019-2024

The World total for exports moved between 42,659 and 45,478 billion cubic feet in this period. It fell from 43,786 in 2019 to 42,659 in 2020, rebounded to 45,478 in 2021, eased to 45,044 in 2022, declined to 43,477 in 2023, and then rose slightly to 43,810 in 2024. Russia recorded the largest increase from 2023 to 2024, rising by 655 billion cubic feet, followed by Norway with 307 and Canada with 214.

Natural Gas Exports by Country

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	United States	4,658	5,285	6,653	6,906	7,610	7,707
2	Russia	9,078	8,456	8,859	5,923	4,586	5,241
3	Norway	4,015	3,888	4,025	4,385	4,144	4,451
4	Qatar	4,388	4,457	4,366	4,472	4,435	4,439
5	Australia	3,546	3,592	3,739	3,746	3,713	3,740
6	Canada	2,687	2,500	2,785	2,999	2,914	3,128
7	Algeria	1503	1369	1918	1710	1824	1725
8	Netherlands	1742	1470	1481	1516	1596	1468
9	Malaysia	1271	1204	1210	1379	1336	1379
10	Turkmenistan	1532	1361	1399	1574	1465	1206
11	Azerbaijan	409	477	667	791	835	886
12	Indonesia	864	846	814	785	731	731
13	Nigeria	971	982	813	718	631	652
14	Iran	579	570	637	681	520	567
15	Oman	487	468	486	534	537	566
16	France	356	300	191	527	480	490
17	Israel	7	150	253	326	410	463
18	Papua New Guinea	401	415	396	395	400	387
19	Greece	1	1	243	376	391	376
20	United Kingdom	292	335	240	825	555	375
21	Trinidad and Tobago	624	518	332	392	379	365
22	Myanmar	501	468	467	392	347	323
23	Mozambique	144	141	141	140	267	307
24	Denmark	47	60	61	76	296	304
25	United Arab Emirates	271	241	267	248	251	286
26	Kazakhstan	568	403	387	238	250	228
27	Brunei	307	293	265	233	221	227
28	Bolivia	423	432	432	357	276	220
29	China	125	176	192	198	216	195
30	Belgium	170	137	116	314	300	188
31	Angola	193	220	168	148	165	164
32	Peru	190	187	120	163	149	153
33	Equatorial Guinea	138	119	130	173	141	141
34	Spain	40	42	107	215	233	103
35	Argentina	24	48	31	88	83	88
36	Romania	0	5	26	33	78	82
37	Uzbekistan	467	154	160	91	46	79
38	Cameroon	57	54	59	72	69	67
39	Türkiye	27	20	14	21	32	63
40	Libya	202	157	114	92	89	50
41	Lithuania	14	18	18	70	66	36
42	Croatia	2	1	4	37	38	32
43	Egypt	177	258	358	339	187	31
44	Finland	2	6	9	4	17	24
45	Italy	11	11	55	163	93	22
46	Congo	0	0	0	0	0	14
47	Estonia	0	15	14	18	11	11
48	Mexico	2	2	2	1	1	8
49	South Korea	3	1	5	2	0	6
50	Singapore	17	50	20	17	13	6
51	Chile	0	0	0	3	1	5
52	Poland	47	50	4	22	26	4
53	Sweden	1	1	2	0	0	1
54	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	1	0
55	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Dominican Republic	3	2	2	4	0	0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values refer to dry natural gas exports, in billion cubic feet per year as in the source, and 2024 figures are from the INTL.26-4 series where listed. The source reports no value where no data is available, which is shown as an empty cell. A value of 0 is shown where the source reports zero exports. The sum of individually listed countries does not equal the World total where shown, because the source includes estimates and rounding. This page covers exports only and does not include production, consumption, imports or reserves, which are reported separately in the source.