On October 12, 1964, the world’s first LNG carrier, the Methane Princess, delivered the first LNG cargo from Algeria to England.
Since then, the global LNG production capacity has reached 483 MTPA (million metric tonnes per year).
Here are the top LNG producers in 2024:
- USA – 91 MTPA
- Australia – 88 MTPA
- Qatar – 77 MTPA
- Malaysia – 32 MTPA
- Indonesia – 30 MTPA
- Russia – 29 MTPA
- Algeria – 26 MTPA
- Nigeria – 22 MTPA
- Trinidad – 15 MTPA
- Egypt – 12 MTPA
Source: The World LNG Report 2024 published by International Gas Union.
World’s Largest LNG Importing Countries
While the US is the largest LNG-exporting country, China is the largest LNG-importing country in 2023.
Here are the world’s top ten LNG-importing countries in 2023, and the LNG volume they imported in billion cubic meters.
- China – 97.8
- Japan – 90.3
- South Korea – 60.6
- India – 31
- France – 30.7
- Taiwan – 27.4
- Spain – 24.9
- United Kingdom – 19.4
- Italy – 16.3
- Thailand – 16.1
This article is adapted by Jamin Djuang – Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training – from Statista, and The World LNG Report 2024 published by the International Gas Union.
