This report was previously published by BP. 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 2014 are taken from previous editions.
In 2025, global liquefied natural gas trade volume amounted to *** billion cubic meters. Between 1970 and 2025, figures increased by *** billion cubic meters. In 2025, the United States was the world's major LNG exporting country, with an export volume of around ***Â billion cubic meters. At that same time, China was the major LNG importing country, with figures of nearly **Â billion cubic meters.
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