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The world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2025 was the United States, with an export volume of *** billion cubic meters. At that time, Qatar ranked second. LNG is natural gas that has been made into a liquid by cooling to -260 degrees Fahrenheit/-162 degrees Celsius for shipping and storage purposes. LNG emerged in the 19th century so that it would be possible to transport natural gas through pipelines.

Global LNG trade

China was the world’s largest LNG importing country in 2025. In that year, the country imported around **** billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas. Following China was Japan, with imports amounting to **** billion cubic meters. In 2025, the total global LNG trade volume amounted to billion cubic meters.

Qatar’s natural gas industry

Qatar is a key player in the world supply of natural gas, in fact, it has the world’s third largest conventional natural gas reserves. Most of their natural gas is found in the massive offshore North Field, an area that is about the size of Qatar itself. Qatar’s massive natural gas reserves amount to about trillion cubic meters in 2023. Natural gas production in Qatar came to about *** billion cubic meters in 2023.