Dry natural gas exports (2024)

The United States tops the global rankings for dry natural gas exports, recording 218.2 billion cubic meters in 2024, followed by Russia (148.4 billion cubic meters) and Norway (126.0 billion cubic meters). Qatar (125.7 billion cubic meters) and Australia (105.9 billion cubic meters) complete the top 5. Canada (88.6 billion cubic meters) and Algeria (48.9 billion cubic meters) follow close behind. The Netherlands (41.6 billion cubic meters), Malaysia (39.1 billion cubic meters), and Turkmenistan (34.2 billion cubic meters) round out the top ten. The spread across the top ten is substantial: the United States has 6.4× the figure recorded by Turkmenistan (34.2 billion cubic meters). Three of the top ten are in Europe. Among these countries, Turkmenistan saw the largest year-over-year change at -17.7%.