Dry natural gas imports (2024)

With 178.6 billion cubic meters in 2024, China leads the world in dry natural gas imports, followed by the United States (89.1 billion cubic meters) and Japan (88.0 billion cubic meters). The top 5 is rounded off by Germany (74.3 billion cubic meters) and Mexico (67.0 billion cubic meters). Further down, South Korea (63.1 billion cubic meters) and the Netherlands (61.6 billion cubic meters) hold the next two spots. Italy (59.8 billion cubic meters), Türkiye (52.2 billion cubic meters), and France (42.2 billion cubic meters) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, China is 4.2× as high as France (42.2 billion cubic meters). Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Eastern Asia. Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at +12.2%.