List of countries by natural gas exports

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Countries by natural gas proven reserves (2014), based on data from The World Factbook

This is a list of countries by natural gas exports based on statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The gas amounts in this list are the gross amount of natural gas exported. (So, for example, Greece is listed as exporting 11 billion cubic metres (BCM) of gas in 2022; however, most of this amount consisted of imported gas transshipped through Greece from other countries. During 2022, Greece produced about 3 BCM, consumed about 5 BCM, and imported approximately 16 BCM.)

Natural Gas in this list means dry natural gas. This is used in homes and business for heating, cooling, cooking and electricity generation. It can also be compressed and used as a fuel.

Dry natural gas in mainly composed of methane. In contrast, wet natural gas also contains significant portions of other liquids such as ethane, propane and butane (also known as Natural Gas Liquids). Wet natural gas is used for petrochemicals as well as gasoline (petrol).

In 2022, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.

Until 2022, Russia was the world's largest exporter of natural gas, exporting over 250 BCM of natural gas in some years. However, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian natural gas exports plummeted. The steep decline in exports was mostly caused by western countries sanctioning Russian energy. In 2022 Russia exported 176 BCM of natural gas compared to 251 BCM in 2021, a reduction of 75 bcm.

Countries in order of export volumes

Country	Continent	Natural gas exports 2022 (million m3)
Template:Flagg	North America	195,000
Template:Flagg	Europe/Asia	176,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	126,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	121,000
Template:Flagg	Oceania	106,000
Template:Flagg	North America	85,000
Template:Flagg	Africa	50,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	45,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	43,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	39,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	23,000
Template:Flagg	Asia/Europe	22,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	22,000
Template:Flagg	Africa	20,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	19,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	15,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	15,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	13,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	11,000
Template:Flagg	Oceania	11,000
Template:Flagg	North America	11,000
Template:Flagg	South America	10,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	9,900
Template:Flagg	Asia	9,600
Template:Flagg	Africa	9,300
Template:Flagg	Asia/Europe	7,800
Template:Flagg	Asia	7,000
Template:Flagg	Asia	6,100
Template:Flagg	Europe	6,100
Template:Flagg	Asia	5,600
Template:Flagg	Asia	5,600
Template:Flagg	Africa	5,000
Template:Flagg	South America	5,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	4,600
Template:Flagg	Africa	4,100
Template:Flagg	Africa	4,000
Template:Flagg	South America	3,400
Template:Flagg	Asia	2,900
Template:Flagg	Africa	2,600
Template:Flagg	Europe	2,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	1,900
Template:Flagg	Africa	1,800
Template:Flagg	Europe	1,000
Template:Flagg	Europe	800
Template:Flagg	Europe	700
Template:Flagg	Europe	600
Template:Flagg	Asia/Europe	600
Template:Flagg	Asia	400
Template:Flagg	Asia	300
Template:Flagg	Europe	100
Template:Flagg	North America	<100
Template:Flagg	North America	<100
Template:Flagg	Asia	<100
Template:Flagg	Europe	<100
Template:Flagg	Europe	<100
World		1,288,000

See also

• List of countries by natural gas imports
• List of countries by natural gas consumption
• List of countries by natural gas proven reserves
• List of natural gas fields
• Giant oil and gas fields