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Who buys Belgium’s natural gas? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Belgium exported $21.7 billion of natural gas (39.5 million tonnes), 5.6% of the world total. France bought 62% of the total, followed by Germany (26%) and the Netherlands (11%). Belgium was the world’s 6th-largest exporter of natural gas.

Summary

Value
$21.7billion
Tonnes
39.5million tonnes
Share of world total
5.6%
World rank
6th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France13.4Tonnes: 23,441,546USD per tonne: $57061.5%Land
Germany5.6Tonnes: 10,735,931USD per tonne: $52425.9%Land
Netherlands re-exports2.3Tonnes: 4,585,039USD per tonne: $51110.8%Land
Luxembourg0.25Tonnes: 464,810USD per tonne: $5341.1%Land
United Kingdom0.05Tonnes: 70,350USD per tonne: $6740.22%Sea
South Korea0.03Tonnes: 58,553USD per tonne: $5480.15%Sea
India0.03Tonnes: 69,690USD per tonne: $3930.13%Sea
Italy0.01Tonnes: 17,627USD per tonne: $7150.06%Sea
Finland0.01Tonnes: 11,675USD per tonne: $6950.04%Sea
Gibraltar< 0.01Tonnes: 4,938USD per tonne: $5960.01%Sea
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 2,843USD per tonne: $5770.01%Sea
Montenegro< 0.01Tonnes: 1,419USD per tonne: $7710.01%Sea
Norway< 0.01Tonnes: 1,420USD per tonne: $3650%Sea
Moldova< 0.01Tonnes: 923USD per tonne: $5430%Sea
Hungary< 0.01Tonnes: 371USD per tonne: $7180%Sea
Slovenia< 0.01Tonnes: 98USD per tonne: $1,0280%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 36USD per tonne: $1,1810%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 71USD per tonne: $4840%Sea
Croatia< 0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $5890%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $20,3910%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

France has been its main destination since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • France 13.4
  • Germany 5.6
  • Netherlands 2.3
  • Luxembourg 0.25
  • United Kingdom 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France< 0.0113.4
Germany05.6
Netherlands< 0.012.3
Luxembourg00.25
United Kingdom00.05

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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