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Where does China get its liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $22.6 billion of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane) (35.4 million tonnes), 26.2% of the world total. The United States sold 51% of the total, followed by the United Arab Emirates (20%) and Oman (8%). China was the world’s largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane).

Summary

Value
$22.6billion
Tonnes
35.4million tonnes
Share of world total
26.2%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States11.6Tonnes: 18,007,755USD per tonne: $64451.4%Sea
United Arab Emirates4.4Tonnes: 6,976,068USD per tonne: $63119.5%Sea
Oman1.7Tonnes: 2,748,984USD per tonne: $6267.6%Sea
Qatar1.6Tonnes: 2,511,042USD per tonne: $6557.3%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.91Tonnes: 1,393,355USD per tonne: $6554.1%Sea
Kuwait0.63Tonnes: 980,988USD per tonne: $6452.8%Sea
Australia0.39Tonnes: 710,342USD per tonne: $5551.8%Sea
Algeria0.37Tonnes: 568,260USD per tonne: $6491.6%Sea
Angola0.31Tonnes: 475,216USD per tonne: $6551.4%Sea
Russia0.17Tonnes: 423,264USD per tonne: $3990.75%Land
Nigeria0.14Tonnes: 208,435USD per tonne: $6760.62%Sea
Malaysia0.13Tonnes: 207,360USD per tonne: $6290.58%Sea
South Korea0.03Tonnes: 37,883USD per tonne: $7820.13%Sea
Equatorial Guinea0.02Tonnes: 33,184USD per tonne: $6440.09%Sea
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 31,627USD per tonne: $6580.09%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 31,302USD per tonne: $6600.09%Land
Iraq0.02Tonnes: 32,121USD per tonne: $6340.09%Sea
Kazakhstan0.01Tonnes: 26,720USD per tonne: $4760.06%Land
Japan0.01Tonnes: 14,034USD per tonne: $5750.04%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $3,5930%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2023

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

  • United States 11.6
  • United Arab Emirates 4.4
  • Oman 1.7
  • Qatar 1.6
  • Saudi Arabia 0.91

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States< 0.0111.6
United Arab Emirates< 0.014.4
Oman01.7
Qatar01.6
Saudi Arabia0.110.91

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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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