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Where does France get its liquefied natural gas (LNG)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $10.9 billion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) (20.5 million tonnes), 5% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (34%), Russia (31%) and Algeria (24%). France was the world’s 6th-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Summary

Value
$10.9billion
Tonnes
20.5million tonnes
Share of world total
5%
World rank
6th
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 States3.7Tonnes: 6,893,395USD per tonne: $54234.4%Sea
Russia3.3Tonnes: 6,341,798USD per tonne: $52830.8%Sea
Algeria2.6Tonnes: 4,958,063USD per tonne: $52824.1%Sea
Norway0.34Tonnes: 729,437USD per tonne: $4713.2%Sea
Nigeria0.31Tonnes: 579,152USD per tonne: $5302.8%Sea
Qatar0.14Tonnes: 260,438USD per tonne: $5281.3%Sea
Peru0.1Tonnes: 277,126USD per tonne: $3700.94%Sea
Angola0.09Tonnes: 161,712USD per tonne: $5280.79%Sea
Equatorial Guinea0.05Tonnes: 97,674USD per tonne: $5280.47%Sea
China0.04Tonnes: 54,197USD per tonne: $6820.34%Sea
Egypt0.03Tonnes: 64,529USD per tonne: $5300.31%Sea
Trinidad and Tobago0.02Tonnes: 45,263USD per tonne: $5510.23%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.02Tonnes: 33,772USD per tonne: $5980.19%Land
Spain0.02Tonnes: 29,592USD per tonne: $5250.14%Land
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 2,492USD per tonne: $5510.01%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 1,698USD per tonne: $2180%Sea
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 54USD per tonne: $2,9620%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 114USD per tonne: $5710%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 616USD per tonne: $100%Land
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $5280%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2022

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

  • United States 3.7
  • Russia 3.3
  • Algeria 2.6
  • Norway 0.34
  • Nigeria 0.31

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States< 0.013.7
Russia03.3
Algeria0.632.6
Norway< 0.010.34
Nigeria00.31

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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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