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Where does France get its natural gas? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $30.7 billion of natural gas (56 million tonnes), 7.9% of the world total. Its main sources were Belgium (44%), Norway (21%) and the United States (12%). France was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of natural gas.

Summary

Value
$30.7billion
Tonnes
56million tonnes
Share of world total
7.9%
World rank
3rd
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
Belgium re-exports13.4Tonnes: 23,441,546USD per tonne: $57043.5%Land
Norway6.6Tonnes: 12,427,837USD per tonne: $53121.5%Sea
United States3.7Tonnes: 6,893,395USD per tonne: $54212.2%Sea
Russia3.3Tonnes: 6,341,798USD per tonne: $52810.9%Sea
Algeria2.6Tonnes: 4,958,063USD per tonne: $5288.5%Sea
Nigeria0.31Tonnes: 579,152USD per tonne: $5301%Sea
Spain0.22Tonnes: 356,398USD per tonne: $6270.73%Land
Qatar0.14Tonnes: 260,438USD per tonne: $5280.45%Sea
Peru0.1Tonnes: 277,126USD per tonne: $3700.33%Sea
Angola0.09Tonnes: 161,712USD per tonne: $5280.28%Sea
Equatorial Guinea0.05Tonnes: 97,674USD per tonne: $5280.17%Sea
China0.04Tonnes: 54,197USD per tonne: $6820.12%Sea
Switzerland0.04Tonnes: 34,974USD per tonne: $1,0090.11%Land
Egypt0.03Tonnes: 64,529USD per tonne: $5300.11%Sea
Trinidad and Tobago0.02Tonnes: 45,263USD per tonne: $5510.08%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 2,492USD per tonne: $5510%Sea
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 913USD per tonne: $7600%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 1,698USD per tonne: $2180%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 114USD per tonne: $5710%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 616USD per tonne: $100%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Belgium has been its main source since 2023

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

  • Belgium 13.4
  • Norway 6.6
  • United States 3.7
  • Russia 3.3
  • Algeria 2.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Belgium< 0.0113.4
Norway0.776.6
United States< 0.013.7
Russia1.23.3
Algeria0.632.6

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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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