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Where does France get its pipeline natural gas? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $19.8 billion of pipeline natural gas (35.5 million tonnes), 11.7% of the world total. Belgium sold 67% of the total, followed by Norway (32%) and Spain (1%). France was the world’s 4th-largest importer of pipeline natural gas.

Summary

Value
$19.8billion
Tonnes
35.5million tonnes
Share of world total
11.7%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 5 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Belgium re-exports13.3Tonnes: 23,407,775USD per tonne: $57067.2%Land
Norway6.3Tonnes: 11,698,400USD per tonne: $53531.5%Sea
Spain0.21Tonnes: 326,806USD per tonne: $6371.1%Land
Switzerland0.04Tonnes: 34,973USD per tonne: $1,0090.18%Land
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 859USD per tonne: $6210%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Belgium has been its main source since 2023

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

  • Belgium 13.3
  • Norway 6.3
  • Spain 0.21
  • Switzerland 0.04
  • Ireland < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Belgium< 0.0113.3
Norway0.776.3
Spain00.21
Switzerland00.04
Ireland0< 0.01

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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