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

In 2024, Germany imported $2.2 billion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) (3.7 million tonnes), 1% of the world total. The United States sold 86% of the total, followed by Norway (6%) and the Netherlands (3%). Germany was the world’s 16th-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Summary

Value
$2.2billion
Tonnes
3.7million tonnes
Share of world total
1%
World rank
16th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 9 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States1.9Tonnes: 3,204,917USD per tonne: $59786.2%Sea
Norway0.14Tonnes: 266,700USD per tonne: $5376.5%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.07Tonnes: 98,724USD per tonne: $7423.3%Land
Angola0.05Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —2.2%Sea
Italy0.02Tonnes: 39,834USD per tonne: $5621%Sea
Sweden0.01Tonnes: 14,859USD per tonne: $7540.5%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 6,321USD per tonne: $6340.18%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 28,531USD per tonne: $1070.14%Land
Trinidad and Tobago< 0.01Tonnes: 5,960USD per tonne: $1640.04%Sea

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 1.9
  • Norway 0.14
  • Netherlands 0.07
  • Angola 0.05
  • Italy 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States< 0.011.9
Norway00.14
Netherlands00.07
Angola00.05
Italy00.02

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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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