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

In 2024, India imported $14.7 billion of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane) (22.7 million tonnes), 17% of the world total. Its main sources were the United Arab Emirates (39%), Qatar (24%) and Saudi Arabia (16%). India was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane).

Summary

Value
$14.7billion
Tonnes
22.7million tonnes
Share of world total
17%
World rank
2nd
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 Arab Emirates5.8Tonnes: 8,971,171USD per tonne: $64639.5%Sea
Qatar3.6Tonnes: 5,494,931USD per tonne: $64624.2%Sea
Saudi Arabia2.4Tonnes: 3,696,127USD per tonne: $64816.3%Sea
Kuwait2.3Tonnes: 3,595,228USD per tonne: $64915.9%Sea
Oman0.24Tonnes: 375,022USD per tonne: $6301.6%Sea
Bahrain0.18Tonnes: 273,385USD per tonne: $6511.2%Sea
United States0.09Tonnes: 135,347USD per tonne: $6640.61%Sea
Algeria0.03Tonnes: 46,601USD per tonne: $7040.22%Sea
Iraq0.02Tonnes: 39,647USD per tonne: $5870.16%Sea
Argentina0.01Tonnes: 21,147USD per tonne: $6900.1%Sea
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 11,603USD per tonne: $7700.06%Sea
Australia0.01Tonnes: 11,778USD per tonne: $6880.06%Sea
Russia0.01Tonnes: 11,548USD per tonne: $6990.06%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 588USD per tonne: $1,2520.01%Land
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $4,3250%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 104USD per tonne: $2,1860%Sea
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 330USD per tonne: $6200%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 57USD per tonne: $2,6930%Sea
North Macedonia< 0.01Tonnes: 34USD per tonne: $2,2300%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $12,7470%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United Arab Emirates has been its main source since 2023

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

  • United Arab Emirates 5.8
  • Qatar 3.6
  • Saudi Arabia 2.4
  • Kuwait 2.3
  • Oman 0.24

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Arab Emirates0.015.8
Qatar03.6
Saudi Arabia0.092.4
Kuwait02.3
Oman00.24

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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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