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

In 2024, Japan imported $6.2 billion of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane) (9.8 million tonnes), 7.2% of the world total. The United States sold 64% of the total, followed by Canada (20%) and Australia (11%). Japan was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane).

Summary

Value
$6.2billion
Tonnes
9.8million tonnes
Share of world total
7.2%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 16 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States3.9Tonnes: 6,165,322USD per tonne: $63863.6%Sea
Canada1.2Tonnes: 2,067,704USD per tonne: $60220.1%Sea
Australia0.65Tonnes: 1,066,655USD per tonne: $61010.5%Sea
Kuwait0.22Tonnes: 321,693USD per tonne: $6843.6%Sea
Qatar0.06Tonnes: 91,421USD per tonne: $6260.93%Sea
South Korea0.05Tonnes: 23,247USD per tonne: $2,0110.76%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.02Tonnes: 22,692USD per tonne: $6650.24%Sea
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 23,049USD per tonne: $5850.22%Sea
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 3,000USD per tonne: $7030.03%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 641USD per tonne: $8330.01%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $24,2160%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $6740%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $49,2860%Air
France< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $5,0820%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,1920%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $18,3330%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2016

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

  • United States 3.9
  • Canada 1.2
  • Australia 0.65
  • Kuwait 0.22
  • Qatar 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States< 0.013.9
Canada01.2
Australia0.110.65
Kuwait0.30.22
Qatar0.160.06

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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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