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Who buys the Netherlands’ natural gas? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands exported $2.1 billion of natural gas (4 million tonnes), 0.6% of the world total. Belgium bought 73% of the total, followed by Italy (20%) and Germany (3%). The Netherlands was the world’s 25th-largest exporter of natural gas.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
4million tonnes
Share of world total
0.6%
World rank
25th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Belgium re-exports1.6Tonnes: 3,004,824USD per tonne: $52173%Land
Italy0.42Tonnes: 749,269USD per tonne: $56019.6%Sea
Germany0.07Tonnes: 98,724USD per tonne: $7423.4%Land
Sweden0.03Tonnes: 50,056USD per tonne: $6751.6%Sea
Norway0.02Tonnes: 25,130USD per tonne: $6150.72%Sea
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 30,995USD per tonne: $4570.66%Sea
Spain0.01Tonnes: 7,870USD per tonne: $7500.28%Sea
Finland0.01Tonnes: 10,644USD per tonne: $5320.26%Sea
Moldova< 0.01Tonnes: 6,593USD per tonne: $5750.18%Sea
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 3,199USD per tonne: $7390.11%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 2,286USD per tonne: $7790.08%Sea
Slovakia< 0.01Tonnes: 1,933USD per tonne: $5740.05%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 1,452USD per tonne: $7460.05%Sea
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 1,210USD per tonne: $5390.03%Sea
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 373USD per tonne: $7860.01%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 253USD per tonne: $6200.01%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 293USD per tonne: $3700.01%Sea
Greece< 0.01Tonnes: 121USD per tonne: $7360%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 114USD per tonne: $5710%Sea
Mauritius< 0.01Tonnes: 14USD per tonne: $7720%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Belgium has been its main destination since 2001

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

  • Belgium 1.6
  • Italy 0.42
  • Germany 0.07
  • Sweden 0.03
  • Norway 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Belgium0.461.6
Italy0.360.42
Germany2.40.07
Sweden00.03
Norway00.02

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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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