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Who buys the United Arab Emirates’ liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane)? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported $11.2 billion of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane) (17.6 million tonnes), 13% of the world total. India bought 52% of the total, followed by China (39%) and Indonesia (3%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 2nd-largest exporter of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane).

Summary

Value
$11.2billion
Tonnes
17.6million tonnes
Share of world total
13%
World rank
2nd
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
India5.8Tonnes: 8,971,171USD per tonne: $64651.6%Sea
China4.4Tonnes: 6,976,068USD per tonne: $63139.2%Sea
Indonesia0.39Tonnes: 639,801USD per tonne: $6023.4%Sea
Thailand0.2Tonnes: 302,078USD per tonne: $6721.8%Sea
Taiwan0.1Tonnes: 142,011USD per tonne: $6780.86%Sea
Philippines0.09Tonnes: 121,002USD per tonne: $7080.76%Sea
Egypt0.09Tonnes: 120,839USD per tonne: $7080.76%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.06Tonnes: 103,691USD per tonne: $5910.55%Sea
South Korea0.05Tonnes: 71,271USD per tonne: $6400.41%Sea
Mauritania0.05Tonnes: 72,550USD per tonne: $6280.41%Sea
Sri Lanka0.01Tonnes: 20,512USD per tonne: $6230.11%Sea
Maldives0.01Tonnes: 13,029USD per tonne: $7610.09%Sea
Seychelles< 0.01Tonnes: 2,752USD per tonne: $8780.02%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 3,000USD per tonne: $7030.02%Sea
Madagascar< 0.01Tonnes: 1,309USD per tonne: $9560.01%Sea
Saudi Arabia< 0.01Tonnes: 131USD per tonne: $2,6490%Land
Zimbabwe< 0.01Tonnes: 325USD per tonne: $8080%Sea
Israel< 0.01Tonnes: 292USD per tonne: $7020%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $8,2160%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 204USD per tonne: $7080%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

India has been its main destination since 2024

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

  • India 5.8
  • China 4.4
  • Indonesia 0.39
  • Thailand 0.2
  • Taiwan 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India0.015.8
China< 0.014.4
Indonesia00.39
Thailand00.2
Taiwan00.1

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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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