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Pipeline natural gas: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pipeline natural gas totaled $169.6 billion (330.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Norway (29%), Belgium (13%) and Russia (13%); the top importers were Italy (13%), Germany (13%) and China (12%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 51%.

Summary

World trade
$169.6billion
Tonnes
330.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$513
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Norway$49.7 billion · 29.3%
    see destinations
  2. Belgium$21.6 billion · 12.7%
    re-exports · see destinations
  3. Russia$21.2 billion · 12.5%
    see destinations
  4. Algeria$11.8 billion · 7%
    see destinations
  5. Turkmenistan$10.7 billion · 6.3%
    see destinations
  6. France$8.8 billion · 5.2%
    see destinations
  7. Azerbaijan$7.7 billion · 4.5%
    see destinations
  8. United States$6.2 billion · 3.7%
    see destinations
  9. Canada$6.1 billion · 3.6%
  10. United Kingdom$5 billion · 3%
    see destinations
  11. Myanmar$2.9 billion · 1.7%
  12. Netherlands$2 billion · 1.2%
    re-exports · see destinations
  13. China$1.9 billion · 1.1%
    see destinations
  14. Bolivia$1.7 billion · 1%
  15. Indonesia$1.6 billion · 0.93%
  16. Kazakhstan$1.5 billion · 0.87%
    see destinations
  17. Mozambique$1 billion · 0.61%
  18. Bulgaria$869 million · 0.51%
  19. Argentina$864 million · 0.51%
  20. Uzbekistan$741 million · 0.44%

Top importers

  1. Italy$22.6 billion · 13.4%
    see sources
  2. Germany$22.3 billion · 13.2%
    see sources
  3. China$21.2 billion · 12.5%
    see sources
  4. France$19.8 billion · 11.7%
    see sources
  5. United Kingdom$12.5 billion · 7.3%
    see sources
  6. Belgium$11.4 billion · 6.7%
    re-exports · see sources
  7. Netherlands$7.7 billion · 4.5%
    re-exports · see sources
  8. United States$6.1 billion · 3.6%
    see sources
  9. Mexico$4.6 billion · 2.7%
  10. Hungary$3.6 billion · 2.1%
    see sources
  11. Spain$3.4 billion · 2%
    see sources
  12. Turkey$3 billion · 1.8%
  13. Czechia$2.8 billion · 1.6%
    see sources
  14. Singapore$2.5 billion · 1.5%
    re-exports · see sources
  15. Greece$2.4 billion · 1.4%
    see sources
  16. Slovakia$2.4 billion · 1.4%
    see sources
  17. Hong Kong$1.8 billion · 1.1%
    re-exports
  18. Thailand$1.8 billion · 1%
    see sources
  19. Ireland$1.8 billion · 1%
    see sources
  20. Uzbekistan$1.6 billion · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

Norway has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • Norway 49.7
  • Belgium 21.6
  • Russia 21.2
  • Algeria 11.8
  • Turkmenistan 10.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Norway2.549.7
Belgium< 0.0121.6
Russia4.621.2
Algeria1.411.8
Turkmenistan010.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 339% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $513

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$117
1996$95
1997$112
1998$88
1999$55
2000$153
2001$191
2002$135
2003$165
2004$178
2005$196
2006$228
2007$195
2008$284
2009$383
2010$381
2011$439
2012$487
2013$484
2014$454
2015$336
2016$247
2017$283
2018$353
2019$278
2020$196
2021$409
2022$1,263
2023$638
2024$513

What it includes

Natural gas in gaseous state: nearly all of it moves by pipeline.

  • 271121 · subheading of heading 2711: Natural gas and LPG

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Sources and methodology

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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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