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Who sells liquefied natural gas, to whom, and through which straits the carriers sail: the map of global LNG flows.
Liquefied natural gas flows in 2024, in million tonnes (Mt)
Source: UN Comtrade (customs code 271111): declared imports, completed with suppliers' declared exports; estimated routes
Each line is an annual LNG flow between an exporting and an importing country. Its thickness follows the volume, in million tonnes (Mt), and its colour shows the region of origin. The filters isolate one exporter or one arrival region.
Volumes are those declared to customs and published by the United Nations (UN Comtrade). When an importing country does not publish its figures, the exports declared by its suppliers are used instead. A few countries are still missing: the total covers most of world trade, not all of it.
Routes are estimated: the shortest sea route between terminals, avoiding the Red Sea (Houthi attacks since late 2023) and limiting the Panama Canal (drought restrictions in 2023 and 2024). The volumes shown at each strait follow from these routes.
In 2024, according to declared data: Qatar (80.9 Mt), Australia (78.7 Mt), United States (75.5 Mt).
In 2024, Europe (European Union, United Kingdom and Türkiye) imported 87.0 Mt of LNG: United States 42 %, Russia 17 %, Algeria 14 %, Qatar 11 %.
About 79 Mt in 2024, or 20 % of the volumes on the map: all LNG from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates goes through Hormuz, with no bypass route.
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