Energy Information Administration
Table Posted: November 20, 2007
Next Update: October 2008
World LNG Imports by Origin, 2006 
(Billion Cubic Feet)
ORIGIN
United States Trinidad and Tobago Algeria Egypt Libya Nigeria Oman Qatar United Arab Emirates Australia Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Total Imports
IMPORTERS
North America 0.17 399.51 17.45 129.06 0 80.25 0 4.59 0 0 0 0 0 631.03
United States - - 389.27 17.45 119.53 0 57.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 583.54
Mexico1 0.17 10.24 0 9.54 0 22.95 0 4.59 0 0 0 0 0 47.50
Central & South America 0 38.92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38.92
Puerto Rico 0 28.15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.15
Dominican Republic 0 10.77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.77
Europe 0 124.03 798.72 304.34 25.43 518.07 35.32 191.76 0 0 0 0 0 1,997.66
Belgium 0 5.65 118.31 8.83 0 5.65 0 12.71 0 0 0 0 0 151.15
France 0 0 259.57 81.22 0 149.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 490.17
Greece 0 0 21.26 1.41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.67
Italy 0 0.88 88.68 3.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93.09
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 73.46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73.46
Spain 0 105.95 98.88 169.51 25.43 250.74 35.32 176.58 0 0 0 0 0 862.39
Turkey 0 0 145.85 0 0 38.85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184.70
United Kingdom 0 11.55 66.18 39.84 0 0 0 2.47 0 0 0 0 0 120.04
Asia & Oceania 60.77 21.26 28.32 94.57 0 29.42 401.00 913.56 262.60 701.74 355.27 1,074.11 1,016.30 4,958.92
China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35.32 0 0 0 35.32
India 0 0 2.47 17.20 0 2.47 7.06 217.19 2.47 2.47 0 0 2.47 253.81
Japan 60.77 13.63 9.11 27.48 0 8.16 141.61 381.01 260.13 623.27 316.07 689.74 604.13 3,135.11
South Korea 0 2.47 11.12 44.04 0 5.37 240.74 297.81 0 32.35 39.20 233.36 255.75 1,162.22
Taiwan 0 5.16 5.62 5.86 0 13.42 11.58 17.55 0 8.33 0 151.01 153.94 372.47
Apparent Exports 60.94 583.71 844.49 527.98 25.43 627.74 436.32 1,109.92 262.60 701.74 355.27 1,074.11 1,016.30 7,626.53
1 Imports to Mexico from the United States are delivered by truck.
- - = Not applicable.
Note: For CEDIGAZ data, trade flows are on a contractual basis and may not correspond to actual physical flows in all cases.
Sources: Imports to the United States and Imports to Japan and Mexico from the United States: Energy Information Administration,
Natural Gas Monthly (October 2007).  All Imports to Belgium, France, and Spain;  Imports to Greece and Italy from Egypt; Imports to
South Korea from Trinidad and Tobago; and Imports to Taiwan from Nigeria: CEDIGAZ (Centre International d'Information sur le Gaz 
Naturel et tous Hydrocarbures Gazeux),  Natural Gas in the World, Trends & Figures in 2006, As of July 2007 (Electronic Database).  All Other 
Data: International Energy Agency, Natural Gas Information 2007.  
Contact: Karen.Griffin@eia.doe.gov