The US now ships a quarter of the world's LNG
LNG exports by country, million tonnes, 2025 vs 2024. Top four exporters.
The US exported 110.7 Mt of the world's 437 Mt of LNG in 2025.
US exports jumped 25% in a year, from 88.4 Mt in 2024, the biggest gain of any exporter.
The US lead over Qatar (81.5 Mt) is almost as big as Russia's entire LNG exports (30.5 Mt).
the numbers
| LNG exports (Mt) | 2024 (grey bar) (Mt) | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 110.7 | 88.4 |
| Qatar | 81.5 | 77.2 |
| Australia | 80.3 | 81.0 |
| Russia | 30.5 |
source notes & method
Country volumes are IGU figures as quoted by The Peninsula / Hellenic Shipping News (2026 report) and Gulf Times (2025 report); the IGU report page itself could not be fetched; IGU's own press release (igu.org/press-releases/world-lng-report-2026) confirms the 437 Mt world total and US 110.7 Mt. Cross-checked: IGU growth figures (US +22.3 Mt, Qatar +4.3 Mt, per IIR summary) match the differences. Russia's 2024 value was not available in the same source and is omitted. US share is derived (110.7 / 437.0). EIA/GIIGNL, in Bcf/d, also rank the US first in 2025 (15.1 vs Qatar 10.6 Bcf/d).
Published 3 Nov 2026
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