The EU now buys more US gas than Russian gas
EU-27 natural gas imports from its five largest non-EU suppliers, billion cubic metres, pipeline and LNG, 2021–2024.
- 1. Mexico, not China, now sells America the most goods
- 2. China's ASEAN trade is now almost double its US trade
- 3. America's duty-free parcels grew almost tenfold in nine years
- 4. Mexico's factories now outproduce Britain's and France's
- 5. The UAE sold more goods abroad than France in 2025
- 6. The EU now buys more US gas than Russian gas
- 7. Malaysia again sells more to America than to China
- 8. Brazil mines 93% of the world's niobium
- 9. More Vietnamese now work in industry than on farms
- 10. Indonesia set to use more palm oil than it exports
- 11. Factories now make more of Cambodia's economy than China's
- 12. China now buys more from Brazil than from Germany
- 13. Kazakhstan now sells Russia more than Germany does
- 14. China fell to third among America's suppliers in 2025
- 15. America overtook China as Taiwan's biggest export market
- 16. Mongolia's coal exports hit a record 90 million tonnes
- 17. Viet Nam's ports now handle more containers than Japan's
- 18. Liberia overtook Panama as the biggest flag by ship capacity
- 19. Nickel made Indonesia the world's fifth-biggest iron and steel exporter
- 20. Mexico again hosts more US investment than China
- 21. Mexico replaced China as America's top computer supplier
The EU imported 46.3 bcm of US gas in 2024 against 37.8 bcm from Russia; in 2021 it was 20.3 against 153.2.
Gas imports from Russia fell by three quarters between 2021 and 2024.
Norway, at 84.7 bcm, is now the EU's biggest supplier, ahead of the US (46.3) and Algeria (40.1).
the numbers & method
| United States (bcm) | Russia (bcm) | Norway (bcm) | Algeria (bcm) | Azerbaijan (bcm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.3 | 153.2 | 59.2 | 42.8 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | 53.0 | 83.8 | 70.7 | 40.7 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 57.5 | 33.4 | 79.8 | 41.1 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 46.3 | 37.8 | 84.7 | 40.1 | 12.4 |
Claim types Fact
EU27_2020, product G3000 (natural gas), million cubic metres shown in billions (bcm), partner as reported by Eurostat (country of origin), annual data (updated 9 Oct 2026). Values (MIO_M3): US 20,270.7 / 52,996.5 / 57,486.6 / 46,294.1; Russia 153,225.5 / 83,823.9 / 33,402.8 / 37,843.3; Norway 59,180.3 / 70,704.9 / 79,803.6 / 84,683.2; Algeria 42,824.7 / 40,688.4 / 41,138.1 / 40,128.4; Azerbaijan 8,709.5 / 12,009.0 / 11,576.8 / 12,346.4 for 2021–2024. The US first passed Russia in 2023. The EU 'total' in this table also counts gas traded between member states, so shares of it are not used; the chart shows the five largest non-EU suppliers in 2024 (Qatar, 11.1 bcm in 2024, and smaller suppliers not shown).
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