This is a list of countries by natural gas exports based on statistics from The U S Energy Information Administration EIA Countries by natural gas proven reserves 2014 based on data from The World Factbook Natural Gas in this list means dry natural gas which is used in homes and business for heating cooling cooking and electricity generation it can also be compressed and used as a fuel Dry natural gas in mainly composed of methane In contrast wet natural gas also contains significant portions of other liquids such as ethane propane or butane also known as Natural Gas Liquids Wet natural gas is used for petrochemicals as well as gasoline petrol In 2022 the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports Until 2022 Russia was the world s largest exporter of natural gas exporting over 250 billion cubic meters bcm of natural gas in some years However following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022 Russian natural gas exports plummeted The steep decline in exports was mostly caused by western countries sanctioning Russian energy In 2021 Russia exported 251 bcm of natural gas compared to 176 bcm in 2022 a 75 bcm decline Countries by rankCountry Continent Natural Gas Exports 2022 million m3 United States North America 195 000 Russia Europe Asia 176 000 Qatar Asia 126 000 Norway Europe 121 000 Australia Oceania 106 000 Canada North America 85 000 Algeria Africa 50 000 Turkmenistan Asia 45 000 Netherlands Europe 43 000 Malaysia Asia 39 000 United Kingdom Europe 23 000 Azerbaijan Asia Europe 22 000 Indonesia Asia 22 000 Nigeria Africa 20 000 Iran Asia 19 000 France Europe 15 000 Oman Asia 15 000 Myanmar Asia 13 000 Greece Europe 11 000 Papua New Guinea Oceania 11 000 Trinidad and Tobago North America 11 000 Bolivia South America 10 000 Belgium Europe 9 900 Israel Asia 9 600 Egypt Africa 9 300 Kazakhstan Asia Europe 7 800 United Arab Emirates Asia 7 000 Brunei Asia 6 100 Spain Europe 6 100 Uzbekistan Asia 5 600 China Asia 5 600 Equatorial Guinea Africa 5 000 Peru South America 5 000 Italy Europe 4 600 Angola Africa 4 100 Mozambique Africa 4 000 Argentina South America 3 400 East Timor Asia 2 900 Libya Africa 2 600 Denmark Europe 2 000 Lithuania Europe 1 900 Cameroon Africa 1 800 Croatia Europe 1 000 Romania Europe 800 Estonia Europe 700 Poland Europe 600 Turkey Asia Europe 600 Singapore Asia 400 Japan Asia 300 Finland Europe 100 Dominican Republic North America lt 100 Mexico North America lt 100 South Korea Asia lt 100 Sweden Europe lt 100 Ukraine Europe lt 100World 1 288 000See alsoList of countries by natural gas imports List of countries by natural gas consumption List of countries by natural gas proven reserves List of natural gas fields Giant oil and gas fieldsReferences Natural Gas 101 What is Dry Natural Gas Welcome to Well Said Coterra 2019 02 21 Retrieved 2024 04 18 natural gas exports Annual EIA United States Department of Energy Retrieved 20 April 2024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games, mobile, phone, android, ios, apple, mobile phone, samsung, iphone, xiomi, xiaomi, redmi, honor, oppo, nokia, sonya, mi, pc, web, computer