Ranking
Countries by LNG terminal capacity
Which countries host the most LNG export and import capacity, ranked separately by operating Mtpa. Not a measure of consumption, production or import dependence — the tracker records infrastructure, and this page ranks only that.
Countries by LNG export capacity
Ranked by operating export capacity, summed across every export terminal in the country.
| # | Country | Terminals | Operating export capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 13 | 149 Mtpa |
| 2 | Australia | 9 | 81.8 Mtpa |
| 3 | Qatar | 2 | 77.1 Mtpa |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 36.6 Mtpa |
| 5 | Malaysia | 8 | 31.5 Mtpa |
| 6 | Algeria | 2 | 25.3 Mtpa |
| 7 | Nigeria | 1 | 22.2 Mtpa |
| 8 | Indonesia | 8 | 22.1 Mtpa |
| 9 | Canada | 3 | 21.8 Mtpa |
| 10 | Egypt | 3 | 12.2 Mtpa |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 12 Mtpa |
| 12 | Oman | 1 | 11.4 Mtpa |
| 13 | Mexico | 5 | 9 Mtpa |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 8.3 Mtpa |
| 15 | Brunei | 1 | 7.2 Mtpa |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 6 Mtpa |
| 17 | Angola | 1 | 5.2 Mtpa |
| 18 | Norway | 6 | 4.67 Mtpa |
| 19 | Peru | 1 | 4.45 Mtpa |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 3.7 Mtpa |
| 21 | Mozambique | 1 | 3.4 Mtpa |
| 22 | Cameroon | 1 | 2.4 Mtpa |
| 23 | Mauritania | 1 | 2.4 Mtpa |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 1 | 0.6 Mtpa |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 0.2 Mtpa |
Showing the top 25. Browse every country in the directory.
Countries by LNG import capacity
Ranked by operating send-out capacity, summed across every import terminal in the country.
| # | Country | Terminals | Operating import capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 45 | 242 Mtpa |
| 2 | China | 32 | 160 Mtpa |
| 3 | South Korea | 8 | 155 Mtpa |
| 4 | India | 8 | 52.7 Mtpa |
| 5 | Spain | 7 | 50 Mtpa |
| 6 | Brazil | 7 | 42.1 Mtpa |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 4 | 35.7 Mtpa |
| 8 | Türkiye | 5 | 33.5 Mtpa |
| 9 | France | 5 | 30.4 Mtpa |
| 10 | United States | 13 | 27.1 Mtpa |
| 11 | Germany | 4 | 22.6 Mtpa |
| 12 | Kuwait | 1 | 22 Mtpa |
| 13 | Taiwan | 3 | 21.5 Mtpa |
| 14 | Thailand | 2 | 19 Mtpa |
| 15 | Italy | 6 | 17.8 Mtpa |
| 16 | Netherlands | 2 | 17.6 Mtpa |
| 17 | Egypt | 3 | 13.5 Mtpa |
| 18 | Belgium | 1 | 12.3 Mtpa |
| 19 | Singapore | 1 | 11 Mtpa |
| 20 | Mexico | 5 | 10.3 Mtpa |
| 21 | Philippines | 2 | 10.3 Mtpa |
| 22 | Pakistan | 2 | 9.8 Mtpa |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 9.8 Mtpa |
| 24 | Greece | 2 | 9.14 Mtpa |
| 25 | Indonesia | 8 | 8.45 Mtpa |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 2 | 8.3 Mtpa |
| 27 | Malaysia | 8 | 7.3 Mtpa |
| 28 | Argentina | 1 | 6.1 Mtpa |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 1 | 6.1 Mtpa |
| 30 | Poland | 1 | 6.1 Mtpa |
| 31 | Bahrain | 1 | 6 Mtpa |
| 32 | Portugal | 1 | 5.6 Mtpa |
| 33 | Chile | 2 | 5.5 Mtpa |
| 34 | Finland | 4 | 4.34 Mtpa |
| 35 | Jamaica | 2 | 4.1 Mtpa |
| 36 | Vietnam | 2 | 4 Mtpa |
| 37 | Jordan | 1 | 3.8 Mtpa |
| 38 | Colombia | 1 | 3.45 Mtpa |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1 | 2.9 Mtpa |
| 40 | El Salvador | 1 | 2.15 Mtpa |
| 41 | Croatia | 1 | 2.13 Mtpa |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1.9 Mtpa |
| 43 | Ghana | 1 | 1.7 Mtpa |
| 44 | Panama | 1 | 1.5 Mtpa |
| 45 | Sweden | 2 | 0.6 Mtpa |
| 46 | Malta | 1 | 0.5 Mtpa |
| 47 | Norway | 6 | 0.5 Mtpa |
| 48 | Gibraltar | 1 | 0.1 Mtpa |
Showing the top 48. Browse every country in the directory.
Common questions
Each answer stands on its own.
- Which country has the most LNG export capacity?
- United States, with 149 Mtpa of operating export capacity across 13 terminals that report export capacity, in the current release.
- Which country has the most LNG import capacity?
- Japan, with 242 Mtpa of operating import capacity across 45 terminals that report import capacity, in the current release.
- Why does this page rank capacity rather than import dependence?
- Because import dependence is a statement about a country's gas consumption relative to its own production, and Global Energy Monitor's tracker records terminal infrastructure rather than national supply and demand. Ranking by capacity is what this data can actually support without estimating a figure the source does not provide.
- Can a country appear in both rankings?
- Yes, and several do — a country can host both export and import terminals for different regions, uses or trade reasons, and each ranking counts only the relevant facility type.