What is the largest LNG export terminal in the world?

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, in United States, with 59.9 Mtpa of operating capacity in Global Energy Monitor's current release.

What is the largest LNG import terminal in the world?

Incheon LNG Terminal, in South Korea, with 54.5 Mtpa of operating capacity in Global Energy Monitor's current release.

Why are proposed and under-construction terminals excluded from this ranking?

Because a proposed train may never be built, and adding proposed capacity to operating capacity produces a figure that describes no real state of the world. Only capacity currently operating is ranked here; a terminal under construction will move onto this list once GEM reports it as operating.

How often does this ranking update?

It is generated at build time directly from the loaded Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker release, so it updates whenever the site ingests a new GEM release rather than being compiled or checked by hand.

Ranking

Largest LNG terminals by operating capacity

Export and import terminals ranked by capacity that is actually operating today, not proposed or under construction. Generated from the current Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker release rather than compiled by hand.

Largest LNG export terminals

Ranked by operating capacity in million tonnes per year. A terminal under construction or proposed does not appear until GEM reports it as operating.

Operating export capacity, top 10 terminals (Mtpa)

#	Terminal	Country	Operating capacity
1	Sabine Pass LNG Terminal	United States	59.9 Mtpa
2	QatarEnergy LNG (N)	Qatar	40.8 Mtpa
3	QatarEnergy LNG (S)	Qatar	36.3 Mtpa
4	Freeport LNG Terminal	United States	29.7 Mtpa
5	Nigeria LNG Terminal	Nigeria	22.2 Mtpa
6	Arzew-Bethioua LNG Terminal	Algeria	20.8 Mtpa
7	Yamal LNG Terminal	Russia	17.4 Mtpa
8	Gorgon LNG Terminal	Australia	15.6 Mtpa
9	Corpus Christi LNG Terminal	United States	15 Mtpa
10	North West Shelf LNG Terminal	Australia	14.2 Mtpa
11	LNG Canada Terminal	Canada	14 Mtpa
12	Cameron LNG Terminal	United States	13.5 Mtpa
13	Atlantic LNG Terminal	Trinidad and Tobago	12 Mtpa
14	Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal	Oman	11.4 Mtpa
15	Tangguh LNG Terminal	Indonesia	11.4 Mtpa
16	Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal	United States	10 Mtpa
17	Plaquemines LNG Terminal	United States	10 Mtpa
18	Dua Malaysia LNG Terminal	Malaysia	9.6 Mtpa
19	Sakhalin II LNG Terminal	Russia	9.6 Mtpa
20	Ichthys FLNG Terminal	Australia	9.3 Mtpa
21	Australia Pacific LNG Terminal	Australia	9 Mtpa
22	Wheatstone LNG Terminal	Australia	8.9 Mtpa
23	Gulf LNG Terminal	United States	8.8 Mtpa
24	Queensland Curtis LNG Terminal	Australia	8.5 Mtpa
25	Satu Malaysia Terminal	Malaysia	8.4 Mtpa
26	Papua New Guinea LNG Terminal	Papua New Guinea	8.3 Mtpa
27	Gladstone LNG Terminal	Australia	7.8 Mtpa
28	Costa Azul LNG Terminal	Mexico	7.6 Mtpa
29	Saint John LNG Terminal	Canada	7.5 Mtpa
30	Brunei LNG Terminal	Brunei	7.2 Mtpa
31	Egyptian LNG Terminal	Egypt	7.2 Mtpa
32	Tiga Malaysia LNG Terminal	Malaysia	7.2 Mtpa
33	Arctic LNG 2 Terminal	Russia	6.6 Mtpa
34	Das Island LNG Terminal	United Arab Emirates	6 Mtpa
35	Bontang LNG Terminal	Indonesia	5.75 Mtpa
36	Angola LNG Terminal	Angola	5.2 Mtpa
37	Damietta SEGAS LNG Terminal	Egypt	5 Mtpa
38	Pluto LNG Terminal	Australia	4.9 Mtpa
39	Skikda LNG Terminal	Algeria	4.5 Mtpa
40	Peru LNG Terminal	Peru	4.45 Mtpa
41	Hammerfest LNG Snohvit Terminal	Norway	4.2 Mtpa
42	Punta Europa LNG Terminal	Equatorial Guinea	3.7 Mtpa
43	Malaysia LNG Terminal Train 9	Malaysia	3.6 Mtpa
44	Prelude FLNG Terminal	Australia	3.6 Mtpa
45	Coral South FLNG Terminal	Mozambique	3.4 Mtpa
46	Arun LNG Terminal	Indonesia	3 Mtpa
47	Elba Island LNG Terminal	United States	2.5 Mtpa
48	Cameroon FLNG Terminal	Cameroon	2.4 Mtpa
49	Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG Terminal	Mauritania	2.4 Mtpa
50	Donggi-Senoro LNG Terminal	Indonesia	2 Mtpa

Showing the top 50. The terminal directory lists every export terminal, sortable by any column.

Largest LNG import terminals

Ranked by operating send-out capacity, the figure that actually governs an import terminal — see how send-out differs from storage volume.

#	Terminal	Country	Operating capacity
1	Incheon LNG Terminal	South Korea	54.5 Mtpa
2	Pyeongtaek LNG Terminal	South Korea	41 Mtpa
3	Sodegaura LNG Terminal	Japan	31.4 Mtpa
4	Tongyoung LNG Terminal	South Korea	26.5 Mtpa
5	Futtsu LNG Terminal	Japan	22.9 Mtpa
6	Al Zour LNG Terminal	Kuwait	22 Mtpa
7	Cove Point LNG Terminal	United States	18.9 Mtpa
8	Dahej LNG Terminal	India	17.5 Mtpa
9	South Hook LNG Terminal	United Kingdom	15.6 Mtpa
10	Grain LNG Terminal	United Kingdom	14.3 Mtpa
11	Ain Sokhna FSRU	Egypt	13.5 Mtpa
12	Higashi Ohgishima LNG Terminal	Japan	13.2 Mtpa
13	Barcelona LNG Terminal	Spain	12.6 Mtpa
14	Zeebrugge LNG Terminal	Belgium	12.3 Mtpa
15	Negishi LNG Terminal	Japan	12 Mtpa
16	Tianjin LNG Terminal (PipeChina)	China	12 Mtpa
17	Gate LNG Terminal	Netherlands	11.8 Mtpa
18	Samcheok LNG Terminal	South Korea	11.6 Mtpa
19	Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 1	Thailand	11.5 Mtpa
20	Shandong LNG Terminal	China	11 Mtpa
21	Singapore LNG Terminal	Singapore	11 Mtpa
22	Guanabara Bay FSRU	Brazil	10.9 Mtpa
23	Chita LNG Terminal	Japan	10.9 Mtpa
24	Boryeong LNG Terminal	South Korea	10.8 Mtpa
25	Tianjin LNG Terminal (Sinopec)	China	10.8 Mtpa
26	Izmir Aliaga LNG Terminal	Türkiye	10.7 Mtpa
27	Yung-An LNG Terminal	Taiwan	10.5 Mtpa
28	Ohgishima LNG Terminal	Japan	10.2 Mtpa
29	Rudong LNG Terminal (PetroChina)	China	10 Mtpa
30	Tangshan LNG Terminal (PetroChina)	China	10 Mtpa
31	Mukran FSRU	Germany	9.92 Mtpa
32	Senboku 2 LNG Terminal	Japan	9.9 Mtpa
33	Dunkirk LNG Terminal	France	9.55 Mtpa
34	Nakagusuku LNG Terminal	Japan	9 Mtpa
35	Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal	Japan	8.9 Mtpa
36	Cartagena LNG Terminal (Spain)	Spain	8.7 Mtpa
37	Huelva LNG Terminal	Spain	8.7 Mtpa
38	Kawagoe LNG Terminal	Japan	8.7 Mtpa
39	Zhoushan LNG Terminal	China	8.5 Mtpa
40	Himeji Joint LNG Terminal	Japan	8.1 Mtpa
41	Fos Cavaou LNG Terminal	France	8 Mtpa
42	Montoir LNG Terminal	France	8 Mtpa
43	Taichung LNG Terminal	Taiwan	8 Mtpa
44	Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal	Japan	7.7 Mtpa
45	Guangdong Dapeng LNG Terminal	China	7.7 Mtpa
46	Tobata LNG Terminal	Japan	7.6 Mtpa
47	Chita Kyodo LNG Terminal	Japan	7.5 Mtpa
48	Dörtyol FSRU	Türkiye	7.5 Mtpa
49	Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 2	Thailand	7.5 Mtpa
50	Porto do Açu FSRU	Brazil	7.5 Mtpa

Showing the top 50. The terminal directory lists every import terminal, sortable by any column. Import capacity here means send-out, not storage volume.

Common questions

Each answer stands on its own.

What is the largest LNG export terminal in the world?: Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, in United States, with 59.9 Mtpa of operating capacity in Global Energy Monitor's current release.
What is the largest LNG import terminal in the world?: Incheon LNG Terminal, in South Korea, with 54.5 Mtpa of operating capacity in Global Energy Monitor's current release.
Why are proposed and under-construction terminals excluded from this ranking?: Because a proposed train may never be built, and adding proposed capacity to operating capacity produces a figure that describes no real state of the world. Only capacity currently operating is ranked here; a terminal under construction will move onto this list once GEM reports it as operating.
How often does this ranking update?: It is generated at build time directly from the loaded Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker release, so it updates whenever the site ingests a new GEM release rather than being compiled or checked by hand.