T58 World Imports of Natural Gas by Country, 1980-2007
(Million Standard Cubic Metres)
  1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007* % change
07/06
North America 27,889 25,601 26,434 26,009 23,877 26,898 21,404 28,102 36,860 39,870 43,800 49,940 60,836 67,545 74,163 81,136 84,584 86,051 91,375 102,080 109,208 118,324 118,870 121,230 131,750 132,234 126,020 143,450 13.8
Canada 3 3 5 2 4 5 260 93 380 770 640 320 1,660 810 1,040 670 1,290 1,270 1,270 1,200 2,060 4,730 5,350 7,930 11,150 10,140 9,370 12,900 37.7
United States 27,886 25,598 26,429 26,007 23,873 26,893 21,144 28,009 36,480 39,100 43,160 49,620 59,176 66,735 73,123 80,466 83,294 84,781 90,105 100,880 107,148 113,594 113,520 113,300 120,600 122,094 116,650 130,550 11.9
Latin America 2,158 2,390 2,345 2,266 2,301 2,272 2,270 2,330 2,300 2,610 2,640 3,910 4,920 3,200 3,310 3,710 2,970 3,750 4,970 6,710 9,560 14,220 18,700 21,480 27,730 26,680 28,700 26,290 -8.4
Argentina 2,048 2,296 2,297 2,218 2,250 2,210 2,210 2,270 2,230 2,210 2,200 2,220 2,200 2,070 1,980 1,980 2,040 1,830 2,200 1,200         800 1,740 1,800 1,900 5.6
Brazil                                       370 2,120 4,420 5,260 5,320 7,600 8,800 9,460 10,000 5.7
Chile                                   670 1,240 3,390 4,070 5,140 5,340 6,060 7,200 6,500 5,560 2,400 -56.8
Dominican Republic                                               300 130 250 250 250  -
Mexico 110 94 48 48 51 62 60 60 70 400 440 1,690 2,720 1,130 1,330 1,730 930 1,250 1,530 1,730 2,980 3,990 7,450 9,000 11,200 8,600 10,790 10,900 1.0
Puerto Rico                                         350 630 630 740 680 670 720 720  -
Uruguay                                     0 20 40 40 20 60 120 120 120 120  -
Eastern Europe 23,965 24,723 27,110 27,846 29,020 31,470 32,410 33,910 34,350 39,890 42,640 39,760 33,940 34,400 34,400 40,560 45,000 41,300 39,760 39,350 40,850 40,800 42,250 44,730 51,390 51,690 53,400 47,040 -11.9
Bulgaria 4,050 4,460 4,830 4,930 5,050 6,090 5,770 6,070 6,250 6,300 6,800 5,730 5,500 4,800 4,700 5,850 6,040 5,100 3,600 3,350 3,200 2,900 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,850 2,850 2,850  -
Estonia                                                 970 970 970 970  -
Form Czechoslovakia 7,299 7,944 8,930 9,290 9,900 11,300 10,850 10,640 10,880 12,350 12,490 13,010 12,220 13,300 13,800 14,910 16,640 16,000 16,260 16,600 17,300 17,600 17,630 17,220 15,930 15,880 16,160 14,220 -12.0
Form USSR 3,120 2,676 2,300 2,326 2,320 2,400 2,220 1,640 1,020   1,500 3,010   500   100 100                        
Hungary 3,604 3,830 3,930 4,090 4,250 4,210 4,660 4,770 5,260 5,900 6,140 6,120 5,060 5,300 5,200 6,300 7,940 8,000 8,500 8,700 9,200 9,300 10,290 10,300 11,000 10,800 11,670 10,300 -11.7
Latvia                                                 1,750 1,750 1,700 1,700  -
Lithuania                                                 2,930 2,930 2,900 2,900  -
Poland 4,354 4,313 5,620 5,710 5,700 5,870 6,960 7,530 6,970 7,910 8,410 6,610 6,300 5,900 6,200 7,250 7,140 7,700 7,600 7,500 7,750 8,000 7,830 8,710 9,810 10,210 10,900 9,300 -14.7
Romania 1,538 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,800 1,600 1,950 3,260 3,970 7,430 7,300 5,280 4,860 4,600 4,500 6,150 7,140 4,500 3,800 3,200 3,400 3,000 3,700 5,700 6,200 6,300 6,250 4,800 -23.2
Western Europe 113,514 112,576 107,905 114,213 129,398 129,835 129,860 140,260 140,560 156,550 160,110 169,050 172,401 174,933 176,690 187,040 210,070 213,390 219,930 242,430 265,470 265,324 285,125 309,674 336,060 361,360 379,550 381,145 0.4
Austria 3,167 4,227 3,032 2,495 4,077 4,200 4,020 4,110 3,980 4,260 5,220 5,220 5,130 5,390 5,620 6,740 6,790 6,030 6,200 6,120 6,120 6,550 6,730 7,800 7,880 8,680 8,730 8,300 -4.9
Belgium 11,240 10,380 9,134 9,196 9,270 8,851 8,530 9,440 8,640 9,800 9,630 10,850 11,771 12,026 11,560 13,086 15,600 14,300 15,500 16,120 16,300 16,039 16,200 17,800 21,700 21,900 22,650 22,500 -0.7
Denmark - - 95 18 36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 200 280 280 280 280  -
Finland 930 760 730 710 753 1,040 1,220 1,580 1,720 2,280 2,680 2,840 2,950 3,100 3,400 3,600 4,040 3,700 4,200 4,200 4,300 4,500 4,400 4,840 4,610 4,200 4,400 4,300 -2.3
France 20,512 22,023 20,239 23,666 22,999 25,704 25,810 26,920 25,350 27,200 29,310 31,260 32,924 30,364 32,230 33,354 36,020 35,150 36,800 41,120 42,620 41,590 43,110 41,900 47,300 49,000 49,500 46,700 -5.7
Germany 43,305 39,672 41,965 41,730 47,809 47,110 47,080 50,720 51,470 57,050 57,450 59,380 60,420 66,440 67,690 67,840 77,860 75,380 73,800 75,230 76,200 78,200 83,790 85,980 88,700 90,700 90,800 83,700 -7.8
Greece - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160 900 1,500 2,140 1,980 2,020 2,450 2,750 2,860 3,290 3,600 9.4
Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 130 830 1,500 2,100 2,600 3,500 3,430 3,700 3,350 3,050 4,000 4,100 2.5
Italy 16,006 15,890 13,462 14,950 19,676 19,590 20,250 23,730 24,940 28,550 30,930 33,630 34,739 33,260 29,870 35,291 37,290 39,150 42,600 49,410 58,500 54,750 57,725 62,100 67,700 73,600 77,300 73,900 -4.4
Luxembourg 560 429 363 361 368 420 420 480 500 570 600 630 650 680 680 680 730 710 760 700 700 800 900 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,390 1,300 -6.5
Netherlands 3,190 2,823 2,857 2,710 3,020 1,770 1,680 1,800 2,130 2,310 2,270 1,960 2,900 3,020 3,290 3,450 4,630 5,890 5,300 7,340 12,600 8,530 12,270 16,700 15,300 17,300 18,500 18,750 1.4
Portugal                                   500 800 2,150 2,350 2,460 2,680 3,350 3,560 4,200 4,200 4,320 2.9
Spain 1,998 2,491 2,594 2,443 2,090 2,440 2,480 2,490 3,250 3,860 4,440 5,460 5,685 5,729 7,310 8,103 9,000 12,470 12,600 15,450 16,930 18,985 20,900 23,994 27,400 33,400 34,700 35,100 1.2
Sweden           80 230 320 370 480 630 530 720 850 840 820 860 860 860 840 840 950 1,280 1,250 1,050 1,030 950 1,015 6.8
Switzerland 1,050 1,136 1,130 1,420 1,960 1,460 1,560 1,540 1,520 1,690 1,850 2,110 2,360 2,280 2,540 2,570 2,770 2,620 2,700 3,040 3,050 3,030 2,770 2,920 2,770 2,840 2,800 2,780 -0.7
Turkey               440 1,080 3,000 3,260 4,030 4,440 5,000 5,270 6,958 8,160 9,750 10,380 12,300 14,300 16,380 17,720 21,520 22,200 27,000 30,200 36,500 20.9
United Kingdom 10,096 10,715 9,914 11,654 13,600 13,550 12,680 12,260 11,350 10,630 7,330 6,680 5,300 4,210 3,030 1,710 1,710 1,320 900 1,370 2,200 3,000 5,100 7,510 13,400 15,100 21,060 29,200 38.7
Former Yugoslavia 1,460 2,030 2,390 2,860 3,740 3,620 3,900 4,430 4,260 4,870 4,510 4,470 2,412 2,584 3,360 2,838 4,480 4,570 4,130 3,440 3,720 4,080 4,000 4,460 4,710 4,820 4,800 4,800  -
Middle East - - - - - - 650 2,750 3,100 3,600 2,000 - - - - - - 100 1,750 2,000 2,650 4,500 4,900 6,281 7,500 7,876 9,563 11,414 19.4
Iran, I.R. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 1,750 2,000 2,650 4,500 4,900 5,731 5,200 5,176 6,263 7,264 16.0
Jordan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 350 1,100 1,300 1,900 2,400 26.3
Kuwait - - - - - - 650 2,750 3,100 3,600 2,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates - - -                 - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,750 25.0
Africa - - - 100 173 680 320 890 760 1,210 1,200 650 721 718 1,670 1,479 1,100 910 450 800 1,730 1,580 2,290 2,090 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300  -
Morocco - - -                                       600 600 - - - - -
Tunisia - - - 100 173 680 320 890 760 1,210 1,200 650 721 718 1,670 1,479 1,100 910 450 800 1,730 1,580 1,690 1,490 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300  -
Asia Pacific 23,485 23,366 23,982 25,791 34,954 37,517 38,485 41,188 44,570 46,340 51,940 56,250 60,630 62,650 69,260 73,320 80,140 85,320 87,410 93,790 101,080 108,716 113,150 125,870 131,800 139,600 150,722 164,270 9.0
China - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 3,870 287.0
Hong Kong - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 220 - - - - - - - - - - - -
India - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,600 6,000 7,990 10,000 25.2
Japan 22,843 23,038 23,682 25,591 34,954 37,517 38,335 39,228 41,900 43,680 47,900 50,640 52,710 53,030 56,800 58,970 61,940 63,750 66,300 69,360 72,590 74,306 72,770 79,770 76,000 78,000 81,852 88,800 8.5
Korea, South             150 1,960 2,670 2,660 3,080 3,630 4,580 5,800 7,900 9,530 12,950 15,710 14,310 17,520 19,680 21,830 24,320 26,230 29,800 30,500 34,100 34,400 0.9
Malaysia 642 328 300 200 - - - - - - -                       0            
Singapore - - - - - - - - - -     1,100 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,270 2,660 5,320 6,600 6,600 6,600 6,500 -1.5
Taiwan - - - - - - - - - - 960 1,980 2,240 2,320 3,060 3,320 3,530 4,360 5,300 5,320 5,980 6,400 7,200 7,480 9,300 9,600 10,200 10,900 6.9
Thailand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 90 1,330 4,910 6,200 7,070 7,500 8,900 8,980 9,800 9.1
Total World 191,011 188,656 187,776 196,225 219,723 228,672 225,399 249,430 262,500 290,070 304,330 319,560 333,448 343,446 359,493 387,245 423,864 430,821 445,645 487,160 530,548 553,464 585,285 631,355 687,530 720,740 749,255 774,909 3.4
OPEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 650 2,750 3,100 3,600 2,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1,750 2,000 2,650 4,500 4,900 5,931 6,400 6,576 7,663 9,014 17.6
OPEC percentage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
Note: Since joining the EU in 2004, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are listed separately und not included under FSU.
Sources: Direct communications to the Secretariat. Cedigaz.National Sources.
Institut Francais du Petrole: The World Gas Industry. Middle East
Economic Survey. Petroleum Intelligence Weekly.Arab Oil and Gas.
BP Statistical Review of the World Energy
IEA Natural Gas Statistics. Secretariats estimates