Biggest gas importers


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



This entry is the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m).
Rank country (cu m) Date of Information
1 United States 112,700,000,000 2008 est.
2 Japan 95,390,000,000 2008 est.
3 Germany 91,990,000,000 2008 est.
4 Italy 76,860,000,000 2008 est.
5 Ukraine 64,200,000,000 2008 est.
6 Russia 56,900,000,000 2008 est.
7 France 49,350,000,000 2008 est.
8 Spain 38,590,000,000 2008 est.
9 Turkey 36,720,000,000 2008 est.
10 United Kingdom 36,540,000,000 2008 est.
11 Korea, South 36,210,000,000 2008 est.
12 Netherlands 25,340,000,000 2008 est.
13 Belarus 21,600,000,000 2008 est.
14 Belgium 17,420,000,000 2008 est.
15 United Arab Emirates 16,750,000,000 2008 est.
16 Canada 14,840,000,000 2008 est.
17 Mexico 12,610,000,000 2008 est.
18 Taiwan 12,080,000,000 2008 est.
19 Hungary 11,470,000,000 2008 est.
20 Poland 11,200,000,000 2008 est.
21 Brazil 11,030,000,000 2008 est.
22 India 10,790,000,000 2008 est.
23 Austria 10,050,000,000 2008 est.
24 Czech Republic 9,573,000,000 2008 est.
25 Kazakhstan 9,517,000,000 2008 est.
26 Thailand 8,550,000,000 2008 est.
27 Singapore 8,270,000,000 2008 est.
28 Iran 6,900,000,000 2008 est.
29 Slovakia 6,266,000,000 2008 est.
30 Romania 5,500,000,000 2008 est.
31 Australia 5,377,000,000 2008 est.
32 Ireland 4,798,000,000 2008 est.
33 Portugal 4,763,000,000 2008 est.
34 Finland 4,739,000,000 2008 est.
35 China 4,500,000,000 2008 est.
36 Greece 4,205,000,000 2008 est.
37 Lithuania 3,530,000,000 2008 est.
38 Switzerland 3,429,000,000 2008 est.
39 Hong Kong 3,360,000,000 2008 est.
40 South Africa 3,200,000,000 2008 est.
41 Bulgaria 3,100,000,000 2008 est.
42 Jordan 2,720,000,000 2008 est.
43 Moldova 2,520,000,000 2008 est.
44 Serbia 2,100,000,000 2004 est.
45 Latvia 2,050,000,000 2008 est.
46 Armenia 1,930,000,000 2008 est.
47 Georgia 1,720,000,000 2008 est.
48 Estonia 1,510,000,000 2008 est.
49 Venezuela 1,500,000,000 2008 est.
50 Argentina 1,300,000,000 2008 est.
51 Croatia 1,260,000,000 2008 est.
52 Luxembourg 1,255,000,000 2008 est.
53 Tunisia 1,250,000,000 2008 est.
54 Slovenia 1,000,000,000 2008 est.
55 Sweden 913,000,000 2008 est.
56 Puerto Rico 806,600,000 2008 est.
57 Kyrgyzstan 720,000,000 2008 est.
58 Chile 690,000,000 2008 est.
59 Morocco 500,000,000 2008 est.
60 Tajikistan 500,000,000 2008 est.
61 Dominican Republic 470,000,000 2008 est.
62 Oman 350,000,000 2008 est.
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 310,000,000 NA
64 Syria 140,000,000 2008 est.
65 Macau 81,900,000 2008 est.
66 Macedonia 70,000,000 2008 est.
67 Uruguay 70,000,000 2008 est.
68 Aruba 0 2008 est.
69 Afghanistan 0 2008 est.
70 Bahrain 0 2008 est.
71 Botswana 0 2008 est.
72 Bhutan 0 2008 est.
73 Solomon Islands 0 2008 est.
74 Benin 0 2008 est.
75 Burma 0 2008 est.
76 Bolivia 0 2008 est.
77 Belize 0 2008 est.
78 Bangladesh 0 2008 est.
79 Bahamas, The 0 2008 est.
80 Bermuda 0 2008 est.
81 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 2008 est.
82 Fiji 0 2008 est.
83 Ethiopia 0 2008 est.
84 El Salvador 0 2008 est.
85 Eritrea 0 2008 est.
86 Equatorial Guinea 0 2008 est.
87 Egypt 0 2008 est.
88 Ecuador 0 2008 est.
89 Denmark 0 2008 est.
90 Maldives 0 2008 est.
91 Malta 0 2008 est.
92 Mauritania 0 2008 est.
93 Mauritius 0 2008 est.
94 Mali 0 2008 est.
95 Malawi 0 2008 est.
96 Montserrat 0 2008 est.
97 Mongolia 0 2008 est.
98 Lebanon 0 2008 est.
99 Pakistan 0 2008 est.
100 Peru 0 2008 est.
101 Paraguay 0 2008 est.
102 New Zealand 0 2008 est.
103 Nicaragua 0 2008 est.
104 Netherlands Antilles 0 2008 est.
105 Suriname 0 2008 est.
106 Nauru 0 2008 est.
107 Nepal 0 2008 est.
108 Zimbabwe 0 2008 est.
109 Zambia 0 2008 est.
110 Yemen 0 2008 est.
111 Swaziland 0 2008 est.
112 Samoa 0 2008 est.
113 Western Sahara 0 2008 est.
114 Namibia 0 2008 est.
115 Virgin Islands 0 2008 est.
116 Vietnam 0 2008 est.
117 British Virgin Islands 0 2008 est.
118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2008 est.
119 Uzbekistan 0 2008 est.
120 Burkina Faso 0 2008 est.
121 Uganda 0 2008 est.
122 Tanzania 0 2008 est.
123 Turkmenistan 0 2008 est.
124 Timor-Leste 0 2008 est.
125 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2008 est.
126 Togo 0 2008 est.
127 Tonga 0 2008 est.
128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2008 est.
129 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2008 est.
130 Sudan 0 2008 est.
131 Saint Lucia 0 2008 est.
132 Somalia 0 2008 est.
133 Sierra Leone 0 2008 est.
134 Saint Helena 0 2008 est.
135 Senegal 0 2008 est.
136 Seychelles 0 2008 est.
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2008 est.
138 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2008 est.
139 Saudi Arabia 0 2008 est.
140 Rwanda 0 2008 est.
141 Philippines 0 2008 est.
142 Qatar 0 2008 est.
143 Guinea-Bissau 0 2008 est.
144 Papua New Guinea 0 2008 est.
145 Panama 0 2008 est.
146 Norway 0 2008 est.
147 Nigeria 0 2008 est.
148 Vanuatu 0 2008 est.
149 Niger 0 2008 est.
150 Niue 0 2008 est.
151 New Caledonia 0 2008 est.
152 Mozambique 0 2008 est.
153 Malaysia 0 2008 est.
154 Laos 0 2008 est.
155 Kuwait 0 2008 est.
156 Kiribati 0 2008 est.
157 Korea, North 0 2008 est.
158 Kenya 0 2008 est.
159 Jamaica 0 2008 est.
160 Iraq 0 2008 est.
161 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2008 est.
162 Madagascar 0 2008 est.
163 Libya 0 2008 est.
164 Lesotho 0 2008 est.
165 Liberia 0 2008 est.
166 Israel 0 2008 est.
167 Indonesia 0 2008 est.
168 Iceland 0 2008 est.
169 Honduras 0 2008 est.
170 Haiti 0 2008 est.
171 Guyana 0 2008 est.
172 Guinea 0 2008 est.
173 Guatemala 0 2008 est.
174 Greenland 0 2008 est.
175 Grenada 0 2008 est.
176 Gibraltar 0 2008 est.
177 Ghana 0 2008 est.
178 Gabon 0 2008 est.
179 Gambia, The 0 2008 est.
180 French Polynesia 0 2008 est.
181 Faroe Islands 0 2008 est.
182 Cyprus 0 2008 est.
183 Cook Islands 0 2008 est.
184 Cape Verde 0 2008 est.
185 Cuba 0 2008 est.
186 Central African Republic 0 2008 est.
187 Costa Rica 0 2008 est.
188 Colombia 0 2008 est.
189 Comoros 0 2008 est.
190 Dominica 0 2008 est.
191 Djibouti 0 2008 est.
192 Cameroon 0 2008 est.
193 Cayman Islands 0 2008 est.
194 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 2008 est.
195 Congo, Republic of the 0 2008 est.
196 Chad 0 2008 est.
197 Cambodia 0 2008 est.
198 Burundi 0 2008 est.
199 Brunei 0 2008 est.
200 Barbados 0 2008 est.
201 Azerbaijan 0 2008 est.
202 American Samoa 0 2008 est.
203 Angola 0 2008 est.
204 Albania 0 2008 est.
205 Algeria 0 2008 est.
206 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2008 est.



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