United States LNG Export and Import Volumes

page last updated: January 30, 2026

Definitions

The United States went from building LNG import terminals in the early 2000s (expecting a gas shortage) to becoming the world’s largest LNG exporter by the 2020s — all because of the shale gas revolution.
The U.S. Supplies Europe and Asia with significant portions of their LNG.
The U.S. has dozens of LNG export projects either operating, under construction, or proposed.
The U.S. enjoys a strategic advantage in global energy markets due to its abundant, low-cost natural gas.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration

Million Cubic Feet (MMcf)

Year	Imports from Algeria	Imports from Egypt	Imports from Nigeria	Imports from Trinidad	Imports from Other Countries
2024	0	0	0	10,444	6,037
2023	0	0	0	11,929	3,310
2022	0	0	0	23,535	1,733
2021	0	0	0	21,423	164
2020	0	0	6,906	39,233	3,075
2019	0	0	3,154	46,872	2,877
2018	0	0	2,860	65,819	7,772
2017	0	0	5,992	70,450	1,569
2016	0	0	0	84,190	4,177
2015	0	0	0	71,439	20,072
2014	0	0	0	42,818	16,457
2013	0	0	2,590	69,744	24,525
2012	0	2,811	0	112,207	59,631
2011	0	35,120	2,362	128,620	182,837
2010	0	72,990	41,733	189,748	126,539
2009	0	160,435	13,306	236,202	42,014
2008	0	54,839	12,049	266,821	17,989
2007	77,299	114,580	95,028	447,758	36,147
2006	17,449	119,528	57,292	389,268	0
2005	97,157	72,540	8,149	439,246	14,168

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