
The US remained the world’s largest LNG exporter in 2024
March 28, 2025
The US exported 11.9 billion ft3/d of LNG in 2024, remaining the world’s largest LNG exporter. LNG exports from Australia and Qatar – the world’s two next-largest LNG exporters – have remained relatively stable over the last five years (2020 – 2024); their exports have ranged from 10.2 billion ft3/d to 10.7 billion ft3/d annually, according to data from Cedigaz. Russia and Malaysia have been the fourth and fifth largest LNG exporters globally since 2019. In 2024, LNG exports from Russia averaged 4.4 billion ft3/d, and exports from Malaysia averaged 3.7 billion ft3/d.