LNG imports (million cubic meters) - World - FSR - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Liquefied Natural Gas imports (FSR)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the world, LNG imports were 41,464.7 million cubic meters in March 2026, versus 47,441.7 in the previous month. This constitutes a reduction of 12.60 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 111 observations. The series covers the span of time extending from January 2017 to March 2026.
History. Here are some statistics computed on the entire sample: imports achieved a maximum of 52,941.7 million cubic meters in December 2025; they recorded a bottom of 29,139.8 in February 2017; they were equal on average to 40,849.2.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic meters |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 52822.07 |
| 2026-02-28 | 47441.7 |
| 2026-03-31 | 41464.74 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million cubic meters |
| Source | FetchSeries Research; calculations on CREA, Eurostat, EIA and Jodi data |
| Source type | Data research lab |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) + FetchSeries disclaimers |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM01 |
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Global LNG trade
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNG imports (million cubic meters) - World - FSR - Monthly | 111 | 2017-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |