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 stood at 40,891.1 million cubic meters in April 2026, versus 44,240.7 in March. This constitutes a decrease of 7.57 percent.
Sample. There are 112 data points in the monthly time series presented in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series is from January 2017 to April 2026.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: imports averaged 40,932.1 million cubic meters; they registered a minimum of 29,139.8 in February 2017; they attained a maximum of 53,213.1 in January 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic meters |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 47645.7 |
| 2026-03-31 | 44240.74 |
| 2026-04-30 | 40891.14 |
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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 | 112 | 2017-01-31 | 2026-04-30 |