LNG exports by market

In 2021, 6.9 million tonnes per year of liquefaction capacity came online, and no new markets started exporting. The growth in exports from 2020 to 2021 was mainly driven by the United States (a 50% increase of 22.3 million tonnes) and Egypt ( an increase of 5.2 million tonnes). Australia retained its position as the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) exporter in the world in 2021, exporting 78.5 million tonnes last year versus 77.8 million tonnes in 2020.

Qatar, the second-largest exporter in 2021, exported 77.0 million tonnes in 2021, a total which had barely changed compared to 2020. In 2021, the U.S. remained the third-largest exporter of LNG at 67.0 million tonnes, and Russia retained its spot as the fourth-largest exporter with 29.6 million tonnes of exports in