🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates exports of petroleum gas: 2024 trade data
Exports of petroleum gas by the United Arab Emirates reached $14.62 billion in 2024 (23.55 million tonnes). That makes it the 9th largest exporter of this product worldwide, out of 152 countries. Value rose 5% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of petroleum gas by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.62B | 23.55M t |
| 2023 | $13.97B | 21.54M t |
| 2022 | $17.56B | 19.48M t |
| 2021 | $10.82B | 17.34M t |
| 2020 | $6.09B | 15.92M t |
| 2019 | $7.37B | 14.11M t |
| 2018 | $10.47B | 17.21M t |
| 2017 | $8.64B | 18.18M t |
Where the United Arab Emirates exports petroleum gas to
India alone took 51% of it. Among the main buyer markets, India grew fastest (+31% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $7.51B | 51% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $4.85B | 33% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $624.0M | 4.3% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $385.0M | 2.6% |
| Taiwan | $374.1M | 2.6% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $286.3M | 2% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $236.8M | 1.6% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $119.9M | 0.8% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $85.5M | 0.6% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $61.3M | 0.4% |
Types of petroleum gas under HS 2711
| 2711.12 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | 43% |
| 2711.13 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | 34% |
| 2711.11 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | 23% |
| 2711.19 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | 0.3% |
| 2711.21 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | 0% |
| 2711.29 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, other than natural gas | 0% |
| 2711.14 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2711.
Average export price of petroleum gas
The average declared value was about $0.62 per kg, close to the world average of $0.56.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also imports petroleum gas
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported petroleum gas worth $167.9 million (102.9 thousand tonnes). Nigeria alone supplied 67% of it. Among the main suppliers, United States grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $112.9M | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $37.9M | 23% |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $10.4M | 6.2% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $2.4M | 1.4% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.8M | 1.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $750K | 0.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $517K | 0.3% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $422K | 0.3% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $319K | 0.2% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $278K | 0.2% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2711: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons.
Petroleum gas trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of petroleum gas imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported petroleum gas worth $167.9 million in 2024 (102.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import petroleum gas from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Nigeria (67%), United States (23%), Mozambique (6%).
What is the average import price of petroleum gas in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $1.63 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.56 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export petroleum gas?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported petroleum gas worth $14.62 billion in 2024, mainly to India, China, Japan.
What is the HS code for petroleum gas?
Petroleum gas falls under HS heading 2711 (Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading petroleum gas with the United Arab Emirates?
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