🇺🇸 United States exports of petroleum gas: 2024 trade data
The United States exported $84.77 billion of petroleum gas in 2024 (156.11 million tonnes). That makes it the largest exporter of this product worldwide, out of 152 countries. The value was almost unchanged from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 20% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2022, at $118.72 billion.
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 | $84.77B | 156.11M t |
| 2023 | $83.98B | 152.04M t |
| 2022 | $118.72B | 137.47M t |
| 2021 | $80.16B | 146.29M t |
| 2020 | $35.42B | 110.64M t |
| 2019 | $34.54B | 89.40M t |
| 2018 | $31.86B | 64.15M t |
| 2017 | $24.14B | 59.22M t |
Where the United States exports petroleum gas to
The largest buyer markets were China (16%), Japan (9%), South Korea (8%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 33%. Among the main buyer markets, Egypt grew fastest (+574% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $13.53B | 16% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $7.92B | 9.3% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $6.90B | 8.1% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $6.85B | 8.1% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $6.11B | 7.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $4.01B | 4.7% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.81B | 3.3% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2.52B | 3% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.35B | 2.8% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $2.10B | 2.5% |
Types of petroleum gas under HS 2711
| 2711.11 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | 47% |
| 2711.12 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | 36% |
| 2711.13 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | 8.9% |
| 2711.21 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | 6.8% |
| 2711.19 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | 0.8% |
| 2711.14 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene | 0.1% |
| 2711.29 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, other than natural gas | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2711.
Average export price of petroleum gas
The average declared value was about $0.54 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 States also imports petroleum gas
Imports of petroleum gas by the United States reached $10.19 billion in 2024 (18.89 million tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. Canada alone supplied 85% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $8.70B | 85% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $514.6M | 5.1% |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $505.6M | 5% |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $133.0M | 1.3% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $98.0M | 1% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $67.3M | 0.7% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $40.3M | 0.4% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $34.2M | 0.3% |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | $30.0M | 0.3% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $29.8M | 0.3% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
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.
Shipment records are in the platform
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Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source.
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 States: questions
What is the value of petroleum gas imported by the United States?
The United States imported petroleum gas worth $10.19 billion in 2024 (18.89 million tonnes).
Where does the United States import petroleum gas from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Canada (85%), Nigeria (5%), Trinidad and Tobago (5%).
What is the average import price of petroleum gas in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $0.54 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.56 per kg.
Does the United States export petroleum gas?
Yes. The United States exported petroleum gas worth $84.77 billion in 2024, mainly to China, Japan, South Korea.
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 States?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United States with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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