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Historical Values
Year Value
2022 production: 1,928,431,000 cubic meters (2020 est.) consumption: 102,108,738,000 cubic meters (2019 est.) exports: 28,000 cubic meters (2019 est.) imports: 105,255,103,000 cubic meters (2019 est.) proven reserves: 20.898 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
2023 production: 1,928,431,000 cubic meters (2020 est.) consumption: 102,108,738,000 cubic meters (2019 est.) exports: 28,000 cubic meters (2019 est.) imports: 105,255,103,000 cubic meters (2019 est.) proven reserves: 20.898 billion cubic meters (2021 est.) note: Japan had been the largest global liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer until 2021 when it was exceeded by China; prior to 2021, Japan had been the largest importer of LNG for 51 years; Japan has the largest LNG storage tank capacity in the w
2024 production: 2.22 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) consumption: 92.843 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) exports: 271.607 million cubic meters (2022 est.) imports: 92.567 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) proven reserves: 20.898 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
2025 production: 2.019 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) consumption: 88.317 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) exports: 271.607 million cubic meters (2022 est.) imports: 85.003 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) proven reserves: 20.898 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)