Rank
|
Country
|
Natural gas - imports
(cu m)
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
794,600,000,000
|
2005
|
2
|
European Union
|
361,500,000,000
|
2005 est.
|
3
|
United States
|
117,900,000,000
|
2005
|
4
|
Germany
|
86,990,000,000
|
2005
|
5
|
Japan
|
77,600,000,000
|
2005
|
6
|
Italy
|
70,450,000,000
|
2005
|
7
|
Ukraine
|
57,090,000,000
|
2006 est.
|
8
|
France
|
47,020,000,000
|
2005
|
9
|
Russia
|
37,500,000,000
|
2005
|
10
|
Korea, South
|
35,860,000,000
|
2006
|
11
|
Spain
|
31,760,000,000
|
2005
|
12
|
Turkey
|
25,480,000,000
|
2005
|
13
|
Netherlands
|
22,080,000,000
|
2005
|
14
|
Belarus
|
19,310,000,000
|
2005
|
15
|
Belgium
|
17,270,000,000
|
2005
|
16
|
United Kingdom
|
15,840,000,000
|
2005
|
17
|
Hungary
|
11,510,000,000
|
2005
|
18
|
Kazakhstan
|
11,090,000,000
|
2005
|
19
|
Poland
|
10,010,000,000
|
2005
|
20
|
Mexico
|
9,717,000,000
|
2005
|
21
|
Canada
|
9,403,000,000
|
2005
|
22
|
Taiwan
|
9,217,000,000
|
2005
|
23
|
Austria
|
9,063,000,000
|
2005
|
24
|
Czech Republic
|
8,976,000,000
|
2005
|
25
|
Thailand
|
8,497,000,000
|
2005
|
26
|
Brazil
|
8,478,000,000
|
2005
|
27
|
Slovakia
|
6,396,000,000
|
2005
|
28
|
Singapore
|
6,339,000,000
|
2005
|
29
|
Chile
|
6,234,000,000
|
2005
|
30
|
Romania
|
6,234,000,000
|
2005
|
31
|
Iran
|
5,800,000,000
|
2005
|
32
|
India
|
5,793,000,000
|
2005
|
33
|
Bulgaria
|
5,179,000,000
|
2005
|
34
|
Azerbaijan
|
4,373,000,000
|
2005
|
35
|
Portugal
|
4,281,000,000
|
2005
|
36
|
Finland
|
4,245,000,000
|
2005
|
37
|
Ireland
|
3,348,000,000
|
2005
|
38
|
Switzerland
|
3,260,000,000
|
2005
|
39
|
Hong Kong
|
2,944,000,000
|
2005
|
40
|
Lithuania
|
2,916,000,000
|
2005
|
41
|
Greece
|
2,707,000,000
|
2005
|
42
|
Moldova
|
2,350,000,000
|
2005
|
43
|
Serbia
|
2,100,000,000
|
2004 est.
|
44
|
Latvia
|
1,861,000,000
|
2005
|
45
|
Tunisia
|
1,726,000,000
|
2005
|
46
|
Argentina
|
1,669,000,000
|
2005
|
47
|
Armenia
|
1,630,000,000
|
2005
|
48
|
Estonia
|
1,458,000,000
|
2005
|
49
|
Georgia
|
1,400,000,000
|
2005
|
50
|
Luxembourg
|
1,356,000,000
|
2005
|
51
|
United Arab Emirates
|
1,343,000,000
|
2005
|
52
|
Tajikistan
|
1,333,000,000
|
2005
|
53
|
Jordan
|
1,228,000,000
|
2005
|
54
|
Croatia
|
1,103,000,000
|
2005
|
55
|
Slovenia
|
1,073,000,000
|
2005
|
56
|
China
|
976,000,000
|
2006
|
57
|
Sweden
|
893,900,000
|
2005
|
58
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
680,900,000
|
2005
|
59
|
Puerto Rico
|
642,600,000
|
2005
|
60
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
383,600,000
|
2005
|
61
|
Dominican Republic
|
239,800,000
|
2005
|
62
|
Macedonia
|
95,910,000
|
2005
|
63
|
Uruguay
|
86,320,000
|
2005
|
64
|
Aruba
|
0
|
2005
|
65
|
Afghanistan
|
0
|
2005
|
66
|
Bahrain
|
0
|
2005
|
67
|
Botswana
|
0
|
2005
|
68
|
Bhutan
|
0
|
2005
|
69
|
Solomon Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
70
|
Benin
|
0
|
2005
|
71
|
Burma
|
0
|
2005
|
72
|
Bolivia
|
0
|
2007 est.
|
73
|
Belize
|
0
|
2005
|
74
|
Bangladesh
|
0
|
2005
|
75
|
Bahamas, The
|
0
|
2005
|
76
|
Bermuda
|
0
|
2005
|
77
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
0
|
2005
|
78
|
Fiji
|
0
|
2005
|
79
|
Ethiopia
|
0
|
2005
|
80
|
El Salvador
|
0
|
2005
|
81
|
Eritrea
|
0
|
2005
|
82
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
0
|
2005
|
83
|
Egypt
|
0
|
2005
|
84
|
Ecuador
|
0
|
2005
|
85
|
Denmark
|
0
|
2005
|
86
|
Laos
|
0
|
2005
|
87
|
Kuwait
|
0
|
2005
|
88
|
Kiribati
|
0
|
2005
|
89
|
Korea, North
|
0
|
2005
|
90
|
Kenya
|
0
|
2005
|
91
|
Jamaica
|
0
|
2005
|
92
|
Iraq
|
0
|
2005
|
93
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
0
|
2005
|
94
|
Israel
|
0
|
2005
|
95
|
Malaysia
|
0
|
2005
|
96
|
Maldives
|
0
|
2005
|
97
|
Oman
|
0
|
2005
|
98
|
Malta
|
0
|
2005
|
99
|
Mauritania
|
0
|
2005
|
100
|
Mauritius
|
0
|
2005
|
101
|
Morocco
|
0
|
2005
|
102
|
Mali
|
0
|
2005
|
103
|
Malawi
|
0
|
2005
|
104
|
Zimbabwe
|
0
|
2005
|
105
|
Zambia
|
0
|
2005
|
106
|
Yemen
|
0
|
2005
|
107
|
Swaziland
|
0
|
2005
|
108
|
Samoa
|
0
|
2005
|
109
|
Western Sahara
|
0
|
2005
|
110
|
Namibia
|
0
|
2005
|
111
|
Virgin Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
112
|
Vietnam
|
0
|
2005
|
113
|
British Virgin Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
114
|
Venezuela
|
0
|
2005
|
115
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0
|
2005
|
116
|
Uzbekistan
|
0
|
2005
|
117
|
Burkina Faso
|
0
|
2005
|
118
|
Uganda
|
0
|
2005
|
119
|
Tanzania
|
0
|
2005
|
120
|
Turkmenistan
|
0
|
2005
|
121
|
Timor-Leste
|
0
|
2005
|
122
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0
|
2005
|
123
|
Togo
|
0
|
2005
|
124
|
Tonga
|
0
|
2005
|
125
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
126
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0
|
2005
|
127
|
Syria
|
0
|
2006 est.
|
128
|
Sudan
|
0
|
2006 est.
|
129
|
Saint Lucia
|
0
|
2005
|
130
|
Somalia
|
0
|
2005
|
131
|
Sierra Leone
|
0
|
2005
|
132
|
Saint Helena
|
0
|
2005
|
133
|
Senegal
|
0
|
2005
|
134
|
South Africa
|
0
|
2005
|
135
|
Seychelles
|
0
|
2005
|
136
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0
|
2005
|
137
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
0
|
2005
|
138
|
Saudi Arabia
|
0
|
2005
|
139
|
Rwanda
|
0
|
2005
|
140
|
Philippines
|
0
|
2005
|
141
|
Panama
|
0
|
2005
|
142
|
Pakistan
|
0
|
2005
|
143
|
Peru
|
0
|
2005
|
144
|
Paraguay
|
0
|
2005
|
145
|
New Zealand
|
0
|
2005
|
146
|
Nicaragua
|
0
|
2005
|
147
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
0
|
2005
|
148
|
Suriname
|
0
|
2005
|
149
|
Nauru
|
0
|
2005
|
150
|
Qatar
|
0
|
2005
|
151
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
0
|
2005
|
152
|
Papua New Guinea
|
0
|
2005
|
153
|
Nepal
|
0
|
2005
|
154
|
Norway
|
0
|
2005
|
155
|
Nigeria
|
0
|
2005
|
156
|
Vanuatu
|
0
|
2005
|
157
|
Niger
|
0
|
2005
|
158
|
Niue
|
0
|
2005
|
159
|
New Caledonia
|
0
|
2005
|
160
|
Mozambique
|
0
|
2005
|
161
|
Montserrat
|
0
|
2005
|
162
|
Mongolia
|
0
|
2005
|
163
|
Macau
|
0
|
2005
|
164
|
Madagascar
|
0
|
2005
|
165
|
Libya
|
0
|
2005
|
166
|
Lesotho
|
0
|
2005
|
167
|
Liberia
|
0
|
2005
|
168
|
Lebanon
|
0
|
2005
|
169
|
Indonesia
|
0
|
2006
|
170
|
Iceland
|
0
|
2005
|
171
|
Honduras
|
0
|
2005
|
172
|
Haiti
|
0
|
2005
|
173
|
Guyana
|
0
|
2005
|
174
|
Guinea
|
0
|
2005
|
175
|
Guatemala
|
0
|
2005
|
176
|
Guam
|
0
|
2005
|
177
|
Greenland
|
0
|
2005
|
178
|
Grenada
|
0
|
2005
|
179
|
Gibraltar
|
0
|
2005
|
180
|
Ghana
|
0
|
2005
|
181
|
Gabon
|
0
|
2005
|
182
|
Gambia, The
|
0
|
2005
|
183
|
French Polynesia
|
0
|
2005
|
184
|
Faroe Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
185
|
Cyprus
|
0
|
2005
|
186
|
Cook Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
187
|
Cape Verde
|
0
|
2005
|
188
|
Cuba
|
0
|
2006
|
189
|
Central African Republic
|
0
|
2005
|
190
|
Costa Rica
|
0
|
2005
|
191
|
Colombia
|
0
|
2005
|
192
|
Comoros
|
0
|
2005
|
193
|
Dominica
|
0
|
2005
|
194
|
Djibouti
|
0
|
2005
|
195
|
Cameroon
|
0
|
2005
|
196
|
Cayman Islands
|
0
|
2005
|
197
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
0
|
2005
|
198
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
0
|
2005
|
199
|
Chad
|
0
|
2005
|
200
|
Cambodia
|
0
|
2005
|
201
|
Burundi
|
0
|
2005
|
202
|
Brunei
|
0
|
2005
|
203
|
Barbados
|
0
|
2005
|
204
|
Australia
|
0
|
2005
|
205
|
American Samoa
|
0
|
2005
|
206
|
Angola
|
0
|
2005
|
207
|
Albania
|
0
|
2005
|
208
|
Algeria
|
0
|
2005
|
209
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0
|
2005
|
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