Rank
|
Country
|
Natural gas - imports
(cu m)
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
785,800,000,000
|
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
|
Spain
|
31,760,000,000
|
2005
|
11
|
Korea, South
|
28,290,000,000
|
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
|
India
|
5,793,000,000
|
2005
|
32
|
Iran
|
5,563,000,000
|
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
|
Sweden
|
893,900,000
|
2005
|
57
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
680,900,000
|
2005
|
58
|
Puerto Rico
|
642,600,000
|
2005
|
59
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
383,600,000
|
2005
|
60
|
Dominican Republic
|
239,800,000
|
2005
|
61
|
Macedonia
|
95,910,000
|
2005
|
62
|
Uruguay
|
86,320,000
|
2005
|
63
|
Afghanistan
|
0
|
2005
|
64
|
Bolivia
|
0
|
2005
|
65
|
Yemen
|
0
|
2005
|
66
|
Vietnam
|
0
|
2005
|
67
|
Venezuela
|
0
|
2005
|
68
|
Syria
|
0
|
2006 est.
|
69
|
Senegal
|
0
|
2005
|
70
|
South Africa
|
0
|
2005
|
71
|
Saudi Arabia
|
0
|
2005
|
72
|
Philippines
|
0
|
2005
|
73
|
Qatar
|
0
|
2005
|
74
|
Papua New Guinea
|
0
|
2005
|
75
|
Pakistan
|
0
|
2005
|
76
|
Peru
|
0
|
2005
|
77
|
Turkmenistan
|
0
|
2005
|
78
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0
|
2005
|
79
|
New Zealand
|
0
|
2005
|
80
|
Kuwait
|
0
|
2005
|
81
|
Iraq
|
0
|
2005
|
82
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
0
|
2005
|
83
|
Israel
|
0
|
2005
|
84
|
Indonesia
|
0
|
2005
|
85
|
Gabon
|
0
|
2005
|
86
|
Ecuador
|
0
|
2005
|
87
|
Denmark
|
0
|
2005
|
88
|
Cuba
|
0
|
2005
|
89
|
Colombia
|
0
|
2005
|
90
|
Cameroon
|
0
|
2005
|
91
|
China
|
0
|
2005
|
92
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
0
|
2005
|
93
|
Brunei
|
0
|
2005
|
94
|
Burma
|
0
|
2005
|
95
|
Norway
|
0
|
2005
|
96
|
Nigeria
|
0
|
2005
|
97
|
Mozambique
|
0
|
2005
|
98
|
Malaysia
|
0
|
2005
|
99
|
Oman
|
0
|
2005
|
100
|
Morocco
|
0
|
2005
|
101
|
Libya
|
0
|
2005
|
102
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
0
|
2005
|
103
|
Egypt
|
0
|
2005
|
104
|
Bangladesh
|
0
|
2005
|
105
|
Barbados
|
0
|
2005
|
106
|
Bahrain
|
0
|
2005
|
107
|
Australia
|
0
|
2005
|
108
|
Angola
|
0
|
2005
|
109
|
Albania
|
0
|
2005
|
110
|
Algeria
|
0
|
2005
|
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