BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reached 36.55 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2025, marking a 12% year-on-year increase and setting a record high for the month, according to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Trend reports.
The surge represents the strongest annual growth rate for July since 2019.
The increase was driven by higher exports from both GECF Member Countries and non-GECF exporters, more than offsetting a decline in LNG re-exports. Between January and July 2025, global LNG exports rose 5.0% year-on-year to 249.66 Mt, largely supported by non-GECF countries, with smaller contributions from GECF Member Countries and LNG re-exports.
Non-GECF countries accounted for 55.2% of global LNG exports in July, up from 53.1% a year earlier, while the shares of GECF Member Countries and LNG re-exports declined to 44.3% and 0.5%, respectively. The United States, Qatar, and Australia remained the top three LNG exporters during the month.
