Beijing:China's imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) have seen a significant increase of 44.3% year over year in the period from January to September, reaching a total of 7.19 million metric tonnes.
According to Wam, data from China's General Administration of Customs highlighted that the value of LNG supplies from Russia to China also rose by 38.5%, totaling $3.92 billion. Russia currently holds the position of the second-largest LNG supplier to China.
In comparison, Australia remains China's largest LNG supplier for the January-September period, despite a 1.1% decline in its exports to 15.01 million metric tonnes. Malaysia ranks third with a supply of 6.2 million metric tonnes, marking an increase of 26.1%.
Qatar and Indonesia follow, with Qatar's exports falling by 65.5% to 4.88 million metric tonnes and Indonesia's declining by 22.8% to 2.46 million metric tonnes. The United States exported 231,180 metric tonnes of LNG to China, which is an 11% decrease over the nine-month period.
In September alone, China's LNG imports from Russia doubled compared to August, reaching 1.85 million metric tonnes, with the value of these supplies increasing 2.2-fold to $1.18 billion. Official statistics further reveal that China had previously increased its LNG imports from Russia by 3.3% in 2024 and by 18.2% in 2025, bringing the total to 9.79 million metric tonnes.