BEIJING, March 20. /TASS/. LNG supplies from Russia to China fell by 22.5% in January-February year-on-year to around 923,000 tons, the General Administration of Customs of China reported.
In value terms, China’s LNG imports from Russia decreased by 27.8% to $570.79 mln, according to figures released. Russia is the fourth-biggest LNG supplier to China after Qatar (3.37 mln tons, down by 4.46%), Australia (3.18 mln tons, down by 19.6%), and Malaysia (1.29 mln tons, down by 22.2%). The US is the seventh-biggest supplier of LNG to China (259,900 tons, down by 43.6%) after Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
According to data provided by the General Administration of Customs, China imported 76.64 mln tons of LNG in 2024, which is 8% higher than in 2023. Russian deliveries amounted to 8.3 mln tons, up by 3.3% in annual terms.