Overview
- Australia remained the largest supplier to China, though its 2025 shipments fell 22.1% to 20.38 million tonnes.
- Qatar ranked second with 19.43 million tonnes in 2025, a 6% year-on-year increase.
- Russia’s December deliveries to China rose 17.7% from November to 1.9 million tonnes as monthly import value increased 11.3% to $819.3 million.
- Malaysia and Indonesia followed Russia in the supplier table at 7.21 million tonnes and 4.01 million tonnes, respectively.
- The United States placed 13th with 259,950 tonnes and recorded no LNG shipments to China from March through December 2025.