Japan had the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity in 2023, at 217.5 million metric tons per year. South Korea and China were the only other countries to have an annual regasification capacity in excess of 100 million metric tons.
Regasification is the process of converting liquefied natural gas at a temperature of -162 degrees Celsius (-260 degrees Fahrenheit) back into natural gas at atmospheric temperature.
Regasification capacity for liquefied natural gas worldwide in 2023, by major country/territory
(in million metric tons per year)
Regasification is the process of converting liquefied natural gas at a temperature of −162 degrees Celsius (or −260 degrees Fahrenheit) back into natural gas at atmospheric temperature.
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IGU. (June 26, 2024). Regasification capacity for liquefied natural gas worldwide in 2023, by major country/territory (in million metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/723007/lng-global-regasification-capacity-by-country/
IGU. "Regasification capacity for liquefied natural gas worldwide in 2023, by major country/territory (in million metric tons per year)." Chart. June 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/723007/lng-global-regasification-capacity-by-country/
IGU. (2024). Regasification capacity for liquefied natural gas worldwide in 2023, by major country/territory (in million metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/723007/lng-global-regasification-capacity-by-country/
IGU. "Regasification Capacity for Liquefied Natural Gas Worldwide in 2023, by Major Country/Territory (in Million Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/723007/lng-global-regasification-capacity-by-country/
IGU, Regasification capacity for liquefied natural gas worldwide in 2023, by major country/territory (in million metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/723007/lng-global-regasification-capacity-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Regasification capacity for liquefied natural gas worldwide in 2023, by major country/territory (in million metric tons per year) [Graph], IGU, June 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/723007/lng-global-regasification-capacity-by-country/
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