U.S. LNG accounted for 27% of the EU’s natural gas imports in 2Q25

U.S. LNG has played an increasingly important role in Europe’s energy mix with the U.S. accounting for 27% of the EU’s total natural gas imports in 2Q25, up from 4% in 2019. The U.S. is the largest LNG supplier to the bloc, accounting for 58% of LNG imports in 2Q25. At the same time, Russia’s share of the EU’s natural gas imports fell to 11% in 2Q25, down from 51% in early 2019. Europe has also become the largest destination for U.S. LNG with a record 67% headed to the EU and UK between January and April 2025, up from 37% in early 2019.