India imported 25.589 million tons of LNG in 2025 (33 billion cubic meters after regasification), which is 8% less than in 2024 (27.869 million tons), according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
In 2025, during the summer peak of demand – in May, June, and July – the air temperature in the country was noticeably lower than the extreme values of 2024, which could limit the appetites of LNG importers.
If we ignore the high base of 2024, LNG supplies to India show steady growth in the long term: 22 million tons of LNG were received in 2023 and 20 million tons in 2022.
Currently, seven receiving terminals with a total capacity of 47.7 million tons per year are operating in the republic.
By the end of 2025, India ranks fifth in the world in terms of imports, following China, Japan, South Korea and France. A year earlier, it bypassed France (26 million tons in 2024 and 32 million tons in 2025).
In 2025, more than 2/5 of the volume was supplied from Qatar – 10.924 million tons (-4%). This is followed by the United States (2.792 million tons, -48%), the United Arab Emirates (2.495 million tons, -21%), Angola (1.756 million tons, -16%), Nigeria (1.703 million tons, +19%), Oman (1.658 million tons, +26%).
There are no direct LNG supplies from Russia to India. At the same time, five shipments from Cameroon arrived in the country. Gas is supplied from Cameroon to India under a swap scheme within the Gazprom Marketing & Trading portfolio (after the company was confiscated from Gazprom by Germany, the company changed its name to SEFE), while gas from Yamal LNG is sent to other destinations.