The data from the General Administration of Customs shows that natural gas imports reached 11.94 million tonnes in November.
This compares to 10.79 million tonnes in November 2024 and 9.77 million tonnes in October 2025.
China’s gas imports reached 114.47 million tonnes in January-November, down 4.5 percent compared to the same period in 2024.
The country paid approximately $50.9 billion for these imports, down 14.4 percent year-on-year.
The customs data previously showed that China’s natural gas imports rose by 9.9 percent to 131.69 million tonnes in 2024, while LNG imports increased by 7.7 percent to 76.65 million tonnes last year.
Official data for only LNG imports in November this year has not yet been released.
During January-October this year, China imported 53.15 million tonnes of LNG, a decrease of 16.2 percent compared to the same period last year.
It is worth noting that Japan overtook China in January-October of this year as the world’s largest LNG importer.
Japan imported approximately 0.60 million tonnes more than China during the period.
