Despite efforts to reduce reliance on Russian energy, the European Union imported approximately €4.48 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia in the first six months of 2025. This marks a significant rise from €3.47 billion during the same period in 2024.
This surge occurred amid an overall LNG import total for the EU reaching €26.9 billion in the first half of the year, with the United States supplying €13.7 billion of that amount—making it the EU’s leading LNG provider.
This data underscores the EU’s dual reality: while aggressively reducing pipeline gas imports from Russia, it continues to rely heavily on its LNG exports. Russian LNG remains a notable, if shrinking, part of Europe’s energy supply.
Eurostat data for Q1 2025 shows that the United States accounted for 50.7% of EU LNG imports, followed by Russia at 17%, and Qatar at 10.8%.
