Archive · 31 Jul 2026
India’s LPG Imports Shift to U.S. as West Asian Share Declines
India buys a lot of cooking gas called LPG.
In July, most of that gas came from the United States, about 73 out of every 100 shipments.
Before that, most of the gas had come from countries in West Asia like the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
India wants to get gas from more places to avoid problems if one country stops sending it.
Even though U.S. gas is cheaper at the pump, it costs more to ship it all the way to India.
India still uses a lot of gas each month, more than 2 million tonnes, and it buys about half of that from other countries.
U.S. supplies 73% of India’s LPG imports in July, up from 39.6% in April.
West Asian suppliers’ share fell to 29.3% in July, down from 55.6% in April.
India imported 1.15 million tonnes of LPG between July 1‑29, with U.S. shipments 0.84 million tonnes.
Domestic LPG consumption in India stayed above 2.1 million tonnes per month during the April‑June quarter.
The shift reflects India’s diversification strategy to reduce trade deficit and address West Asian supply bottlenecks.
- Who
- India, United States, West Asian suppliers (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Oman, Iraq, Bahrain)
- What
- Shift in India’s LPG import sources, with U.S. share rising to 73% and West Asian share falling to 29.3% in July
- When
- July 1‑29, 2023
- Where
- India’s import market
- Why
- Diversification strategy to reduce trade deficit and address West Asian supply bottlenecks
- U.S. share of LPG imports (July)
- 73%
- West Asian share (July)
- 29.3%
- Total LPG imports July 1-29
- 1.15 million tonnes
- U.S. LPG shipments July 1-29
- 0.84 million tonnes
- Domestic LPG consumption April‑June
- above 2.1 million tonnes per month
- India's target U.S. share by 2027
- 25%