Propane Exports Reach Record Levels in 2025

The U.S. exported, on average, 1.81 million barrels per day of propane in 2025 – the highest figure on record since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began tracking exports in 1973. In total, last year America exported 661 million barrels (27.7 billion gallons) of propane to global markets.

For comparison, over the last four weeks of the heating season, domestic propane demand has averaged 1.1 million barrels per day. Propane exports have increased yearly since 2007. America is the world’s premier propane supplier, and the top destinations for U.S. propane are Japan, China, Mexico, and South Korea. As the ongoing instability in the Middle East demonstrates, there is tremendous economic and national security benefits to having such a robust and resilient domestically source supply of propane.    

Across the country, propane remains a clean and affordable way to provide energy to residential homes, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, farms, and to power both stationary and mobile engine applications.

For more information, contact NPGA’s Senior Director of State Affairs, Jacob Peterson.