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US propane exports by destination
Where US propane exports land, by destination country. Monthly EIA trade data (thousand barrels per day, ~2-month reporting lag).
Data through Jun 2026 · source last checked Sep 2, 2026 · page revised Sep 2, 2026
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- Japan
- China
- Mexico
- South Korea
About this data
- Source
- EIA Petroleum Supply Movements — Exports by Destination
- Series
- Propane exports by destination country
- Basis
- Thousand barrels per day, monthly average
- Geography
- United States
- Unit
- kb/d
- Calculation
- Monthly, ~2-month reporting lag
- Last observation
- Jun 2026
- Update frequency
- Monthly
US propane exports ran 1.958 million b/d in Jun 2026, with Japan the top destination at 22.8% of the total.
US propane exports to 40 destinations ran 1.958 million barrels per day in June 2026, with Japan leading at 22.8% of the total. China surged 41.8% year-over-year to 261 thousand barrels per day, while South Korea fell 20.5% to 101 thousand barrels per day. Vietnam and the Dominican Republic also posted strong gains, up 60.0% and 54.8% respectively from a year prior.
| Destination | Latest (kb/d) | Share of exports | vs year ago | 12-mo avg (kb/d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 446 | 22.8% | +4.9% | 484 |
| China | 261 | 13.3% | +41.8% | 205 |
| Mexico | 176 | 9.0% | +10.7% | 178 |
| India | 130 | 6.6% | +41.3% | 93 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 5.6% | +11.2% | 92 |
| South Korea | 101 | 5.2% | -20.5% | 126 |
| Netherlands | 95 | 4.9% | +33.8% | 71 |
| Brazil | 60 | 3.1% | +1.7% | 29 |
| Dominican Republic | 48 | 2.5% | +54.8% | 36 |
| Singapore | 48 | 2.5% | -9.4% | 46 |
| Vietnam | 48 | 2.5% | +60.0% | 41 |
| Ecuador | 42 | 2.1% | +50.0% | 37 |
| Chile | 38 | 1.9% | +2.7% | 38 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1.6% | +181.8% | 13 |
| Peru | 27 | 1.4% | -6.9% | 14 |
| All destinations | 1,958 | 100.0% | — | 1,868 |
| Month | Top destination | Top 4 | Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | 29.3% | 60.6% | 74.6% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 26.5% | 55.9% | 73.1% |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 24.5% | 53.7% | 72.2% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 23.3% | 56.5% | 71.7% |
| May 1, 2026 | 25.2% | 53.9% | 71.5% |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 22.8% | 51.7% | 70.4% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
US propane exports ran 2.023 million b/d in May, per EIA monthly trade data. Japan led destinations at 0.510 million b/d (25.2% of the total), followed by China at 0.238 million b/d, with notable year-on-year growth to Singapore (up 134.5%), Spain (up 118.2%), and India (up 73.5%). Mexico, the closest regional partner, fell 7.0% to 0.146 million b/d.
An earlier week
US propane exports ran 2.023 million barrels per day in May, with Japan leading at 510 thousand barrels per day. India jumped 73.5% year-over-year to 196 thousand barrels per day, with China up 46.9% to 238 thousand barrels per day. Mexico, the third-largest destination, fell 7.0% to 146 thousand barrels per day.
About US propane exports by destination
This page breaks the export total on US propane exports down by destination country, from EIA's monthly international trade data (a roughly two-month reporting lag, coarser than the weekly WPSR series the rest of this site's supply pages use). It shows where US barrels actually go: mostly East Asian and Latin American markets that lack their own gas processing or refining capacity, buying propane for petrochemical feedstock and residential and commercial heating and cooking alike.
The connection to a US retail price runs through the export total this page details, not around it: a cold snap or a petrochemical-demand surge in a top destination market lifts that country's buying, which shows up here as a bigger share of a shrinking pool of exportable barrels, tightens Gulf Coast supply and firms Mont Belvieu the same way any other export surge does. A market this concentrated (see the concentration table below) also means a single large buyer's demand swings move the US wholesale benchmark more than a diffuse customer base would.
The buyer list has run fairly stable for years: East Asian economies, led by Japan, China and South Korea, together with Mexico and other Latin American markets, take the large majority of the total. The mix shifts gradually, as new import terminals or petrochemical capacity come online abroad, rather than week to week, which is why the concentration table below is worth reading over months, not against any single release.