Germany's LNG purchase from US jums 60%, activists sound alarm

Germany purchased 101 terawatt-hours (TWh) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in 2025, a 60% increase compared to the previous year, according to official US export data analysed by the Environmental Action Germany (DUH) and reported by Der Spiegel.

“In 2025, Germany imported around 101 terawatt-hours of gas from the United States—an increase of more than 60 per cent compared to the previous year. This marks a new record high for LNG imports from the US,” the report reads. 

It adds: "Currently, about 96 per cent of all German LNG imports come from the United States. Germany paid approximately $3.2 billion for US gas, up from $1.9 billion in 2024."

The DUH sharply criticised the development. “LNG imports are no longer about overcoming a short-term crisis. Donald Trump is using gas deliveries deliberately to push Europe and Germany into a fatal fossil dependency,” said DUH federal managing director Sascha Müller-Kraenner.

Environmental activists are calling for a halt to the construction of new LNG import terminals in German ports. They also point out that part of the gas supplied is produced in the US using the controversial fracking technology, which they say may pose environmental risks.

By Khagan Isayev