Monthly average, September 2026
Average import price of liquefied natural gas delivered to Japan.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| MMBtu | 14.25 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.10 | 15.65 | 11.32 | +8.9% | 13.29 |
| 2025 | 12.04 | 13.19 | 11.10 | −6.3% | 12.60 |
| 2024 | 12.84 | 14.34 | 11.88 | −10.7% | — |
| 2023 | 14.39 | 20.19 | 12.21 | −21.9% | — |
| 2022 | 18.43 | 23.73 | 14.69 | +71.2% | — |
| 2021 | 10.76 | 15.32 | 7.90 | +29.5% | — |
| 2020 | 8.31 | 10.21 | 5.88 | −21.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.57 | 12.01 | 9.98 | −1.0% | — |
| 2018 | 10.67 | 12.00 | 9.34 | +24.0% | — |
| 2017 | 8.61 | 9.10 | 8.04 | +16.7% | — |
| 2016 | 7.37 | 8.56 | 6.27 | −32.6% | — |
| 2015 | 10.94 | 16.19 | 9.08 | −31.8% | — |
| 2014 | 16.04 | 16.79 | 15.16 | +0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 15.96 | 16.61 | 14.96 | −3.6% | — |
| 2012 | 16.55 | 18.11 | 15.00 | +12.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.66 | 16.78 | 11.45 | +35.1% | — |
| 2010 | 10.85 | 11.39 | 10.02 | +21.4% | — |
| 2009 | 8.94 | 12.71 | 7.18 | −28.7% | — |
| 2008 | 12.53 | 15.06 | 9.94 | +63.0% | — |
| 2007 | 7.68 | 9.18 | 6.86 | +8.6% | — |
| 2006 | 7.07 | 7.65 | 6.53 | +18.1% | — |
| 2005 | 5.99 | 6.61 | 5.42 | +16.8% | — |
| 2004 | 5.13 | 5.57 | 4.75 | +8.4% | — |
| 2003 | 4.73 | 4.80 | 4.62 | +10.5% | — |
| 2002 | 4.28 | 4.56 | 3.96 | −7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.63 | 4.88 | 4.27 | −1.7% | — |
| 2000 | 4.71 | 5.13 | 4.15 | +50.2% | — |
| 1999 | 3.14 | 3.94 | 2.76 | +3.9% | — |
| 1998 | 3.02 | 3.54 | 2.72 | −22.8% | — |
| 1997 | 3.91 | 4.25 | 3.60 | +6.6% | — |
| 1996 | 3.67 | 4.08 | 3.43 | +6.3% | — |
| 1995 | 3.45 | 3.56 | 3.36 | +8.5% | — |
| 1994 | 3.18 | 3.29 | 3.06 | −9.3% | — |
| 1993 | 3.51 | 3.64 | 3.25 | −2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.60 | 3.71 | 3.47 | −9.9% | — |
| 1991 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 3.99 | +9.6% | — |
| 1990 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | +11.0% | — |
| 1989 | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.28 | −1.8% | — |
| 1988 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.34 | −0.3% | — |
| 1987 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | −18.3% | — |
| 1986 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | −21.6% | — |
| 1985 | 5.23 | 5.23 | 5.23 | −0.2% | — |
| 1984 | 5.24 | 5.24 | 5.24 | −5.6% | — |
| 1983 | 5.55 | 5.55 | 5.55 | −8.3% | — |
| 1982 | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.05 | +0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.03 | 6.03 | 6.03 | +5.8% | — |
| 1980 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 5.70 | +54.5% | — |
| 1979 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.69 | +21.4% | — |
| 1978 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | +9.7% | — |
| 1977 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 14.25 | −6.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 15.27 | +10.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 13.85 | +17.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 11.79 | −8.5% |
| May 2026 | 12.88 | −17.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 15.65 | +37.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 11.42 | +0.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 11.32 | −1.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 11.49 | +1.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 11.32 | +1.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 11.15 | +0.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 11.10 | −3.2% |
| Sep 2025 | 11.47 | −2.7% |
| Aug 2025 | 11.79 | −1.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 11.91 | −2.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 12.17 | −1.2% |
| May 2025 | 12.32 | −2.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 12.68 | +1.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 12.55 | −1.8% |
| Feb 2025 | 12.78 | −3.1% |
| Jan 2025 | 13.19 | +4.4% |
| Dec 2024 | 12.64 | −1.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 12.82 | +2.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 12.54 | −3.3% |
The LNG (Japan) price averaged 14.25 USD / MMBtu in September 2026, +24.2% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1977 was 23.73 USD / MMBtu in September 2022; the lowest was 2.72 USD / MMBtu in December 1998.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 12.04 USD / MMBtu is worth about 12.60 USD / MMBtu. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 13.29 USD / MMBtu in 2026.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.