Commodities · Energy
LNG Price - Japan (monthly, since 1977)
World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): monthly averages of world benchmark prices in U.S. dollars.
- Liquefied natural gas, Japan, $ per million BTU: $14.25 (Sep 2026).
- A year earlier: $11.47 (Sep 2025), a change of +24.2%.
- Highest on record here: $23.73 (Sep 2022); lowest: $2.72 (Dec 1998).
| Year | Average | Year close |
|---|
| 1977 | $2.77 | $2.77 |
| 1978 | $3.04 | $3.04 |
| 1979 | $3.69 | $3.69 |
| 1980 | $5.70 | $5.70 |
| 1981 | $6.03 | $6.03 |
| 1982 | $6.05 | $6.05 |
| 1983 | $5.55 | $5.55 |
| 1984 | $5.24 | $5.24 |
| 1985 | $5.23 | $5.23 |
| 1986 | $4.10 | $4.10 |
| 1987 | $3.35 | $3.35 |
| 1988 | $3.34 | $3.34 |
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): Liquefied natural gas, Japan. The World Bank, CC BY 4.0.
Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).
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