Among them are 5 African countries... Spain's 8 largest gas suppliers in March 2025 

Spain's gas imports rose in March 2026 by 16.5% on a monthly basis, with three African countries among the top exporters.

According to recent data, Spain's gas imports (natural and liquefied) reached approximately 37.63 terawatt-hours in March 2026, compared to 31.42 terawatt-hours in February.

Spain's largest gas suppliers, March 2026

Algeria ranked second on the list of the largest gas exporters to Spain in March, behind the United States, which it exported 31.7% to for the third consecutive month.

Algeria maintained its second position with 30.2%, totaling 11.37 terawatt-hours, including 10.26 terawatt-hours of natural gas and 1.11 terawatt-hours of liquefied gas, whose shipments were resumed after a three-month hiatus.

Russia remained in third place, with 26.1%, totaling 9.8 terawatt-hours of liquefied gas.

Nigeria maintained its fourth position, with 7.9%, totaling 2.97 terawatt-hours of liquefied gas, down from 3.84 terawatt-hours in February 2026.

African countries will export gas to Spain by 2026

Mauritania advanced to fifth place, with a production capacity of 1.71 TP3T, totaling 0.649 terawatt-hours of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Mauritania exported its first shipments to Spain from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim field, shared with Senegal, in February 2026, totaling 0.03 terawatt-hours of LNG.

Congo ranked sixth, with 1.5%, totaling 0.521 terawatt-hours of liquefied gas, compared to 0.517 terawatt-hours in February 2026.

France came in seventh place, with a rate of 0.5%, totaling 0.189 terawatt-hours of natural gas, without any shipments of liquefied gas, according to data from the Spanish gas network operator Enagas.

Cameroon came in eighth place, with 0.2%, totaling 0.075 terawatt-hours of liquefied gas, after exports to Spain were halted for several months.

Algeria is eyeing the Spanish market with gas exports.

Algeria is anticipating an increase in gas flows through the Medgaz pipeline to a level close to its maximum capacity, with the aim of significantly increasing supplies to Spain in the coming period, according to the Spanish website The Objective.

Algeria plans to increase the amount of gas flowing through the aforementioned pipeline to 32 million cubic meters per day from the current 28 million cubic meters per day, an increase of approximately 12.51 TP3T, according to statements from diplomatic sources in Algeria and Spain.