Coal exports - Country rankings

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Coal exports, thousand short tons, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 191 countries was 7991.29 thousand short tons.The highest value was in Indonesia: 478028.69 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Albania: 0 thousand short tons. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: thousand short tons; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Countries	Coal exports, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Indonesia	478028.69	1	1980 - 2021
Australia	403224.47	2	1980 - 2021
Russia	261987.42	3	1992 - 2021
USA	85114.87	4	1980 - 2021
South Africa	72879.66	5	1980 - 2021
Colombia	61288.91	6	1980 - 2021
Canada	34909.84	7	1980 - 2021
Netherlands	30148.3	8	1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan	26280.4	9	1992 - 2021
Mongolia	21644.83	10	1980 - 2021
Mozambique	11196.3	11	1980 - 2021
Philippines	10287.86	12	1980 - 2021
Poland	7176.72	13	1980 - 2021
China	2839.91	14	1980 - 2021
Germany	2299.08	15	1991 - 2021
Czechia	2019.74	16	1993 - 2021
Belarus	1678.66	17	1992 - 2021
Afghanistan	1400.63	18	1980 - 2021
New Zealand	1371.68	19	1980 - 2021
UK	1244.89	20	1980 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	1170.53	21	1992 - 2021
Vietnam	1070.38	22	1980 - 2021
India	920.94	23	1980 - 2021
Botswana	806.84	24	1980 - 2021
Spain	691.49	25	1980 - 2021
France	587.43	26	1980 - 2021
Denmark	582.86	27	1980 - 2021
Peru	474.7	28	1980 - 2021
Venezuela	434.71	29	1980 - 2021
Laos	403.11	30	1980 - 2021
Belgium	281.64	31	1980 - 2021
Tanzania	214.05	32	1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	182.4	33	1992 - 2021
Montenegro	175.94	34	2006 - 2021
Thailand	167.5	35	1980 - 2021
Iran	161.19	36	1980 - 2021
Malaysia	157.91	37	1980 - 2021
Swaziland	150.75	38	1980 - 2021
Ireland	141.52	39	1980 - 2021
Turkey	94.94	40	1980 - 2021
Norway	89.97	41	1980 - 2021
Lithuania	79.9	42	1992 - 2021
Egypt	66.44	43	1980 - 2021
Italy	49.72	44	1980 - 2021
Greece	42.31	45	1980 - 2021
Serbia	42.12	46	2006 - 2021
Bulgaria	11.64	47	1980 - 2021
Latvia	8.77	48	1992 - 2021
Zimbabwe	7.54	49	1980 - 2021
Hungary	7.17	50	1980 - 2021
Zambia	7.1	51	1980 - 2021
Japan	6.26	52	1980 - 2021
Ukraine	5.55	53	1992 - 2021
Mexico	3.97	54	1980 - 2021
Slovenia	3.37	55	1992 - 2021
Argentina	1.89	56	1980 - 2021
Georgia	1.59	57	1992 - 2021
Pakistan	1.35	58	1980 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.32	59	1980 - 2021
Burma	1.28	60	1980 - 2021
Taiwan	1.17	61	1980 - 2021
North Macedonia	1.04	62	1992 - 2021
Brazil	0.64	63	1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0.55	64	1980 - 2021
Singapore	0.36	65	1980 - 2021
Romania	0.25	66	1980 - 2021
Uzbekistan	0.2	67	1992 - 2021
Nigeria	0.04	68	1980 - 2021
Austria	0.02	69	1980 - 2021
Sweden	0.01	70	1980 - 2021
Albania	0	71	1980 - 2021
Algeria	0	72	1980 - 2021
Angola	0	73	1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0	74	1980 - 2021
Armenia	0	75	1992 - 2021
Aruba	0	76	1986 - 2021
Azerbaijan	0	77	1992 - 2021
Bahamas	0	78	1980 - 2021
Bahrain	0	79	1980 - 2021
Bangladesh	0	80	1980 - 2021
Barbados	0	81	1980 - 2021
Belize	0	82	1980 - 2021
Benin	0	83	1980 - 2021
Bermuda	0	84	1980 - 2021
Bhutan	0	85	1980 - 2021
Bolivia	0	86	1980 - 2021
Brunei	0	87	1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso	0	88	1980 - 2021
Burundi	0	89	1980 - 2021
Cambodia	0	90	1980 - 2021
Cameroon	0	91	1980 - 2021
Cape Verde	0	92	1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic	0	93	1980 - 2021
Chad	0	94	1980 - 2021
Chile	0	95	1980 - 2021
Comoros	0	96	1980 - 2021
Croatia	0	97	1992 - 2021
Cuba	0	98	1980 - 2021
Cyprus	0	99	1980 - 2021
DR Congo	0	100	1980 - 2021
Djibouti	0	101	1980 - 2021
Dominica	0	102	1980 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0	103	1980 - 2021
Ecuador	0	104	1980 - 2021
El Salvador	0	105	1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	0	106	1980 - 2021
Eritrea	0	107	1994 - 2021
Estonia	0	108	1992 - 2021
Ethiopia	0	109	1980 - 2021
Faroe Isl.	0	110	1980 - 2021
Fiji	0	111	1980 - 2021
Finland	0	112	1980 - 2021
Gabon	0	113	1980 - 2021
Gambia	0	114	1980 - 2021
Ghana	0	115	1980 - 2021
Gibraltar	0	116	1980 - 2021
Grenada	0	117	1980 - 2021
Guatemala	0	118	1980 - 2021
Guinea	0	119	1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau	0	120	1980 - 2021
Guyana	0	121	1980 - 2021
Haiti	0	122	1980 - 2021
Honduras	0	123	1980 - 2021
Hong Kong	0	124	1980 - 2021
Iceland	0	125	1980 - 2021
Iraq	0	126	1980 - 2021
Israel	0	127	1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast	0	128	1980 - 2021
Jamaica	0	129	1980 - 2021
Jordan	0	130	1980 - 2021
Kenya	0	131	1980 - 2021
Kiribati	0	132	1980 - 2021
Kuwait	0	133	1980 - 2021
Lebanon	0	134	1980 - 2021
Lesotho	0	135	1980 - 2021
Liberia	0	136	1980 - 2021
Libya	0	137	1980 - 2021
Luxembourg	0	138	1980 - 2021
Macao	0	139	1980 - 2021
Madagascar	0	140	1980 - 2021
Malawi	0	141	1980 - 2021
Maldives	0	142	1980 - 2021
Mali	0	143	1980 - 2021
Malta	0	144	1980 - 2021
Mauritania	0	145	1980 - 2021
Mauritius	0	146	1980 - 2021
Micronesia	0	147	1980 - 2021
Moldova	0	148	1992 - 2021
Montserrat	0	149	1980 - 2021
Morocco	0	150	1980 - 2021
Namibia	0	151	1990 - 2021
Nepal	0	152	1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia	0	153	1980 - 2021
Nicaragua	0	154	1980 - 2021
Niger	0	155	1980 - 2021
North Korea	0	156	1980 - 2021
Oman	0	157	1980 - 2021
Panama	0	158	1980 - 2021
Papua N.G.	0	159	1980 - 2021
Paraguay	0	160	1980 - 2021
Portugal	0	161	1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0	162	1980 - 2021
Qatar	0	163	1980 - 2021
R. of Congo	0	164	1980 - 2021
Rwanda	0	165	1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0	166	1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0	167	1980 - 2021
Samoa	0	168	1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	0	169	1980 - 2021
Senegal	0	170	1980 - 2021
Seychelles	0	171	1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone	0	172	1980 - 2021
Slovakia	0	173	1993 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	0	174	1980 - 2021
Somalia	0	175	1980 - 2021
Sri Lanka	0	176	1980 - 2021
Sudan	0	177	1980 - 2021
Suriname	0	178	1980 - 2021
Switzerland	0	179	1980 - 2021
Syria	0	180	1980 - 2021
Tajikistan	0	181	1992 - 2021
Togo	0	182	1980 - 2021
Tonga	0	183	1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	0	184	1980 - 2021
Tunisia	0	185	1980 - 2021
Turkmenistan	0	186	1992 - 2021
Tuvalu	0	187	1980 - 2021
Uganda	0	188	1980 - 2021
Uruguay	0	189	1980 - 2021
Vanuatu	0	190	1980 - 2021
Yemen	0	191	1980 - 2021

Definition: Amount of coal shipped to foreign destinations.

1. Indonesia

2. Australia

3. Russia

4. USA

5. South Africa

6. Colombia

7. Canada

8. Netherlands

9. Kazakhstan

10. Mongolia

11. Mozambique

12. Philippines

13. Poland

14. China

15. Germany

16. Czechia

17. Belarus

18. Afghanistan

19. New Zealand

20. UK

21. Kyrgyzstan

22. Vietnam

23. India

24. Botswana

25. Spain

26. France

27. Denmark

28. Peru

29. Venezuela

30. Laos

31. Belgium

32. Tanzania

33. Bosnia & Herz.

34. Montenegro

35. Thailand

36. Iran

37. Malaysia

38. Swaziland

39. Ireland

40. Turkey

41. Norway

42. Lithuania

43. Egypt

44. Italy

45. Greece

46. Serbia

47. Bulgaria

48. Latvia

49. Zimbabwe

50. Hungary

51. Zambia

52. Japan

53. Ukraine

54. Mexico

55. Slovenia

56. Argentina

57. Georgia

58. Pakistan

59. UA Emirates

60. Burma

61. Taiwan

62. North Macedonia

63. Brazil

64. Saudi Arabia

65. Singapore

66. Romania

67. Uzbekistan

68. Nigeria

69. Austria

70. Sweden

71. Albania

72. Algeria

73. Angola

74. Ant.& Barb.

75. Armenia

76. Aruba

77. Azerbaijan

78. Bahamas

79. Bahrain

80. Bangladesh

81. Barbados

82. Belize

83. Benin

84. Bermuda

85. Bhutan

86. Bolivia

87. Brunei

88. Burkina Faso

89. Burundi

90. Cambodia

91. Cameroon

92. Cape Verde

93. C.A. Republic

94. Chad

95. Chile

96. Comoros

97. Croatia

98. Cuba

99. Cyprus

100. DR Congo

101. Djibouti

102. Dominica

103. Domin. Rep.

104. Ecuador

105. El Salvador

106. Eq. Guinea

107. Eritrea

108. Estonia

109. Ethiopia

110. Faroe Isl.

111. Fiji

112. Finland

113. Gabon

114. Gambia

115. Ghana

116. Gibraltar

117. Grenada

118. Guatemala

119. Guinea

120. G.-Bissau

121. Guyana

122. Haiti

123. Honduras

124. Hong Kong

125. Iceland

126. Iraq

127. Israel

128. Ivory Coast

129. Jamaica

130. Jordan

131. Kenya

132. Kiribati

133. Kuwait

134. Lebanon

135. Lesotho

136. Liberia

137. Libya

138. Luxembourg

139. Macao

140. Madagascar

141. Malawi

142. Maldives

143. Mali

144. Malta

145. Mauritania

146. Mauritius

147. Micronesia

148. Moldova

149. Montserrat

150. Morocco

151. Namibia

152. Nepal

153. N. Caledonia

154. Nicaragua

155. Niger

156. North Korea

157. Oman

158. Panama

159. Papua N.G.

160. Paraguay

161. Portugal

162. Puerto Rico

163. Qatar

164. R. of Congo

165. Rwanda

166. Saint Lucia

167. St. Vincent & ...

168. Samoa

169. S.T.&Principe

170. Senegal

171. Seychelles

172. Sierra Leone

173. Slovakia

174. Solomon Isl.

175. Somalia

176. Sri Lanka

177. Sudan

178. Suriname

179. Switzerland

180. Syria

181. Tajikistan

182. Togo

183. Tonga

184. Tr.&Tobago

185. Tunisia

186. Turkmenistan

187. Tuvalu

188. Uganda

189. Uruguay

190. Vanuatu

191. Yemen

478028.69

403224.47

261987.42

85114.87

72879.66

61288.91

34909.84

30148.30

26280.40

21644.83

11196.30

10287.86

7176.72

2839.91

2299.08

2019.74

1678.66

1400.63

1371.68

1244.89

1170.53

1070.38

920.94

806.84

691.49

587.43

582.86

474.70

434.71

403.11

281.64

214.05

182.40

175.94

167.50

161.19

157.91

150.75

141.52

94.94

89.97

79.90

66.44

49.72

42.31

42.12

11.64

8.77

7.54

7.17

7.10

6.26

5.55

3.97

3.37

1.89

1.59

1.35

1.32

1.28

1.17

1.04

0.64

0.55

0.36

0.25

0.20

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.00

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239014.3

358521.5

478028.69

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