Coal imports - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Coal imports, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 7966.83 thousand short tons. The highest value was in China: 345488.69 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 thousand short tons. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. 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 imports, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 345488.69 1 1980 - 2023
India 231557.89 2 1980 - 2023
Japan 209407.38 3 1980 - 2023
South Korea 120612.67 4 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 70157.3 5 1980 - 2023
Germany 46777.86 6 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 43506.67 7 1980 - 2023
Turkey 40599.53 8 1980 - 2023
Philippines 34770.75 9 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 31343.42 10 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 30675.27 11 1980 - 2023
Russia 25422.99 12 1992 - 2023
Thailand 24761.8 13 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 24066.22 14 1980 - 2023
Brazil 19611.65 15 1980 - 2023
Poland 14540.88 16 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 13770.78 17 1980 - 2023
Italy 13536.26 18 1980 - 2023
Morocco 12843.97 19 1980 - 2023
Spain 11361.96 20 1980 - 2023
Mexico 10220.64 21 1980 - 2023
France 9843.49 22 1980 - 2023
Chile 8859.91 23 1980 - 2023
Israel 7232.71 24 1980 - 2023
UK 7007.99 25 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 6828.02 26 1992 - 2023
USA 6312.93 27 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 6261.82 28 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 6149.28 29 1980 - 2023
Canada 5817.86 30 1980 - 2023
Czechia 4718.1 31 1993 - 2023
Belgium 4516.19 32 1980 - 2023
Finland 4115.86 33 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 3648.74 34 1993 - 2023
Austria 3627.66 35 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 3598.94 36 1980 - 2023
Egypt 3010.67 37 1980 - 2023
Belarus 2704.75 38 1992 - 2023
South Africa 2564.45 39 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 2495.59 40 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 2429.01 41 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 2410.8 42 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 2407.71 43 1992 - 2023
Sweden 2250.95 44 1980 - 2023
Denmark 2062.34 45 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 1495.61 46 1992 - 2023
Ireland 1470.7 47 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 1436.89 48 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 1432.11 49 1980 - 2023
Brunei 1326.08 50 1980 - 2023
Kenya 1287.54 51 1980 - 2023
Serbia 1186.56 52 2006 - 2023
N. Caledonia 1116.26 53 1980 - 2023
Nepal 1096.74 54 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 934.04 55 1980 - 2023
Panama 931.78 56 1980 - 2023
Norway 897.7 57 1980 - 2023
Hungary 852.28 58 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 826.04 59 1992 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 813.98 60 1992 - 2023
New Zealand 793.93 61 1980 - 2023
Croatia 740.02 62 1992 - 2023
Romania 738.79 63 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 734.03 64 1980 - 2023
Singapore 651.55 65 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 639.34 66 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 563.15 67 1980 - 2023
Senegal 553.36 68 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 530.7 69 1992 - 2023
Slovenia 510.69 70 1992 - 2023
Peru 391.83 71 1980 - 2023
Burma 335.12 72 1980 - 2023
Jordan 326.78 73 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 216.31 74 1980 - 2023
Honduras 209.44 75 1980 - 2023
Australia 209 76 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 185.41 77 1980 - 2023
Yemen 181.89 78 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 162.23 79 1980 - 2023
Latvia 161.33 80 1992 - 2023
Moldova 132.9 81 1992 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 131.69 82 1980 - 2023
Georgia 114.02 83 1992 - 2023
Iceland 109.86 84 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 107.22 85 1992 - 2023
Togo 99.74 86 1980 - 2023
Ghana 94.13 87 1980 - 2023
Liberia 85.65 88 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 85.63 89 1980 - 2023
Greece 77.72 90 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 71.78 91 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 71.67 92 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 70.38 93 1980 - 2023
Iran 65.28 94 1980 - 2023
Oman 57.11 95 1980 - 2023
Armenia 51.41 96 1992 - 2023
Bhutan 50.63 97 1980 - 2023
Benin 50.47 98 1980 - 2023
Albania 45.84 99 1980 - 2023
Namibia 36.13 100 1990 - 2023
Syria 30.03 101 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 25.56 102 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 24.95 103 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 21.62 104 1980 - 2023
Algeria 21.24 105 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 20.43 106 1992 - 2023
Portugal 14.44 107 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 13.34 108 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 10.33 109 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 9.94 110 1980 - 2023
Burundi 8.32 111 1980 - 2023
Laos 5.56 112 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 4.37 113 1992 - 2023
Niger 2.99 114 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 2.95 115 1980 - 2023
Cuba 2.71 116 1980 - 2023
Estonia 2.68 117 1992 - 2023
Comoros 2.26 118 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.13 119 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 2.03 120 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 1.87 121 1980 - 2023
Botswana 1.61 122 1980 - 2023
Iraq 1.34 123 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 1.15 124 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.8 125 1980 - 2023
Colombia 0.79 126 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.36 127 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0.33 128 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.32 129 1980 - 2023
Libya 0.29 130 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.25 131 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0.22 132 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0.19 133 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0.14 134 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.13 135 1992 - 2023
Cameroon 0.1 136 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.1 137 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.07 138 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.06 139 1980 - 2023
Angola 0.05 140 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0.04 141 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.02 142 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.02 143 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.02 144 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.01 145 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0.01 146 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 147 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 148 1986 - 2023
Bahamas 0 149 1980 - 2023
Belize 0 150 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 151 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 152 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 153 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 154 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 155 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0 156 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 157 1994 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 158 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0 159 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0 160 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 161 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 162 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 163 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 164 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 165 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 166 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 167 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 168 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0 169 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 170 1980 - 2023
Mali 0 171 1980 - 2023
Malta 0 172 1980 - 2023
Micronesia 0 173 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0 174 2006 - 2023
Montserrat 0 175 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0 176 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0 177 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 178 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 179 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0 180 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 181 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 182 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 183 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 184 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 185 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0 186 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 187 1980 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 188 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0 189 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 190 1980 - 2023


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1. China
2. India
3. Japan
4. South Korea
5. Taiwan
6. Germany
7. Vietnam
8. Turkey
9. Philippines
10. Malaysia
11. Netherlands
12. Russia
13. Thailand
14. Pakistan
15. Brazil
16. Poland
17. Indonesia
18. Italy
19. Morocco
20. Spain
21. Mexico
22. France
23. Chile
24. Israel
25. UK
26. Ukraine
27. USA
28. Hong Kong
29. Bangladesh
30. Canada
31. Czechia
32. Belgium
33. Finland
34. Slovakia
35. Austria
36. UA Emirates
37. Egypt
38. Belarus
39. South Africa
40. Cambodia
41. Sri Lanka
42. Domin. Rep.
43. Uzbekistan
44. Sweden
45. Denmark
46. Bosnia & Herz.
47. Ireland
48. Guatemala
49. Puerto Rico
50. Brunei
51. Kenya
52. Serbia
53. N. Caledonia
54. Nepal
55. Bulgaria
56. Panama
57. Norway
58. Hungary
59. North Macedonia
60. Kyrgyzstan
61. New Zealand
62. Croatia
63. Romania
64. Ethiopia
65. Singapore
66. Mauritius
67. Madagascar
68. Senegal
69. Lithuania
70. Slovenia
71. Peru
72. Burma
73. Jordan
74. Lebanon
75. Honduras
76. Australia
77. Switzerland
78. Yemen
79. Swaziland
80. Latvia
81. Moldova
82. Saudi Arabia
83. Georgia
84. Iceland
85. Tajikistan
86. Togo
87. Ghana
88. Liberia
89. Cyprus
90. Greece
91. Kuwait
92. Jamaica
93. Rwanda
94. Iran
95. Oman
96. Armenia
97. Bhutan
98. Benin
99. Albania
100. Namibia
101. Syria
102. Lesotho
103. DR Congo
104. Ecuador
105. Algeria
106. Azerbaijan
107. Portugal
108. Uruguay
109. Papua N.G.
110. Bolivia
111. Burundi
112. Laos
113. Kazakhstan
114. Niger
115. Luxembourg
116. Cuba
117. Estonia
118. Comoros
119. Zimbabwe
120. Afghanistan
121. El Salvador
122. Botswana
123. Iraq
124. Djibouti
125. Tunisia
126. Colombia
127. Zambia
128. Qatar
129. Ivory Coast
130. Libya
131. Tr.&Tobago
132. Nigeria
133. Venezuela
134. Barbados
135. Turkmenistan
136. Cameroon
137. Tanzania
138. Bahrain
139. Mauritania
140. Angola
141. Sudan
142. Eq. Guinea
143. Mongolia
144. St. Vincent & ...
145. Haiti
146. Mozambique
147. Ant.& Barb.
148. Aruba
149. Bahamas
150. Belize
151. Bermuda
152. Burkina Faso
153. Cape Verde
154. C.A. Republic
155. Chad
156. Dominica
157. Eritrea
158. Faroe Isl.
159. Fiji
160. Gabon
161. Gambia
162. Gibraltar
163. Grenada
164. Guinea
165. G.-Bissau
166. Guyana
167. Kiribati
168. Macao
169. Malawi
170. Maldives
171. Mali
172. Malta
173. Micronesia
174. Montenegro
175. Montserrat
176. Nicaragua
177. North Korea
178. Paraguay
179. R. of Congo
180. Samoa
181. S.T.&Principe
182. Seychelles
183. Sierra Leone
184. Solomon Isl.
185. Somalia
186. Suriname
187. Tonga
188. Tuvalu
189. Uganda
190. Vanuatu
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231557.89
209407.38
120612.67
70157.30
46777.86
43506.67
40599.53
34770.75
31343.42
30675.27
25422.99
24761.80
24066.22
19611.65
14540.88
13770.78
13536.26
12843.97
11361.96
10220.64
9843.49
8859.91
7232.71
7007.99
6828.02
6312.93
6261.82
6149.28
5817.86
4718.10
4516.19
4115.86
3648.74
3627.66
3598.94
3010.67
2704.75
2564.45
2495.59
2429.01
2410.80
2407.71
2250.95
2062.34
1495.61
1470.70
1436.89
1432.11
1326.08
1287.54
1186.56
1116.26
1096.74
934.04
931.78
897.70
852.28
826.04
813.98
793.93
740.02
738.79
734.03
651.55
639.34
563.15
553.36
530.70
510.69
391.83
335.12
326.78
216.31
209.44
209.00
185.41
181.89
162.23
161.33
132.90
131.69
114.02
109.86
107.22
99.74
94.13
85.65
85.63
77.72
71.78
71.67
70.38
65.28
57.11
51.41
50.63
50.47
45.84
36.13
30.03
25.56
24.95
21.62
21.24
20.43
14.44
13.34
10.33
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8.32
5.56
4.37
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2.71
2.68
2.26
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1.61
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