Coal imports - Country rankings

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Coal imports, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 25227.25 thousand short tons. The highest value was in China: 345488.69 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Macao: 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
Vietnam 43506.67 6 1980 - 2023
Philippines 34770.75 7 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 31343.42 8 1980 - 2023
Thailand 24761.8 9 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 24066.22 10 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 13770.78 11 1980 - 2023
Israel 7232.71 12 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 6261.82 13 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 6149.28 14 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 3598.94 15 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 2495.59 16 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 2429.01 17 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 2407.71 18 1992 - 2023
Brunei 1326.08 19 1980 - 2023
Nepal 1096.74 20 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 813.98 21 1992 - 2023
Singapore 651.55 22 1980 - 2023
Burma 335.12 23 1980 - 2023
Jordan 326.78 24 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 216.31 25 1980 - 2023
Yemen 181.89 26 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 131.69 27 1980 - 2023
Georgia 114.02 28 1992 - 2023
Tajikistan 107.22 29 1992 - 2023
Kuwait 71.78 30 1980 - 2023
Iran 65.28 31 1980 - 2023
Oman 57.11 32 1980 - 2023
Armenia 51.41 33 1992 - 2023
Bhutan 50.63 34 1980 - 2023
Syria 30.03 35 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 20.43 36 1992 - 2023
Laos 5.56 37 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 4.37 38 1992 - 2023
Afghanistan 2.03 39 1980 - 2023
Iraq 1.34 40 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0.33 41 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.13 42 1992 - 2023
Bahrain 0.07 43 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.02 44 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 45 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 46 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0 47 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Amount of foreign coal shipped to the country.

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1. China
2. India
3. Japan
4. South Korea
5. Taiwan
6. Vietnam
7. Philippines
8. Malaysia
9. Thailand
10. Pakistan
11. Indonesia
12. Israel
13. Hong Kong
14. Bangladesh
15. UA Emirates
16. Cambodia
17. Sri Lanka
18. Uzbekistan
19. Brunei
20. Nepal
21. Kyrgyzstan
22. Singapore
23. Burma
24. Jordan
25. Lebanon
26. Yemen
27. Saudi Arabia
28. Georgia
29. Tajikistan
30. Kuwait
31. Iran
32. Oman
33. Armenia
34. Bhutan
35. Syria
36. Azerbaijan
37. Laos
38. Kazakhstan
39. Afghanistan
40. Iraq
41. Qatar
42. Turkmenistan
43. Bahrain
44. Mongolia
45. Macao
46. Maldives
47. North Korea
345488.69
231557.89
209407.38
120612.67
70157.30
43506.67
34770.75
31343.42
24761.80
24066.22
13770.78
7232.71
6261.82
6149.28
3598.94
2495.59
2429.01
2407.71
1326.08
1096.74
813.98
651.55
335.12
326.78
216.31
181.89
131.69
114.02
107.22
71.78
65.28
57.11
51.41
50.63
30.03
20.43
5.56
4.37
2.03
1.34
0.33
0.13
0.07
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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172744.3
259116.5
345488.69


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