Coal imports - Country rankings
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Coal imports, thousand short tons, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 43 countries was 5703.27 thousand short tons. The highest value was in Germany: 46777.86 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in the Faroe Islands: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 46777.86 | 1 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 40599.53 | 2 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 30675.27 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Russia | 25422.99 | 4 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Poland | 14540.88 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Italy | 13536.26 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Spain | 11361.96 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| France | 9843.49 | 8 | 1980 - 2023 |
| UK | 7007.99 | 9 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 6828.02 | 10 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 4718.1 | 11 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 4516.19 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Finland | 4115.86 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 3648.74 | 14 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Austria | 3627.66 | 15 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Belarus | 2704.75 | 16 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 2250.95 | 17 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 2062.34 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 1495.61 | 19 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 1470.7 | 20 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 1186.56 | 21 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 934.04 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Norway | 897.7 | 23 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 852.28 | 24 | 1980 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 826.04 | 25 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 740.02 | 26 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Romania | 738.79 | 27 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 530.7 | 28 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 510.69 | 29 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Switzerland | 185.41 | 30 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 161.33 | 31 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Moldova | 132.9 | 32 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Iceland | 109.86 | 33 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 85.63 | 34 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Greece | 77.72 | 35 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Albania | 45.84 | 36 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 14.44 | 37 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 2.95 | 38 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 2.68 | 39 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0 | 40 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malta | 0 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 43 | 2006 - 2023 |
Definition: Amount of foreign coal shipped to the country.
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46777.86
40599.53
30675.27
25422.99
14540.88
13536.26
11361.96
9843.49
7007.99
6828.02
4718.10
4516.19
4115.86
3648.74
3627.66
2704.75
2250.95
2062.34
1495.61
1470.70
1186.56
934.04
897.70
852.28
826.04
740.02
738.79
530.70
510.69
185.41
161.33
132.90
109.86
85.63
77.72
45.84
14.44
2.95
2.68
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
11694.5
23388.9
35083.4
46777.86
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