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Coal imports, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 27 countries was 5844.35 thousand short tons. The highest value was in Germany: 46777.86 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Malta: 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
Netherlands 30675.27 2 1980 - 2023
Poland 14540.88 3 1980 - 2023
Italy 13536.26 4 1980 - 2023
Spain 11361.96 5 1980 - 2023
France 9843.49 6 1980 - 2023
Czechia 4718.1 7 1993 - 2023
Belgium 4516.19 8 1980 - 2023
Finland 4115.86 9 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 3648.74 10 1993 - 2023
Austria 3627.66 11 1980 - 2023
Sweden 2250.95 12 1980 - 2023
Denmark 2062.34 13 1980 - 2023
Ireland 1470.7 14 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 934.04 15 1980 - 2023
Hungary 852.28 16 1980 - 2023
Croatia 740.02 17 1992 - 2023
Romania 738.79 18 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 530.7 19 1992 - 2023
Slovenia 510.69 20 1992 - 2023
Latvia 161.33 21 1992 - 2023
Cyprus 85.63 22 1980 - 2023
Greece 77.72 23 1980 - 2023
Portugal 14.44 24 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 2.95 25 1980 - 2023
Estonia 2.68 26 1992 - 2023
Malta 0 27 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Amount of foreign coal shipped to the country.

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46777.86
30675.27
14540.88
13536.26
11361.96
9843.49
4718.10
4516.19
4115.86
3648.74
3627.66
2250.95
2062.34
1470.70
934.04
852.28
740.02
738.79
530.70
510.69
161.33
85.63
77.72
14.44
2.95
2.68
0.00
0
11694.5
23388.9
35083.4
46777.86


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