Coal imports - Country rankings

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Coal imports, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 19 countries was 2397.66 thousand short tons. The highest value was in Brazil: 19611.65 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Nicaragua: 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
Brazil 19611.65 1 1980 - 2023
Mexico 10220.64 2 1980 - 2023
Chile 8859.91 3 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 2410.8 4 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 1436.89 5 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 1432.11 6 1980 - 2023
Panama 931.78 7 1980 - 2023
Peru 391.83 8 1980 - 2023
Honduras 209.44 9 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 21.62 10 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 13.34 11 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 9.94 12 1980 - 2023
Cuba 2.71 13 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 1.87 14 1980 - 2023
Colombia 0.79 15 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0.19 16 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.01 17 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0 18 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 19 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Amount of foreign coal shipped to the country.

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1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. Chile
4. Domin. Rep.
5. Guatemala
6. Puerto Rico
7. Panama
8. Peru
9. Honduras
10. Ecuador
11. Uruguay
12. Bolivia
13. Cuba
14. El Salvador
15. Colombia
16. Venezuela
17. Haiti
18. Nicaragua
19. Paraguay
19611.65
10220.64
8859.91
2410.80
1436.89
1432.11
931.78
391.83
209.44
21.62
13.34
9.94
2.71
1.87
0.79
0.19
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
4902.9
9805.8
14708.7
19611.65


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