Coal imports - Country rankings

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Coal imports, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 149.14 thousand short tons. The highest value was in South Africa: 2564.45 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 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
South Africa 2564.45 1 1980 - 2023
Kenya 1287.54 2 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 734.03 3 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 639.34 4 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 563.15 5 1980 - 2023
Senegal 553.36 6 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 162.23 7 1980 - 2023
Togo 99.74 8 1980 - 2023
Ghana 94.13 9 1980 - 2023
Liberia 85.65 10 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 70.38 11 1980 - 2023
Benin 50.47 12 1980 - 2023
Namibia 36.13 13 1990 - 2023
Lesotho 25.56 14 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 24.95 15 1980 - 2023
Burundi 8.32 16 1980 - 2023
Niger 2.99 17 1980 - 2023
Comoros 2.26 18 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.13 19 1980 - 2023
Botswana 1.61 20 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.36 21 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.32 22 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0.22 23 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0.1 24 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.1 25 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.06 26 1980 - 2023
Angola 0.05 27 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0.04 28 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.02 29 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0.01 30 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 31 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 32 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 33 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 34 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 35 1994 - 2023
Gabon 0 36 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 37 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 38 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 39 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0 40 1980 - 2023
Mali 0 41 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 42 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 43 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 44 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 45 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 46 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0 47 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Amount of foreign coal shipped to the country.

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1. South Africa
2. Kenya
3. Ethiopia
4. Mauritius
5. Madagascar
6. Senegal
7. Swaziland
8. Togo
9. Ghana
10. Liberia
11. Rwanda
12. Benin
13. Namibia
14. Lesotho
15. DR Congo
16. Burundi
17. Niger
18. Comoros
19. Zimbabwe
20. Botswana
21. Zambia
22. Ivory Coast
23. Nigeria
24. Cameroon
25. Tanzania
26. Mauritania
27. Angola
28. Sudan
29. Eq. Guinea
30. Mozambique
31. Burkina Faso
32. Cape Verde
33. C.A. Republic
34. Chad
35. Eritrea
36. Gabon
37. Gambia
38. Guinea
39. G.-Bissau
40. Malawi
41. Mali
42. R. of Congo
43. S.T.&Principe
44. Seychelles
45. Sierra Leone
46. Somalia
47. Uganda
2564.45
1287.54
734.03
639.34
563.15
553.36
162.23
99.74
94.13
85.65
70.38
50.47
36.13
25.56
24.95
8.32
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2564.45


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