In 2023, Japan was the world's largest coal importing nation based on value, having imported nearly 42 billion U.S. dollars worth of coal. Meanwhile, China came in a close second place, and was responsible for coal imports amounting to a value of 41.4 billion U.S. dollars that year.
The total global coal imports had a sales value of 219.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, down from 286.7 billion U.S. dollars the previous year.
Import value of coal worldwide in 2023, by country
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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WTEx. (July 21, 2024). Import value of coal worldwide in 2023, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384851/leading-coal-importing-countries-worldwide-based-on-value/
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