Metallurgical (Coking) Coal Exports (MMTPA)
(Source: US EIA)
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) presents Coal consumption, coal production, coal exports and coal imports data into five coal types: anthracite, metallurgical, bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite
EIA's headline "Coal" data is sum total of anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, metallurgical, and lignite
A more commonly encountered classification for "Coal" is Thermal or Steam Coal (anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous), Metallurgical or Coking Coal, and Lignite
Table below captures country-wise trend in Metallurgical coal (coking coal) exports
For 2023, world Metallurgical coal exports were 337.9 million tonnes. US exported 46.3 million tonnes, Australia 163.8 million tonnes, Canada 30.6 million tones,million tonnes, Mongolia 44.2 million tonnes and Russia 36.5 million tonnes
| Year | World | India | China | United States | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Colombia | Czechia | Former Czechoslovakia | Former U.S.S.R. | Germany | Germany, East | Germany, West | Indonesia | Iran | Kazakhstan | Mexico | Mongolia | Mozambique | Netherlands | New Zealand | Poland | Russia | South Africa | Sweden | Ukraine | United Kingdom |
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| 2023 | 337.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 46.3 | 163.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 36.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 304.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 42.2 | 165.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 31.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 294.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 40.8 | 166.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 31.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 308.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 38.1 | 179.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 333.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 48.0 | 185.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 24.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 336.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 54.4 | 179.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 27.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 26.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 324.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 48.2 | 177.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 318.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 37.1 | 188.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 21.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 310.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 41.7 | 187.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 18.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 316.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 180.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 21.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 299.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 59.6 | 154.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 21.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 285.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 63.4 | 142.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 17.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 265.8 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 63.1 | 132.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 272.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 50.9 | 151.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | 221.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 33.8 | 135.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 231.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 38.6 | 131.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 26.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 13.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 211.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 29.2 | 125.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 26.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 172.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 87.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 176.2 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 26.0 | 89.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 26.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | 167.6 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 24.4 | 84.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 23.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | 163.1 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 20.0 | 82.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 23.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 168.6 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 19.5 | 88.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 23.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 161.9 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 23.1 | 77.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 26.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 166.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 29.8 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 155.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 29.8 | 71.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 29.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | 167.8 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 38.3 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 165.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 42.9 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | 154.4 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 42.6 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28.7 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | 154.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 43.2 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 147.2 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 39.3 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 141.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 40.8 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 152.9 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 52.2 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | 155.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 55.0 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | 145.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 53.6 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | 143.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 52.8 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | 139.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 49.6 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | 127.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 41.3 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 22.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | 126.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 43.9 | 38.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | 143.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 48.4 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 22.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | 138.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 44.7 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | 120.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 39.6 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | 122.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 54.1 | 34.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 1981 | 129.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 53.6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 1980 | 122.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 51.4 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Australia has been a dominant metallurgical coal exporter for the last several years. Australia's share in world metallurgical coal exports increased from ~30% in the 1980s and 1990s to cross the 50% mark in 2002, and since then, it has been between 55-60%
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