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Coal Exports by Country

Indonesia has the highest Coal Exports in 2022 (469.1M t), followed by Australia (364.6M t) and Russia (220.3M t). 19 countries share the lowest (1 t).

Economics180 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Jul 22, 2025Original page
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Coal Exports, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 119 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
9,000 t
Middle half 31.3 t – 715K t
Average
12.1M t
119 countries
Highest
469.1M t
Indonesia
Lowest
1 t
Grenada

Biggest changes · 2020 → 2022

71 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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178 countries · # = rank by Coal Exports
#
1Indonesia469.1M t12.4M t
2Australia364.6M t657K t
3Russia220.3M t23.1M t
4United States80.1M t5.8M t
5South Africa75.5M t3M t
6Colombia60.9M t800 t
7Kazakhstan37.3M t31K t
8Canada29.1M t6.4M t
9Mongolia19.5M t2,000 t
10Netherlands16.1M t24.9M t
11China12.9M t313.9M t
12Poland12M t13.3M t
13Mozambique9.4M t9,000 t
14Philippines8.7M t31.6M t
15Afghanistan3.3M t4,000 t
16Czechia2.6M t4.5M t
17Germany2.2M t44.9M t
18India1.8M t215.6M t
19Tanzania1.7M t100 t
20Spain1.5M t10.8M t
21Kyrgyzstan1.3M t738K t
22New Zealand1.3M t727K t
23Belarus1.2M t2.5M t
24Peru1.2M t356K t
25Vietnam1M t40.5M t
26Japan917K t191.1M t
27Turkey879K t38M t
28Laos845K t6,000 t
29Denmark826K t1.9M t
30Bosnia and Herzegovina739K t1.4M t
31United Kingdom691K t7.8M t
32Belgium557K t4.6M t
33Botswana539K t1,000 t
34Bulgaria504K t928K t
35Zimbabwe434K t2,000 t
36Greece362K t71K t
37Italy294K t12.5M t
38Iran261K t852K t
39Romania242K t1.3M t
40Montenegro234K t2.8 t
41Malaysia168K t31.8M t
42Lithuania154K t496K t
43Hungary132K t804K t
44Venezuela124K t300 t
45France120K t10.2M t
46United Arab Emirates99K t3.5M t
47Thailand96K t22.5M t
47Ireland96K t1.3M t
49Norway84K t1.2M t
50Oman73K t105K t
51Latvia55K t146K t
52North Macedonia53K t750K t
53Taiwan52K t63.9M t
54Sweden43K t2.2M t
55Finland37K t4.1M t
56Albania31K t42K t
57South Korea29K t121.3M t
58Chile23K t8.1M t
59Slovakia20K t3.4M t
60Ukraine9,000 t6.6M t
60Uzbekistan9,000 t2.2M t
60Serbia9,000 t1.6M t
63Argentina8,000 t2.2M t
64Brazil7,000 t20.4M t
65Slovenia5,000 t486K t
65Eswatini5,000 t147K t
67Qatar3,000 t4,000 t
68Mexico2,000 t9.9M t
68Tajikistan2,000 t105K t
68Austria2,000 t4.2M t
68Singapore2,000 t595K t
68Bahrain2,000 t94.7 t
73Pakistan1,000 t21.9M t
73Ethiopia1,000 t666K t
73Croatia1,000 t702K t
76Hong Kong800 t5.7M t
77Saudi Arabia200 t164K t
77Zambia200 t300 t
77Portugal200 t23K t
80Ecuador100 t21K t
80Georgia100 t241K t
80Jamaica100 t65K t
80Bhutan100 t148K t
84Egypt92.8 t2.7M t
85Uganda85.4 t1 t
86Cyprus71.6 t78K t
87Lebanon47.1 t197K t
88Sudan35 t300 t
89Armenia32.3 t47K t
90Luxembourg30.2 t3,000 t
91Estonia18.5 t2,000 t
92Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16.8 t16 t
93Guatemala15.3 t1.3M t
94Morocco12.8 t11.8M t
95Ghana9 t85K t
96Israel8.9 t6.6M t
97Djibouti8 t1,000 t
98Dominican Republic5.9 t2.2M t
99Switzerland3.3 t184K t
100Puerto Rico3 t1.3M t
101Nigeria1 t1,000 t
101DR Congo1 t23K t
101Kenya1 t1.2M t
101Madagascar1 t511K t
101Syria1 t30K t
101Mali1 t100 t
101Burkina Faso1 t3 t
101Sri Lanka1 t2.2M t
101Malawi1 t2.5 t
101Jordan1 t297K t
101Paraguay1 t200 t
101Palestine1 t—
101Costa Rica1 t500 t
101Panama1 t845K t
101Namibia1 t33K t
101Malta1 t3.9 t
101Iceland1 t113K t
101Sao Tome and Principe1 t—
101Grenada1 t0.7 t
—Bangladesh—5.6M t
—Algeria—168K t
—Iraq—3,000 t
—Yemen—165K t
—Angola—3,000 t
—Ivory Coast—500 t
—Cameroon—90.9 t
—Nepal—1M t
—Niger—3,000 t
—Somalia—1 t
—Senegal—502K t
—Cambodia—2.3M t
—Guinea—2,000 t
—Benin—46K t
—Rwanda—64K t
—Burundi—9,000 t
—Bolivia—9,000 t
—South Sudan—100 t
—Tunisia—2,000 t
—Haiti—5.7 t
—Honduras—190K t
—Papua New Guinea—9,000 t
—Cuba—4,000 t
—Azerbaijan—20K t
—Togo—108K t
—Sierra Leone—1 t
—Turkmenistan—100 t
—Libya—300 t
—Republic of the Congo—1 t
—El Salvador—2,000 t
—Liberia—78K t
—Central African Republic—0.7 t
—Mauritania—58 t
—Kuwait—77K t
—Uruguay—18K t
—Moldova—121K t
—Gabon—82K t
—Lesotho—23K t
—Equatorial Guinea—17.1 t
—Trinidad and Tobago—200 t
—Timor-Leste—122K t
—Mauritius—580K t
—Fiji—2.1 t
—Comoros—2,000 t
—Guyana—1 t
—Macau—1 t
—Maldives—1 t
—Brunei—1.2M t
—Belize—1 t
—New Caledonia—1M t
—French Polynesia—1 t
—Barbados—100 t
—Seychelles—1 t
—Bermuda—54.3 t
—Faroe Islands—1 t
—Greenland—2 t
—British Virgin Islands—20 t
—Cook Islands—1.3 t
—Montserrat—1 t

What correlates with Coal Exports (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,637 other country metrics sharing at least 72 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Coal Exports tend to score higher on these

  1. Members of World Organization Scout MovementScouting in Other Countries
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 110
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  2. Wheat ExportsWheat Exports by Country
    r = +0.70 · very strong · n = 86
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  3. Wheat Exports ValueWheat Exports by Country
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 85
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  4. Barley ProductionBarley Production by Country
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 84
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  5. % of World's Living LanguagesAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 119
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  6. Total Living LanguagesAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 119
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Coal Exports tend to score lower on these

  1. Order of New Year ArrivalWhich Country Celebrates the New Year First?
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 119
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  2. Minimum Driving AgeMinimum Driving Age by Country
    r = −0.29 · weak · n = 96
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 106
    Plot
  4. Residential VoltageVoltage by Country
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 115
    Plot
  5. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.18 · weak · n = 119
    Plot
  6. Year Admitted to CommitteeUNHCR Member Countries
    r = −0.18 · weak · n = 81
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Coal Exports?
Indonesia has the highest Coal Exports in 2022, at 469.1M t, followed by Australia (364.6M t) and Russia (220.3M t).
Which countries have the lowest Coal Exports?
19 of the 119 countries with data share the lowest Coal Exports in 2022, at 1 t: Nigeria, DR Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Syria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka, Malawi, Jordan, Paraguay, Palestine, Costa Rica, Panama, Namibia, Malta, Iceland, Sao Tome and Principe and Grenada.
What is the median Coal Exports across countries?
The median is 9,000 t across the 119 countries with data in 2022.
Where does the Coal Exports by Country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Coal - CIA (The World Factbook).

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