Coal and coke imports (2024)

With 542,783.2 1000 metric tons in 2024, China leads the world in coal and coke imports, followed by India (232,811.5 1000 metric tons) and Japan (171,061.4 1000 metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by Republic of Korea (115,583.1 1000 metric tons) and Taiwan (56,978.7 1000 metric tons). Further down, Viet Nam (49,827.4 1000 metric tons) and Türkiye (40,771.6 1000 metric tons) hold the next two spots. Malaysia (39,337.7 1000 metric tons), Philippines (39,288 1000 metric tons), and Thailand (31,764.9 1000 metric tons) round out the top ten. At the extremes, China is 17× as high as Thailand (31,764.9 1000 metric tons). Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at +35.3%.