Anthracite Coal Imports by Country

Anthracite coal imports by country measure the amount of anthracite imported by each country, expressed in million metric tons (Mmt) per year. Anthracite is a hard, high-carbon form of coal, valued for its high energy content and relatively low smoke emissions. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 163 countries with a reported 2024 value and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 40.226 Mmt in 2024, down from 41.877 Mmt in 2023.

The map highlights where anthracite imports are most concentrated in 2024; the table below holds the full 2019-2024 series. This is not just a ranking — the paragraphs below explain what the numbers reveal that the table alone does not.

Anthracite Coal Imports by Country

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#	Country	2024 (Mmt)
1	China CN	14.55
2	South Korea KR	4.79
3	Vietnam VN	4.17
4	Japan JP	3.75
5	Indonesia ID	3.45
6	India IN	1.99
7	Ukraine UA	1.81
8	Russia RU	1.14
9	Türkiye TR	1.01
10	Germany DE	0.42
11	Belgium BE	0.35
12	Canada CA	0.28
13	Spain ES	0.24
14	South Africa ZA	0.21
15	Albania AL	0.21
16	France FR	0.2
17	United Kingdom GB	0.19
18	Philippines PH	0.17
19	Malaysia MY	0.12
20	Saudi Arabia SA	0.12
21	United States US	0.12
22	Iceland IS	0.12
23	Mexico MX	0.09
24	Moldova MD	0.08
25	Thailand TH	0.06
26	Bulgaria BG	0.06
27	Italy IT	0.06
28	Taiwan TW	0.04
29	Oman OM	0.03
30	Bangladesh BD	0.03
31	Morocco MA	0.03
32	Czech Republic CZ	0.02
33	Romania RO	0.02
34	Armenia AM	0.02
35	Australia AU	0.02
36	Slovakia SK	0.02
37	Poland PL	0.02
38	Bolivia BO	0.02
39	Sweden SE	0.02
40	Ireland IE	0.02
41	Egypt EG	0.02
42	Ecuador EC	0.02
43	Serbia RS	0.01
44	Chile CL	0.01
45	Slovenia SI	0.01
46	Switzerland CH	0.01
47	United Arab Emirates AE	0.01
48	Singapore SG	0.01
49	Kuwait KW	0.01
50	Luxembourg LU	0.01
51	Kyrgyzstan KG	0
52	Azerbaijan AZ	0
53	Uzbekistan UZ	0
54	Netherlands NL	0
55	Guatemala GT	0
56	Pakistan PK	0
57	Croatia HR	0
58	Hungary HU	0
59	Jordan JO	0
60	Nigeria NG	0
61	Georgia GE	0
62	Austria AT	0
63	Libya LY	0
64	Portugal PT	0
65	Cameroon CM	0
66	Namibia NA	0
67	El Salvador SV	0
68	North Macedonia MK	0
69	Hong Kong HK	0
70	Nepal NP	0
71	Colombia CO	0
72	Dominican Republic DO	0
73	Lebanon LB	0
74	Paraguay PY	0
75	Madagascar MG	0
76	Latvia LV	0
77	Tunisia TN	0
78	Panama PA	0
79	Syria SY	0
80	Puerto Rico PR	0
81	Cuba CU	0
82	Argentina AR	0
83	Mongolia MN	0
84	Finland FI	0
85	Ghana GH	0
86	Guinea GN	0
87	Afghanistan AF	0
88	Kazakhstan KZ	0
89	Trinidad and Tobago TT	0
90	Zimbabwe ZW	0
91	Angola AO	0
92	Turkmenistan TM	0
93	Burkina Faso BF	0
94	Barbados BB	0
95	DR Congo CD	0
96	Botswana BW	0
97	Kenya KE	0
98	Venezuela VE	0
99	Sri Lanka LK	0
100	Uruguay UY	0
101	Fiji FJ	0
102	Honduras HN	0
103	Tanzania TZ	0
104	Lesotho LS	0
105	Kosovo XK	0
106	Nicaragua NI	0
107	Gabon GA	0
108	Costa Rica CR	0
109	Maldives MV	0
110	Liberia LR	0
111	Malawi MW	0
112	Sao Tome and Principe ST	0
113	Bhutan BT	0
114	Mali ML	0
115	Grenada GD	0
116	Seychelles SC	0
117	Antigua and Barbuda AG	0
118	Belize BZ	0
119	Aruba AW	0
120	Belarus BY	0
121	Benin BJ	0
122	Bermuda BM	0
123	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0
124	Brunei BN	0
125	Myanmar MM	0
126	Burundi BI	0
127	Cape Verde CV	0
128	Chad TD	0
129	Cook Islands CK	0
130	Ivory Coast CI	0
131	Cyprus CY	0
132	Denmark DK	0
133	Djibouti DJ	0
134	Equatorial Guinea GQ	0
135	Estonia EE	0
136	Ethiopia ET	0
137	Faroe Islands FO	0
138	Greenland GL	0
139	Guinea-Bissau GW	0
140	Iran IR	0
141	Jamaica JM	0
142	Laos LA	0
143	Lithuania LT	0
144	Macau MO	0
145	Malta MT	0
146	Mauritania MR	0
147	Mauritius MU	0
148	Montenegro ME	0
149	Mozambique MZ	0
150	New Caledonia NC	0
151	Papua New Guinea PG	0
152	Peru PE	0
153	Rwanda RW	0
154	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	0
155	Senegal SN	0
156	Somalia SO	0
157	Sudan SD	0
158	Suriname SR	0
159	Tajikistan TJ	0
160	Bahamas BS	0
161	Togo TG	0
162	Uganda UG	0
163	Zambia ZM	0

Analysis: China alone accounted for about 36 percent of the world total in 2024, and China and South Korea together for about 48 percent. The top three accounted for about 58 percent, the top five for about 76 percent, and the top ten for about 92 percent. China's anthracite was about 3.0 times that of South Korea, the second-largest importer — a gap that explains much of the global structure.

Who Leads Anthracite Coal Imports?

Data: China (14.552 Mmt) was the largest importer in 2024, ahead of South Korea (4.794 Mmt). The next largest were Vietnam (4.172 Mmt), Japan (3.75 Mmt), Indonesia (3.454 Mmt), India (1.992 Mmt), Ukraine (1.812 Mmt). Analysis: The top five alone — China, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia — already make up about 76 percent of world total, while the remaining 158 countries together account for less than 24 percent. Context: This concentration means that shifts in just a few countries drive the world total.

Where Anthracite Is Concentrated

Analysis: The top ten held about 92 percent of the world total in 2024, leaving less than 8 percent for the other 153 countries. In Asia, China dominates; in Europe, Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye are among the larger importers; in North America, the United States is among the reported importers.

What Changed Most Recently? (2023-2024)

Analysis: Ukraine saw the largest increase, rising from 0.616 to 1.812 Mmt (up 1.196 Mmt, about 194.2 percent). Russia (+1.119 Mmt) and Indonesia (+0.36 Mmt) also rose. The sharpest decline was China (18.31 to 14.552 Mmt, down 3.758 Mmt, about 20.5 percent). Overall the world total fell by 1.651 Mmt (-3.9 percent) to 40.226 Mmt. Context: Year-to-year moves like these show whether growth is broad-based or driven by a single country.

How Has Anthracite Evolved Since 2019?

Analysis: The world total moved from 41.912 Mmt in 2019 to 40.226 Mmt in 2024, with a low of 39.002 Mmt in 2022. For perspective, China went from 7.163 to 14.552 Mmt, while South Korea went from 6.858 to 4.794 Mmt. Context: Comparing 2019-2024 reveals whether leaders are extending their lead or losing share — here, China substantially increased its lead over South Korea, whose imports declined over the same period.

Anthracite in Context

Anthracite is a hard, high-carbon form of coal reported separately from other coal types in the EIA statistics. Concentration at this level means supply and trade are tied to a handful of economies.

Anthracite Coal Imports by Country

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	7.16	7.76	9.24	11.06	18.31	14.55
2	South Korea	6.86	6.29	6.48	5.38	4.64	4.79
3	Vietnam	2.14	2.43	2.49	2.14	3.83	4.17
4	Japan	5.69	5.41	6.05	4.95	3.92	3.75
5	Indonesia	0.92	1.51	2.08	2.16	3.09	3.45
6	India	2	2.07	1.98	2.35	2.12	1.99
7	Ukraine	3.94	2.84	3.44	0.36	0.62	1.81
8	Russia	3.42	3.01	3.3	2.52	0.02	1.14
9	Türkiye	0.83	0.84	0.81	1.08	0.76	1.01
10	Germany	0.95	0.74	0.98	0.83	0.6	0.42
11	Belgium	0.41	0.3	0.41	0.92	0.34	0.35
12	Canada	0.33	0.36	0.39	0.27	0.37	0.28
13	Spain	1.2	1.73	0.51	0.46	0.21	0.24
14	South Africa	0.36	0.2	0.48	0.36	0.63	0.21
15	Albania	0	0	0	0	0.13	0.21
16	France	0.6	0.36	0.55	0.53	0.14	0.2
17	United Kingdom	0.1	0.07	0.07	0.09	0.05	0.19
18	Philippines	0.43	0.24	0.29	0.14	0.14	0.17
19	Malaysia	0.25	0.18	0.14	0.16	0.22	0.12
20	Saudi Arabia	0.09	0.05	0.06	0.1	0.13	0.12
21	United States	0.17	0.3	0.44	0.3	0.42	0.12
22	Iceland	0.15	0.12	0.18	0.1	0.1	0.12
23	Mexico	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.02	0.02	0.09
24	Moldova	0.11	0.11	0.08	0.1	0.08	0.08
25	Thailand	0.13	0.15	0.11	0.1	0.13	0.06
26	Bulgaria	0.33	0.24	0.47	0.42	0.08	0.06
27	Italy	0.32	0.33	0.41	0.33	0.05	0.06
28	Taiwan	0.34	0.34	0.25	0.08	0.04	0.04
29	Oman	0.07	0.11	0.06	0.03	0.08	0.03
30	Bangladesh	0	0.01	0.01	0	0.01	0.03
31	Morocco	0.72	0.93	1.09	0.75	0.02	0.03
32	Czech Republic	0.1	0.06	0.17	0.04	0.02	0.02
33	Romania	0.16	0.13	0.12	0.09	0.04	0.02
34	Armenia	0	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02
35	Australia	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.02	0.02	0.02
36	Slovakia	0.09	0.07	0.07	0.05	0.02	0.02
37	Poland	0.29	0.31	0.34	0.25	0.08	0.02
38	Bolivia	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.02
39	Sweden	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.02
40	Ireland	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02
41	Egypt	0.06	0.05	0.05	0	0.1	0.02
42	Ecuador	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02
43	Serbia	0.01	0.03	0.05	0.02	0.01	0.01
44	Chile	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
45	Slovenia	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01
46	Switzerland	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
47	United Arab Emirates	0.04	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.01
48	Singapore	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
49	Kuwait	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0.01	0.01
50	Luxembourg	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0.01
51	Kyrgyzstan	0.01	0.04	0.05	0	0.01	0
52	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Uzbekistan	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0
54	Netherlands	0.23	0.17	0.26	0.07	0	0
55	Guatemala	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Pakistan	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0
57	Croatia	0	0	0	0.02	0.01	0
58	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Georgia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0
62	Austria	0.06	0.02	0.03	0	0	0
63	Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Portugal	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0	0
65	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	El Salvador	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Nepal	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	Latvia	0	0	0	0.02	0	0
77	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	Syria	0.01	0	0	0	0	0
80	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
83	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Finland	0	0.01	0.02	0.02	0	0
85	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0.03	0
91	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	Barbados	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	Venezuela	0.02	0	0	0	0	0
99	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0
100	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	Fiji	0	0	0	0	0	0
102	Honduras	0	0	0	0	0	0
103	Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0
104	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0
105	Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0
106	Nicaragua	0	0	0	0	0	0
107	Gabon	0	0	0	0	0	0
108	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0	0	0
109	Maldives	0	0	0	0	0	0
110	Liberia	0	0	0	0	0	0
111	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0
112	Sao Tome and Principe	0	0	0	0	0	0
113	Bhutan	0	0	0	0	0	0
114	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0
115	Grenada	0	0	0	0	0	0
116	Seychelles	0	0	0	0	0	0
117	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0	0	0	0
118	Belize	0	0	0	0	0	0
119	Aruba	0	0	0	0	0	0
120	Belarus	0.41	0.37	0.18	0.06	0	0
121	Benin	0	0	0	0	0	0
122	Bermuda	0	0	0	0	0	0
123	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.14	0.11	0.09	0.07	0.01	0
124	Brunei	0	0	0	0	0	0
125	Myanmar	0	0.02	0	0	0	0
126	Burundi	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
127	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0
128	Chad	0	0	0	0	0	0
129	Cook Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0
130	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0
131	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0
132	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0
133	Djibouti	0	0	0	0	0	0
134	Equatorial Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0
135	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
136	Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0	0
137	Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0
138	Greenland	0	0	0	0	0	0
139	Guinea-Bissau	0	0	0	0	0	0
140	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0
141	Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0
142	Laos	0	0	0	0	0	0
143	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0
144	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0
145	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0
146	Mauritania	0	0	0	0	0	0
147	Mauritius	0	0	0	0	0	0
148	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0
149	Mozambique	0	0	0	0	0	0
150	New Caledonia	0.03	0.03	0	0	0	0
151	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0
152	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0
153	Rwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0
154	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	0	0	0	0
155	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0
156	Somalia	0	0	0	0	0	0
157	Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0
158	Suriname	0	0	0	0	0	0
159	Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
160	Bahamas	0	0	0	0	0	0
161	Togo	0	0	0	0	0	0
162	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0
163	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual anthracite imports in million metric tons (Mmt). Where no value is available, the cell is left empty. A value of 0 indicates that the source reports zero. The sum of individually listed countries may differ slightly from the reported world total due to rounding. This page covers anthracite imports only and does not include other coal types, which are reported separately in the source.