Metallurgical Coke Consumption by Country

Metallurgical coke consumption by country measures the amount of metallurgical coke consumed in each country, measured in million metric tons (Mmt) per year. Metallurgical coke is not mined — it is manufactured by baking metallurgical coal in coke ovens. Its use is closely linked to steelmaking rather than to the location of coal mining. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 122 countries and areas with a reported 2024 value and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 730.2 Mmt in 2024, up from 675.0 Mmt in 2023.

The map highlights where metallurgical coke consumption is 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.

Metallurgical Coke Consumption by Country

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#	Country	2024 (Mmt)
1	China CN	489.27
2	India IN	60.11
3	Russia RU	49.39
4	Japan JP	25.35
5	South Korea KR	15.49
6	Brazil BR	10.87
7	Germany DE	10.04
8	United States US	8.56
9	Türkiye TR	6.01
10	Taiwan TW	5.37
11	Vietnam VN	4.79
12	Indonesia ID	3.75
13	Ukraine UA	3.27
14	Canada CA	2.8
15	France FR	2.77
16	South Africa ZA	2.72
17	Kazakhstan KZ	2.72
18	Iran IR	2.58
19	Austria AT	2.26
20	Poland PL	2.08
21	Netherlands NL	1.83
22	Belgium BE	1.73
23	Australia AU	1.59
24	Spain ES	1.55
25	Slovakia SK	1.44
26	Malaysia MY	1.42
27	Italy IT	1.18
28	Sweden SE	1.17
29	United Kingdom GB	1.08
30	Czech Republic CZ	1.08
31	Finland FI	1.01
32	Argentina AR	0.95
33	Mexico MX	0.69
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0.46
35	Serbia RS	0.45
36	New Zealand NZ	0.41
37	Norway NO	0.38
38	Romania RO	0.23
39	Bulgaria BG	0.22
40	Chile CL	0.18
41	Philippines PH	0.16
42	Bhutan BT	0.1
43	Pakistan PK	0.09
44	Morocco MA	0.09
45	Georgia GE	0.08
46	Mongolia MN	0.08
47	Egypt EG	0.06
48	Colombia CO	0.05
49	Saudi Arabia SA	0.04
50	New Caledonia NC	0.03
51	Croatia HR	0.03
52	Bangladesh BD	0.03
53	Thailand TH	0.02
54	Slovenia SI	0.02
55	United Arab Emirates AE	0.02
56	Hungary HU	0.02
57	DR Congo CD	0.02
58	Lithuania LT	0.02
59	Kuwait KW	0.01
60	Cambodia KH	0.01
61	Denmark DK	0.01
62	Iceland IS	0.01
63	Portugal PT	0.01
64	Uruguay UY	0.01
65	Switzerland CH	0
66	Syria SY	0
67	Singapore SG	0
68	North Macedonia MK	0
69	Lebanon LB	0
70	Venezuela VE	0
71	Luxembourg LU	0
72	Puerto Rico PR	0
73	Zimbabwe ZW	0
74	Yemen YE	0
75	Afghanistan AF	0
76	Algeria DZ	0
77	Armenia AM	0
78	Azerbaijan AZ	0
79	Belarus BY	0
80	Benin BJ	0
81	Bermuda BM	0
82	Bolivia BO	0
83	Botswana BW	0
84	Myanmar MM	0
85	Burundi BI	0
86	Costa Rica CR	0
87	Cuba CU	0
88	Dominican Republic DO	0
89	Ecuador EC	0
90	El Salvador SV	0
91	Estonia EE	0
92	Eswatini SZ	0
93	Ethiopia ET	0
94	Greece GR	0
95	Guatemala GT	0
96	Honduras HN	0
97	Ireland IE	0
98	Jamaica JM	0
99	Jordan JO	0
100	Kenya KE	0
101	Kyrgyzstan KG	0
102	Latvia LV	0
103	Lesotho LS	0
104	Madagascar MG	0
105	Malawi MW	0
106	Moldova MD	0
107	Namibia NA	0
108	Nepal NP	0
109	Niger NE	0
110	Nigeria NG	0
111	North Korea KP	0
112	Panama PA	0
113	Paraguay PY	0
114	Peru PE	0
115	Senegal SN	0
116	Sri Lanka LK	0
117	Tajikistan TJ	0
118	Tanzania TZ	0
119	Togo TG	0
120	Trinidad and Tobago TT	0
121	Tunisia TN	0
122	Uganda UG	0

Analysis: China alone accounted for about 67 percent of the world total in 2024, and China and India together for about 75 percent. The top three accounted for about 82 percent, the top five for about 88 percent, and the top ten for about 93 percent. China's metallurgical coke was about 8.1 times that of India, the second-largest consumer — a gap that explains much of the global structure.

Who Leads Metallurgical Coke Consumption?

Data: China (489.3 Mmt) was the largest consumer in 2024, ahead of India (60.111 Mmt). The next largest were Russia (49.393 Mmt), Japan (25.345 Mmt), South Korea (15.489 Mmt), Brazil (10.869 Mmt), Germany (10.041 Mmt). Analysis: The top five alone — China, India, Russia, Japan, South Korea — already make up about 88 percent of world total, while the remaining 117 countries and areas together account for less than 12 percent. Context: This concentration means that shifts in just a few countries drive the world total.

Where Is Metallurgical Coke Concentrated?

Analysis: The top ten consumers accounted for about 93 percent of the world total in 2024, leaving less than 7 percent for the other 112 countries and areas. In Asia, China dominated by a wide margin, followed by India, Russia, Japan, and South Korea. In Europe, Germany, Poland, and other major steel-producing countries accounted for much smaller shares. In North America, the United States was the largest reported consumer. Context: Metallurgical coke is manufactured by heating metallurgical coal in coke ovens and is primarily used in blast furnaces for ironmaking. Its consumption is therefore closely linked to the location and scale of integrated steel production.

What Changed Most Recently? (2023-2024)

Analysis: China saw the largest increase, rising from 434.4 to 489.3 Mmt, an increase of 54.867 Mmt or about 12.6 percent. India (+5.009 Mmt) and Russia (+1.295 Mmt) also recorded increases. The sharpest decline was in Japan, where consumption fell from 27.73 to 25.345 Mmt, a decrease of 2.385 Mmt. Overall, the world total rose by about 55.2 Mmt, or 8.2 percent, to 730.2 Mmt. Context: Year-to-year changes like these show whether movements in the global total are broad-based or heavily influenced by individual countries.

How Has Metallurgical Coke Evolved Since 2019?

Analysis: The world total moved from 697.6 Mmt in 2019 to 730.2 Mmt in 2024, with a low of 675.0 Mmt. For perspective, China went from 460.4 to 489.3 Mmt, while India went from 43.476 to 60.111 Mmt. Context: Comparing 2019-2024 reveals whether leaders are extending their lead or losing share — here, the top-ranked country extended its lead, while several other major consumers also increased their consumption.

Metallurgical Coke in Context

Metallurgical coke is not mined — it is manufactured by baking metallurgical coal in coke ovens. Its use is closely linked to steelmaking rather than to the location of coal mining. Concentration at this level means supply, trade and energy security are tied to a handful of economies. The EIA reports metallurgical coke separately within its coal and coke statistics because it has distinct uses and markets.

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	460.36	483.1	486.52	494.07	434.41	489.27
2	India	43.48	39.75	41.59	47.29	55.1	60.11
3	Russia	43.25	43.92	45.36	46.64	48.1	49.39
4	Japan	30.88	26.37	29.88	28.65	27.73	25.35
5	South Korea	17.03	15.97	16.19	15.35	15.69	15.49
6	Brazil	10.52	10.03	11.51	10.75	10.39	10.87
7	Germany	9.19	8.55	9.75	9.08	9.58	10.04
8	United States	10.83	8.88	9.71	8.34	9.14	8.56
9	Türkiye	4.63	4.7	4.96	5.6	4.79	6.01
10	Taiwan	5.25	4.89	5.36	5.77	5.3	5.37
11	Vietnam	5.7	6.14	4.37	4.17	4.89	4.79
12	Indonesia	0.4	0.66	0.76	3.25	3.49	3.75
13	Ukraine	11.21	9.85	9.92	4.18	3.48	3.27
14	Canada	2.8	3.06	3.09	2.91	2.92	2.8
15	France	3.74	2.79	3.87	3.56	2.82	2.77
16	South Africa	1.87	0.89	1.6	1.75	2.76	2.72
17	Kazakhstan	2.24	1.94	2.48	2.45	2.58	2.72
18	Iran	1.36	1.21	1.21	1.81	2.48	2.58
19	Austria	2.36	2.1	2.24	2.22	2.35	2.26
20	Poland	2.71	2.22	2.39	2.06	2.01	2.08
21	Netherlands	1.97	1.65	1.95	1.79	1.39	1.83
22	Belgium	1.5	1.18	1.48	1.65	1.58	1.73
23	Australia	2.11	2.06	2.06	1.92	2.03	1.59
24	Spain	1.42	1.33	1.72	1.56	1.44	1.55
25	Slovakia	1.46	1.29	1.7	1.5	1.68	1.44
26	Malaysia	2.11	2.11	1.63	1.72	1.53	1.42
27	Italy	1.98	1.39	1.92	1.58	1.58	1.18
28	Sweden	1.38	1.2	1.28	1.22	1.19	1.17
29	United Kingdom	2.32	2.33	2.4	2.5	2.64	1.08
30	Czech Republic	2.03	1.93	2.2	2.01	1.61	1.08
31	Finland	0.91	0.91	1.11	0.94	1.04	1.01
32	Argentina	1.21	0.89	0.87	1.29	0.92	0.95
33	Mexico	2.21	2.17	2.16	1.95	1.36	0.69
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.47	0.46	0.52	0.48	0.38	0.46
35	Serbia	0.78	0.5	0.58	1.26	0.89	0.45
36	New Zealand	0.45	0.42	0.45	0.4	0.41	0.41
37	Norway	0.35	0.31	0.33	0.38	0.36	0.38
38	Romania	0.77	0.71	0.81	0.64	0.34	0.23
39	Bulgaria	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.16	0.22
40	Chile	0.33	0.25	0.4	0.48	0.35	0.18
41	Philippines	0.01	0	0.01	0.09	0.07	0.16
42	Bhutan	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.1
43	Pakistan	0.1	0.09	0.1	0.11	0.31	0.09
44	Morocco	0	0	0	0.12	0.21	0.09
45	Georgia	0.13	0.1	0.15	0.14	0.09	0.08
46	Mongolia	0.05	0.03	0.06	0.04	0.02	0.08
47	Egypt	0.23	0.29	0.32	0.29	0.23	0.06
48	Colombia	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.05
49	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0.05	0.01	0.04
50	New Caledonia	0	0	0	0.03	0.03	0.03
51	Croatia	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
52	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0.04	0.02	0.03
53	Thailand	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02
54	Slovenia	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
55	United Arab Emirates	0.01	0	0	0.02	0.05	0.02
56	Hungary	0.66	0.6	0.34	0.34	0.16	0.02
57	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0.06	0.02
58	Lithuania	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02
59	Kuwait	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
60	Cambodia	0	0	0	0	0.01	0.01
61	Denmark	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
62	Iceland	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
63	Portugal	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
64	Uruguay	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01
65	Switzerland	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0
66	Syria	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Singapore	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0
68	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	Zimbabwe	0.1	0.11	0.15	0.14	0	0
74	Yemen	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	Algeria	0.35	0.22	0.34	0.15	0	0
77	Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	Belarus	0.05	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.05	0
80	Benin	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
81	Bermuda	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	Bolivia	0	0	0	0	0	0
83	Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Myanmar	0.01	0	0	0	0.03	0
85	Burundi	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	Cuba	0.01	0	0	0	0	0
88	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	El Salvador	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0.05	0
94	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	Guatemala	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	Honduras	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Ireland	0.02	0.01	0	0	0	0
98	Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0
100	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0
102	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0
103	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0
104	Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0
105	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0.02	0
106	Moldova	0	0	0	0	0	0
107	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0
108	Nepal	0	0	0	0.02	0.02	0
109	Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0
110	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0
111	North Korea	0.13	0.11	0.1	0.1	0.18	0
112	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0
113	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0
114	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0
115	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0
116	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0
117	Tajikistan	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.17	0
118	Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0
119	Togo	0	0	0	0.02	0.01	0
120	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	0
121	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0
122	Uganda	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 metallurgical coke consumption 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 metallurgical coke consumption only and does not include other coal types, which are reported separately in the source.