Metallurgical Coke Exports by Country

Metallurgical coke exports by country measure the amount of metallurgical coke exported by each country, expressed in million metric tons (Mmt) per year. Metallurgical coke is not mined — it is manufactured by baking metallurgical coal in coke ovens. Its production geography is closely linked to steelmaking rather than coal mining. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 119 countries and territories with a reported 2024 value and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The reported world total stood at 32.041 Mmt in 2024, up from 26.95 Mmt in 2023.

The map highlights where metallurgical coke exports are most concentrated in 2024, while the table below provides the full 2019-2024 series. The analysis below highlights the countries and changes that stand out most clearly in the data.

Metallurgical Coke Exports by Country

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#	Country	2024 (Mmt)
1	China CN	8.33
2	Poland PL	5.85
3	Indonesia ID	5.56
4	Colombia CO	3.96
5	Japan JP	1.53
6	United States US	1.48
7	Russia RU	1.21
8	Germany DE	0.96
9	Czech Republic CZ	0.59
10	Australia AU	0.55
11	Italy IT	0.35
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0.25
13	United Arab Emirates AE	0.19
14	Oman OM	0.15
15	India IN	0.15
16	Hungary HU	0.13
17	Türkiye TR	0.12
18	France FR	0.11
19	Spain ES	0.1
20	South Africa ZA	0.09
21	Chile CL	0.06
22	Netherlands NL	0.05
23	Taiwan TW	0.05
24	Sweden SE	0.05
25	Canada CA	0.04
26	Finland FI	0.04
27	Iran IR	0.03
28	Mongolia MN	0.02
29	Kazakhstan KZ	0.01
30	Belgium BE	0.01
31	Malaysia MY	0.01
32	Brazil BR	0.01
33	Austria AT	0
34	Ukraine UA	0
35	Serbia RS	0
36	Venezuela VE	0
37	Slovakia SK	0
38	South Korea KR	0
39	Vietnam VN	0
40	Switzerland CH	0
41	Uzbekistan UZ	0
42	Singapore SG	0
43	Jordan JO	0
44	Armenia AM	0
45	Bhutan BT	0
46	Syria SY	0
47	Guatemala GT	0
48	Mexico MX	0
49	Egypt EG	0
50	Saudi Arabia SA	0
51	Kuwait KW	0
52	Thailand TH	0
53	Pakistan PK	0
54	DR Congo CD	0
55	Afghanistan AF	0
56	Albania AL	0
57	Argentina AR	0
58	Bahrain BH	0
59	Bangladesh BD	0
60	Barbados BB	0
61	Belarus BY	0
62	Botswana BW	0
63	Bulgaria BG	0
64	Burkina Faso BF	0
65	Cambodia KH	0
66	Costa Rica CR	0
67	Croatia HR	0
68	Cuba CU	0
69	Cyprus CY	0
70	Denmark DK	0
71	Ecuador EC	0
72	Estonia EE	0
73	Ethiopia ET	0
74	Georgia GE	0
75	Ghana GH	0
76	Greece GR	0
77	Hong Kong HK	0
78	Iceland IS	0
79	Iraq IQ	0
80	Israel IL	0
81	Jamaica JM	0
82	Kenya KE	0
83	Kyrgyzstan KG	0
84	Latvia LV	0
85	Lebanon LB	0
86	Lesotho LS	0
87	Lithuania LT	0
88	Luxembourg LU	0
89	Macau MO	0
90	Malawi MW	0
91	Malta MT	0
92	Montenegro ME	0
93	Morocco MA	0
94	Mozambique MZ	0
95	Namibia NA	0
96	Nepal NP	0
97	New Zealand NZ	0
98	Nigeria NG	0
99	North Macedonia MK	0
100	Norway NO	0
101	Panama PA	0
102	Paraguay PY	0
103	Peru PE	0
104	Philippines PH	0
105	Portugal PT	0
106	Puerto Rico PR	0
107	Qatar QA	0
108	Romania RO	0
109	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	0
110	Senegal SN	0
111	Slovenia SI	0
112	Sri Lanka LK	0
113	Sudan SD	0
114	Tanzania TZ	0
115	Togo TG	0
116	US Virgin Islands VI	0
117	Uganda UG	0
118	Zambia ZM	0
119	Zimbabwe ZW	0

China alone accounted for about 26 percent of the reported world total in 2024, while China and Poland together accounted for about 44 percent. The top three exporters accounted for about 62 percent, the top five for about 79 percent, and the top ten for about 94 percent. China's metallurgical coke exports were about 1.4 times those of Poland, the second-largest exporter, illustrating the strong concentration at the top of the market.

Who Leads Metallurgical Coke Exports?

China was the largest exporter in 2024, with 8.331 Mmt, followed by Poland with 5.845 Mmt. Indonesia exported 5.555 Mmt, Colombia 3.957 Mmt, and Japan 1.533 Mmt. The United States, Russia, and Germany followed with 1.478 Mmt, 1.210 Mmt, and 0.962 Mmt, respectively. The top five exporters — China, Poland, Indonesia, Colombia, and Japan — accounted for about 79% of the reported world total, leaving about 21% for all other countries in the dataset. This concentration means that changes in a small number of leading exporters can have a noticeable effect on the global total.

Where Metallurgical Coke Exports Are Concentrated

Metallurgical coke exports were highly concentrated in 2024. The top ten exporters accounted for about 94% of the reported world total, leaving about 6% for the other 109 countries and territories. In Asia, China and Japan were among the leading exporters, while Poland was the largest exporter in Europe. In North America, the United States was the largest exporter in the region among the countries listed. The concentration of exports reflects the importance of coke production to steelmaking and related industrial activity.

What Changed Most Recently? (2023-2024)

Indonesia saw the largest increase, rising from 1.185 Mmt to 5.555 Mmt, an increase of 4.370 Mmt or about 368.8%. Colombia increased by 1.036 Mmt, while Germany rose by 0.417 Mmt. The sharpest decline was China, whose exports fell from 8.794 Mmt to 8.331 Mmt, a decrease of 0.463 Mmt. Overall, the reported world total rose by 5.091 Mmt, or 18.9%, to 32.041 Mmt. These year-to-year changes show whether movements in global exports are broad-based or driven mainly by individual countries.

How Has Metallurgical Coke Changed Since 2019?

The reported world total increased from 25.492 Mmt in 2019 to 32.041 Mmt in 2024, despite fluctuating during the period and reaching a low of 24.434 Mmt. China increased from 6.525 Mmt to 8.331 Mmt, while Poland declined from 6.176 Mmt to 5.845 Mmt. Indonesia showed the most dramatic change among the leading exporters, rising from 0.218 Mmt in 2019 to 5.555 Mmt in 2024. Comparing 2019 with 2024 shows that China's lead strengthened, while Poland's exports declined slightly and Indonesia emerged as a much larger exporter.

Metallurgical Coke in Context

Metallurgical coke is not mined — it is manufactured by baking metallurgical coal in coke ovens. It is primarily used as a fuel and reducing agent in iron and steel production, so its production and trade are closely connected to the steel industry. Unlike the table, which shows “how much,” this section explains “why it matters”: the concentration of exports among a relatively small number of countries means that changes in major exporters can affect international supply and trade. The EIA reports metallurgical coke separately from other coal products because it is a processed fuel and industrial input with different uses and markets.

Metallurgical Coke Exports by Country

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	6.53	3.49	6.45	8.95	8.79	8.33
2	Poland	6.18	6.35	7.26	6.54	6.24	5.85
3	Indonesia	0.22	0.26	0.33	0.31	1.19	5.56
4	Colombia	3.15	3.36	4.03	4.33	2.92	3.96
5	Japan	1.59	3.2	2.28	0.91	1.61	1.53
6	United States	0.88	0.62	1.89	2.1	1.37	1.48
7	Russia	2.8	2.69	2.74	0.22	0.93	1.21
8	Germany	0.76	0.75	0.64	0.82	0.55	0.96
9	Czech Republic	0.59	0.52	0.65	0.59	0.6	0.59
10	Australia	0.66	0.81	0.7	0.54	0.21	0.55
11	Italy	0.28	0.29	0.25	0.28	0.24	0.35
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.46	0.37	0.45	0.4	0.31	0.25
13	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0.03	0.08	0.19
14	Oman	0	0	0	0.07	0.07	0.15
15	India	0.1	0.09	0.5	0.54	0.12	0.15
16	Hungary	0.28	0.23	0.44	0.13	0.1	0.13
17	Türkiye	0	0	0.02	0.12	0.24	0.12
18	France	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.11
19	Spain	0.14	0.1	0.1	0.17	0.12	0.1
20	South Africa	0.08	0.06	0.2	0.12	0.1	0.09
21	Chile	0.05	0.13	0.09	0.02	0.06	0.06
22	Netherlands	0.08	0.27	0.01	0.08	0.41	0.05
23	Taiwan	0.02	0.12	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
24	Sweden	0.05	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.05
25	Canada	0.04	0.08	0.09	0.24	0.16	0.04
26	Finland	0.16	0.1	0.03	0.04	0.06	0.04
27	Iran	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.12	0.04	0.03
28	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0.06	0.02
29	Kazakhstan	0.04	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01
30	Belgium	0.12	0.14	0.04	0.28	0.02	0.01
31	Malaysia	0.01	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0.01
32	Brazil	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.01
33	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Ukraine	0.01	0.06	0.19	0	0.01	0
35	Serbia	0.01	0	0	0	0	0
36	Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Slovakia	0.01	0	0	0.02	0.01	0
38	South Korea	0.02	0.16	0.31	0.03	0	0
39	Vietnam	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0
40	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Bhutan	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Syria	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Guatemala	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Egypt	0.09	0	0.04	0	0	0
50	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	Kuwait	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Albania	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Argentina	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0	0
58	Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Barbados	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
64	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Cambodia	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
73	Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0.02	0
78	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0
83	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0
85	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	Mozambique	0	0	0	0	0.03	0
95	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	Nepal	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0.08	0
98	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
100	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0
102	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0
103	Peru	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
104	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0
105	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0
106	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0
107	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0
108	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0
109	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	0	0	0	0
110	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0
111	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
112	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0
113	Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0
114	Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0
115	Togo	0	0	0	0	0	0
116	US Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0
117	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0
118	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0
119	Zimbabwe	0.08	0.14	0.18	0.26	0	0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual metallurgical coke exports 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 exports only and does not include other coal types or products, which are reported separately in the source.