Metallurgical Coke Production by Country

Metallurgical coke production by country measures the amount of metallurgical coke produced 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 production geography follows steelmaking, not mining. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 45 countries with a reported 2024 value and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 723.9 Mmt in 2024, up from 674.5 Mmt in 2023.

The map highlights where metallurgical coke production 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 Production by Country

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#	Country	2024 (Mmt)
1	China CN	489.27
2	India IN	55.12
3	Russia RU	52.66
4	Japan JP	25.45
5	South Korea KR	15.31
6	United States US	9.96
7	Brazil BR	9.48
8	Germany DE	8.48
9	Poland PL	7.61
10	Taiwan TW	5.26
11	Türkiye TR	4.75
12	Vietnam VN	4.15
13	Colombia CO	4.08
14	Kazakhstan KZ	2.69
15	Ukraine UA	2.62
16	Indonesia ID	2.43
17	France FR	1.98
18	Canada CA	1.86
19	South Africa ZA	1.83
20	Iran IR	1.82
21	Netherlands NL	1.71
22	Australia AU	1.7
23	Slovakia SK	1.4
24	Czech Republic CZ	1.37
25	Italy IT	1.32
26	Belgium BE	1.28
27	Austria AT	1.27
28	Spain ES	1.26
29	Sweden SE	1.08
30	Malaysia MY	0.99
31	Argentina AR	0.95
32	Finland FI	0.79
33	Mexico MX	0.53
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0.53
35	New Zealand NZ	0.41
36	Chile CL	0.25
37	United Kingdom GB	0.1
38	Mongolia MN	0.09
39	Hungary HU	0.08
40	Egypt EG	0.06
41	Armenia AM	0
42	Lesotho LS	0
43	Malawi MW	0
44	North Korea KP	0
45	Zimbabwe ZW	0

Analysis: China alone accounted for about 68 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 94 percent. China's metallurgical coke was about 8.9 times that of India, the second-largest producer — a gap that explains much of the global structure.

Who Leads Metallurgical Coke Production?

Data: China (489.3 Mmt) was the largest producer in 2024, ahead of India (55.122 Mmt). The next largest were Russia (52.655 Mmt), Japan (25.452 Mmt), South Korea (15.306 Mmt), United States (9.958 Mmt), Brazil (9.475 Mmt). Analysis: The top five alone — China, India, Russia, Japan, South Korea — already make up about 88 percent of world total, while the remaining 40 countries together account for less than 12 percent. Context: This concentration means that shifts in just a few countries drive the world total.

Where Metallurgical Coke Is Concentrated

The top ten held about 94 percent of the world total in 2024, leaving less than 6 percent for the other 35 countries. In Europe, Russia, Poland, Germany and Ukraine were among the largest producers, while China and India dominated production in Asia. In North America, the United States is the largest producer. Metallurgical coke is not mined — it is manufactured by baking metallurgical coal in coke ovens, so its geography follows steelmaking rather than mining.

What Changed Most Recently? (2023-2024)

Analysis: China saw the largest increase, rising from 443.0 to 489.3 Mmt (up 46.31 Mmt, about 10.5 percent). India (+3.517 Mmt) and Russia (+1.443 Mmt) also rose. The sharpest decline was Japan (27.05 to 25.452 Mmt, down 1.598 Mmt). Overall the world total rose by 49.385 Mmt (+7.3 percent) to 723.9 Mmt. Context: Year-to-year moves like these show whether growth is broad-based or driven by a single country.

How Has Metallurgical Coke Evolved Since 2019?

The world total was 710.7 Mmt in 2019, 674.5 Mmt in 2023, and 723.9 Mmt in 2024. For perspective, China went from 473.0 to 489.3 Mmt, while India went from 40.6 to 55.1 Mmt.

Metallurgical Coke in Context

Context: Metallurgical coke is not mined — it is manufactured by baking metallurgical coal in coke ovens. Its production geography follows steelmaking, not mining. Unlike the table which shows “how much,” this section explains “why it matters”: concentration at this level means supply, trade and energy security are tied to a handful of economies. The EIA reports metallurgical coke separately from other coal types precisely because its uses and markets differ.

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	472.96	471.88	464.24	472.95	442.96	489.27
2	India	40.62	37.32	39.14	41.2	51.61	55.12
3	Russia	46	45.93	48.02	46.85	51.21	52.66
4	Japan	32.37	29.05	29.99	28.46	27.05	25.45
5	South Korea	16.77	15.69	15.86	15.12	15.43	15.31
6	United States	11.68	9.39	11.38	10.34	10.19	9.96
7	Brazil	9.26	8.51	9.98	9.44	8.98	9.48
8	Germany	8.82	7.87	8.58	8.18	7.49	8.48
9	Poland	8.92	7.78	9.28	8.48	8	7.61
10	Taiwan	6.18	5.96	6.29	5.61	5.21	5.26
11	Türkiye	4.28	4.21	4.62	4.79	4	4.75
12	Vietnam	4.91	5.45	3.23	3.12	4.15	4.15
13	Colombia	3.19	3.39	4.08	4.37	2.95	4.08
14	Kazakhstan	2.17	1.88	2.44	2.44	2.57	2.69
15	Ukraine	10.06	9.53	9.33	3.83	3.16	2.62
16	Indonesia	1.5	1.39	1.51	1.86	2.19	2.43
17	France	3.11	2.31	2.37	2.32	2.16	1.98
18	Canada	2.43	2.16	1.95	1.88	2.05	1.86
19	South Africa	1.89	1.04	1.22	1.17	1.75	1.83
20	Iran	1.15	1.18	1.2	1.15	1.69	1.82
21	Netherlands	1.99	1.88	1.89	1.83	1.76	1.71
22	Australia	2.32	2.46	2.44	2.3	2.14	1.7
23	Slovakia	1.4	1.17	1.63	1.47	1.55	1.4
24	Czech Republic	2.35	2.23	2.58	2.35	1.91	1.37
25	Italy	1.69	1.24	1.45	1.62	1.57	1.32
26	Belgium	1.21	1.11	1.27	1.27	1.27	1.28
27	Austria	1.32	1.33	1.32	1.27	1.29	1.27
28	Spain	0.84	0.55	1.02	1.29	1.28	1.26
29	Sweden	1.11	1.07	0.96	1.06	1.04	1.08
30	Malaysia	0.66	0.92	0.6	0.89	0.88	0.99
31	Argentina	1.19	0.89	0.78	1.29	0.85	0.95
32	Finland	0.84	0.76	0.84	0.81	0.81	0.79
33	Mexico	0.99	1.14	0.79	0.79	0.59	0.53
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.91	0.78	0.96	0.82	0.62	0.53
35	New Zealand	0.43	0.41	0.45	0.4	0.41	0.41
36	Chile	0.38	0.38	0.48	0.48	0.35	0.25
37	United Kingdom	1.31	1.22	1.12	1.24	1.02	0.1
38	Mongolia	0.05	0.03	0.06	0.04	0.09	0.09
39	Hungary	0.89	0.83	0.77	0.52	0.22	0.08
40	Egypt	0.29	0.26	0.31	0.29	0.07	0.06
41	Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	North Korea	0.14	0.11	0.1	0.1	0	0
45	Zimbabwe	0.22	0.31	0.33	0.4	0.01	0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual metallurgical coke production 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 the countries listed on this page may not equal the reported world total because the country-level data presented here do not necessarily represent the complete set of values used for the world total. This page covers metallurgical coke production only and does not include other coal types, which are reported separately in the source.