Below are the 15
countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of coal during 2018.
Japan: $25.4 billion
(16.7% of total coal imports)
India: $24.6 billion
(16.2%)
China: $19.6 billion
(12.9%)
South Korea: $16.5 billion
(10.9%)
Taiwan: $8.1 billion
(5.3%)
Netherlands: $5.9
billion (3.9%)
Germany: $5.7 billion
(3.7%)
Turkey: $4.4 billion
(2.9%)
Brazil: $3.4 billion
(2.2%)
Malaysia: $3.2 billion
(2.1%)
Ukraine: $3 billion (2%)
Poland: $2.2 billion
(1.5%)
France: $2.1 billion
(1.4%)
Vietnam: $1.9 billion
(1.2%)
Philippines: $1.8
billion (1.2%)
By value, the listed 15
countries purchased 84.1% of all coal imports in 2018. Within parenthesis is
the percentage of overall global coal shipments.
Coal is
needed to produce steel, so countries who make products that require steel are
potential coal import customers. Coal is also widely used to produce
electricity in many countries.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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