US Coal Export Targets

Global purchases of imported coal totaled US$152 billion in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 30% increase since 2014 when imported coal cost $116.9 billion and an 11.4% uptick from 2017 to 2018.

From a continental perspective, Asian countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of imported coal in 2018 with purchases amounting to $112.6 billion or 74.1% of the worldwide total. In second place were European importers at 19.6%.
Smaller percentages were sold to Latin America (3.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, North America (1.5%), Africa (1.4%) and Oceania (0.1%) led by New Caledonia.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for coal since 2014 were: Vietnam (up 700.5%), Turkey (up 431%), Philippines (up 142.7%) and Poland (up 110.5%).

Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of coal during 2018.

Japan: US$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.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/coal-imports-by-country/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader