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Where does Japan get its coal? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $26.2 billion of coal (166.6 million tonnes), 14.8% of the world total. Australia sold 62% of the total, followed by Indonesia (16%) and the United States (9%). Japan was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of coal.

Summary

Value
$26.2billion
Tonnes
166.6million tonnes
Share of world total
14.8%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 19 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Australia16.3Tonnes: 108,971,639USD per tonne: $15062.3%Sea
Indonesia4.2Tonnes: 28,906,289USD per tonne: $14616.2%Sea
United States2.3Tonnes: 12,016,557USD per tonne: $1948.9%Sea
Canada2.1Tonnes: 9,376,123USD per tonne: $2288.2%Sea
South Africa0.43Tonnes: 3,338,814USD per tonne: $1291.7%Sea
Colombia0.21Tonnes: 1,327,065USD per tonne: $1610.82%Sea
Russia0.19Tonnes: 1,191,384USD per tonne: $1610.73%Sea
China0.09Tonnes: 374,732USD per tonne: $2280.33%Sea
New Zealand0.08Tonnes: 310,680USD per tonne: $2640.31%Sea
Vietnam0.08Tonnes: 277,869USD per tonne: $2890.31%Sea
Kazakhstan0.05Tonnes: 320,520USD per tonne: $1440.18%Sea
Mozambique0.03Tonnes: 158,428USD per tonne: $1690.1%Sea
Peru< 0.01Tonnes: 17,504USD per tonne: $2440.02%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 880USD per tonne: $6080%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 799USD per tonne: $4570%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $2,7830%Sea
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $2210%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $52,0000%Air
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4810%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Australia was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Australia 16.3
  • Indonesia 4.2
  • United States 2.3
  • Canada 2.1
  • South Africa 0.43

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Australia3.216.3
Indonesia0.444.2
United States0.652.3
Canada1.12.1
South Africa0.290.43

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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