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Who buys Russia’s coal? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Russia exported $22.4 billion of coal (176.8 million tonnes), 12.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were China (47%), India (18%) and Turkey (11%). Russia was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of coal.

Summary

Value
$22.4billion
Tonnes
176.8million tonnes
Share of world total
12.7%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China10.5Tonnes: 88,333,915USD per tonne: $11946.7%Sea
India3.9Tonnes: 26,940,778USD per tonne: $14617.6%Sea
Turkey2.5Tonnes: 24,419,973USD per tonne: $10411.4%Sea
South Korea2.3Tonnes: 18,509,874USD per tonne: $12310.2%Sea
Taiwan0.92Tonnes: 4,759,596USD per tonne: $1944.1%Sea
Indonesia0.87Tonnes: 5,298,291USD per tonne: $1653.9%Sea
Malaysia0.34Tonnes: 2,301,703USD per tonne: $1481.5%Sea
Sri Lanka0.3Tonnes: 1,803,974USD per tonne: $1641.3%Sea
Japan0.19Tonnes: 1,191,384USD per tonne: $1610.86%Sea
Brazil0.16Tonnes: 998,588USD per tonne: $1560.69%Sea
Kazakhstan0.15Tonnes: 1,015,843USD per tonne: $1440.65%Land
Germany0.05Tonnes: 138,303USD per tonne: $3750.23%Sea
Egypt0.05Tonnes: 170,313USD per tonne: $2720.21%Sea
South Africa0.04Tonnes: 213,000USD per tonne: $1700.16%Sea
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 177,869USD per tonne: $1210.1%Sea
Austria0.01Tonnes: 49,329USD per tonne: $2960.07%Sea
Georgia0.01Tonnes: 106,233USD per tonne: $1160.06%Sea
Moldova0.01Tonnes: 73,084USD per tonne: $1650.05%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 100,352USD per tonne: $990.04%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.01Tonnes: 45,991USD per tonne: $1780.04%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

China has been its main destination since 2020

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

  • China 10.5
  • India 3.9
  • Turkey 2.5
  • South Korea 2.3
  • Taiwan 0.92

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.0110.5
India03.9
Turkey0.052.5
South Korea0.042.3
Taiwan00.92

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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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