Major Coal Importers
Countries with annual gross import higher than 20 million tonnes are shown. In terms of net import the largest importers are still Japan (206.0 millions tonnes), China (172.4) and South Korea (125.8).
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 199.7 | 209.0 | 206.0 | 182.1 | 206.7 | 17.5% |
| China | 42.0 | 56.2 | 44.5 | 151.9 | 195.1 | 16.6% |
| South Korea | 84.1 | 94.1 | 107.1 | 109.9 | 125.8 | 10.7% |
| India | 52.7 | 29.6 | 70.9 | 76.7 | 101.6 | 8.6% |
| Taiwan | 69.1 | 72.5 | 70.9 | 64.6 | 71.1 | 6.0% |
| Germany | 50.6 | 56.2 | 55.7 | 45.9 | 55.1 | 4.7% |
| Turkey | 22.9 | 25.8 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 30.0 | 2.5% |
| United Kingdom | 56.8 | 48.9 | 49.2 | 42.2 | 29.3 | 2.5% |
| Italy | 27.9 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 20.9 | 23.7 | 1.9% |
| Netherlands | 25.7 | 29.3 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 1.9% |
| Russia | 28.8 | 26.3 | 34.6 | 26.8 | 21.8 | 1.9% |
| France | 24.1 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 1.8% |
| United States | 40.3 | 38.8 | 37.8 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 1.8% |
| Total | 991.8 | 1,056.5 | 1,063.2 | 1,039.8 | 1,178.1 | 100% |
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