U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, January - March 2024

Table 9. U.S. steam coal exports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

North America Total 647,309 656,854 776,946 647,309 776,946 -16.7

Canada* 416,141 319,586 396,185 416,141 396,185 5.0

Dominican Republic 190,480 323,749 256,324 190,480 256,324 -25.7

Guatemala - 44 590 - 590 -

Honduras 36,376 - 55,116 36,376 55,116 -34.0

Mexico 4,192 13,192 68,690 4,192 68,690 -93.9

Trinidad and Tobago 87 161 30 87 30 190.0

Other** 33 122 11 33 11 200.0

South America Total 478,668 161,064 388,920 478,668 388,920 23.1

Argentina 148,640 - 90,539 148,640 90,539 64.2

Brazil 249,091 159,802 100,898 249,091 100,898 146.9

Chile 80,870 228 160,059 80,870 160,059 -49.5

Other** 67 1,034 37,424 67 37,424 -99.8

Europe Total 1,496,222 1,823,162 3,703,456 1,496,222 3,703,456 -59.6

Belgium - 45,098 263,820 - 263,820 -

Croatia 193 215 94,363 193 94,363 -99.8

France 44,644 61,033 258,390 44,644 258,390 -82.7

Germany, Federal

Republic of

286,678 278,429 682,504 286,678 682,504 -58.0

Italy - 69,616 254,152 - 254,152 -

Latvia - - 86,483 - 86,483 -

Netherlands 1,021,687 1,164,262 1,576,397 1,021,687 1,576,397 -35.2

Norway 8,638 8,718 10,254 8,638 10,254 -15.8

Poland - 84,437 166,237 - 166,237 -

Romania 3 - 61,295 3 61,295 -100.0

Spain 133,288 54,236 106,534 133,288 106,534 25.1

Turkey 110 56,704 470 110 470 -76.6

United Kingdom - 391 142,556 - 142,556 -

Other** 981 23 1 981 1 NM

Asia Total 7,587,083 8,658,717 5,788,135 7,587,083 5,788,135 31.1

China 651,600 727,478 114,414 651,600 114,414 469.5

India 4,563,537 5,073,488 3,689,419 4,563,537 3,689,419 23.7

Indonesia 85,472 167,364 67,745 85,472 67,745 26.2

Japan 1,095,576 1,343,732 1,059,228 1,095,576 1,059,228 3.4

Malaysia 1,281 79,276 105 1,281 105 NM

Singapore 139,126 190,394 46 139,126 46 NM

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

822,123 805,635 856,040 822,123 856,040 -4.0

Taiwan 585 86,497 2 585 2 NM

United Arab Emirates 86,510 66,713 27 86,510 27 NM

Vietnam 82,621 114,942 102 82,621 102 NM

Other** 58,652 3,198 1,007 58,652 1,007 NM

Australia and Oceania Total - 342 - - - -

Other** - 342 - - - -

Africa Total 2,269,655 2,190,560 1,530,627 2,269,655 1,530,627 48.3

Egypt 705,407 792,026 976,380 705,407 976,380 -27.8

Kenya 22 - 52,215 22 52,215 -100.0

Morocco 1,528,708 1,398,250 502,032 1,528,708 502,032 204.5

South Africa 35,518 282 - 35,518 - -

Other** - 2 - - - -

Total 12,478,937 13,490,699 12,188,084 12,478,937 12,188,084 2.4

* Based on the U.S. - Canada Free Trade Agreement; as of January 1990, the U.S. Department of Commerce began reporting statistics on U.S. exports to Canada based on

information on imports provided monthly by the Canadian government.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2023.

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Steam coal includes bituminous, sub-bituminous, lignite, and anthracite. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, January - March 2024

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'