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Coal

The World's Biggest Coal Exporters

Australia is the and shipped almost 400 million tons out of the country in 2019. This number is only beat by the world's largest coal exporter, Indonesia, which was responsible for the export of more than 450 million tons that year. Other major exporters are Russia, the U.S., South Africa and Colombia.

Like in the case of Australia, countries which extract more coal than they need to turn it into cash through exports have recently faced heightened scrutiny about their outsized contribution to climate change. During the 2020 bushfires, the Australian government was criticized for the large-scale extraction of coal and other fossil fuels in the country. Scientists and environmental activists connected the fires to climate change: Australia was at the time experiencing the driest summer since the beginning of weather records.

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This chart shows the biggest exporters of coal in the world in 2019.

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Leading U.S. states by coal exports 2023
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Value of coal exports Australia FY 2013-2024, by type
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Largest coal mining companies Australia 2025, by market capitalization
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Leading markets for coal exports from Australia 2024
Distribution of coal exports worldwide 2024, by country
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Coal energy exports APAC 2024, by selected country

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