In 2021, Indonesia exported some 478 million metric tons of coal, thus making it the world's largest coal exporting nation. Australia came in a close second, with coal exports amounting to 403 million metric tons that year.
Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons)
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National Mining Association. (October 27, 2022). Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270952/global-hard-coal-exports-2009/
National Mining Association. "Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons)." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270952/global-hard-coal-exports-2009/
National Mining Association. (2022). Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270952/global-hard-coal-exports-2009/
National Mining Association. "Leading Coal Exporting Countries Worldwide in 2021 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270952/global-hard-coal-exports-2009/
National Mining Association, Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270952/global-hard-coal-exports-2009/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons) [Graph], National Mining Association, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270952/global-hard-coal-exports-2009/