# Coal (HS4 2701) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Coal at HS4 2701, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The coal subsector recorded $169.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -12.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $169.0B |
| Latest annual change | -12.9% |
| Active exporters | 139 |
| Active importers | 184 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $17.7B | 1,045 | 4 |
| 1996 | $19.1B | 1,118 | 4 |
| 1997 | $19.4B | 1,106 | 4 |
| 1998 | $17.9B | 1,115 | 4 |
| 1999 | $15.9B | 1,142 | 4 |
| 2000 | $18.7B | 1,311 | 4 |
| 2001 | $22.6B | 1,365 | 4 |
| 2002 | $22.7B | 1,514 | 4 |
| 2003 | $24.9B | 1,535 | 4 |
| 2004 | $37.6B | 1,590 | 4 |
| 2005 | $51.3B | 1,573 | 4 |
| 2006 | $54.9B | 1,624 | 4 |
| 2007 | $61.4B | 1,674 | 4 |
| 2008 | $107.4B | 1,756 | 4 |
| 2009 | $88.2B | 1,835 | 4 |
| 2010 | $109.2B | 1,892 | 4 |
| 2011 | $145.5B | 1,907 | 4 |
| 2012 | $134.7B | 1,863 | 4 |
| 2013 | $119.8B | 1,917 | 4 |
| 2014 | $105.7B | 2,082 | 4 |
| 2015 | $83.5B | 2,185 | 4 |
| 2016 | $80.3B | 1,937 | 4 |
| 2017 | $121.2B | 2,012 | 4 |
| 2018 | $138.2B | 2,071 | 4 |
| 2019 | $124.1B | 1,973 | 4 |
| 2020 | $88.9B | 1,910 | 4 |
| 2021 | $141.5B | 2,028 | 4 |
| 2022 | $272.5B | 2,249 | 4 |
| 2023 | $203.4B | 2,196 | 4 |
| 2024 | $169.0B | 2,196 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Australia to Japan: $18.0B; growth +5.6%.
- Russia to China: $9.3B; growth +20.8%.
- Australia to India: $8.5B; growth -4.5%.
- Australia to China: $8.4B; growth +149.2%.
- Mongolia to China: $8.0B; growth +55.4%.
- Indonesia to India: $6.8B; growth +14.4%.
- Indonesia to China: $6.3B; growth -10.9%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $5.5B; growth -7.9%.
- Australia to Taiwan: $4.8B; growth +2.8%.
- Russia to Turkey: $4.1B; growth +24.7%.

## HS6 products

- Coal: anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated (HS6 270111)
- Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated (HS6 270112)
- Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated (HS6 270119)
- Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels: manufactured from coal (HS6 270120)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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