Coal imports into Japan and Korea

In 2012 Coal imports into Japan and Korea looked like this…..

2012 imports of steam and coking coal for Korea

Australia

Indonesia

CanadaRussi

a

United St

atesChina

South Afri

ca

Vietnamother

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

27.3

39.0

7.910.6

0.9 3.2 3.0 1.6 0.9

15.8

6.4 2.2

5.1 1.9

Coking coal (31.3 Mt)

Steam coal (94.3 Mt)

Source IEA: Coal Information 2013. © OECD/IEA 2013

Mt

2012 imports of steam and coking coal for Japan

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

86.8

24.111.2

2.8 0.8 3.82.09999999999999

28.7

11.2

1.9 5.2 4.5 0.50.200000000000003

Coking coal (52.2 Mt)

Steam coal (131.6 Mt)

Source IEA: Coal Information 2013. © OECD/IEA 2013

* National classification methodologies are reconciled by theInstitute of Energy Economics, Japan.

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