In April this year, Turkey’s coking coal imports amounted to 720,830 metric tons, up by 83.7 percent compared to March and by 69.2 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $221.39 million, increasing by 102.7 percent compared to the previous month and by 59.6 percent year on year.
In the January-April period, Turkey's coking coal imports amounted to 1,970,462 mt, up 37.2 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 29.4 percent to $570.88 million, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest coking coal import source was Australia, with 1,027,193 mt. Australia was followed by US with 676,054 mt and Russia with 154,146 mt.
Turkey’s top coking coal import sources in the January-April period this year:
Country |
Amount (mt) |
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January-April 2023 |
January-April 2024 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
April 2023 |
April 2024 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Australia |
808,176 |
1,027,193 |
27.1 |
241,401 |
453,402 |
87.8 |
US |
235,397 |
676,054 |
187.2 |
- |
227,447 |
- |
Russia |
131,380 |
154,146 |
17.3 |
85,223 |
39,981 |
-53.1 |
Colombia |
99,348 |
113,068 |
13.8 |
99,348 |
- |
- |
Turkey’s main coking coal import sources on country basis in the January-April period this year are presented below:
