In November last year, Turkey’s coking coal imports amounted to 482,445 metric tons, up by 9.7 percent compared to October and by 2.5 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $91.77 million, decreasing by 9.2 percent compared to the previous month and by 18.5 percent year on year.
In the January-November period, Turkey's coking coal imports amounted to 5,179,484 mt, up 20.1 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 12.1 percent to $1.31 billion, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest coking coal import source was Australia, with 2,712,036 mt. Australia was followed by the US with 2,051,453 mt and Russia with 302,927 mt.
Turkey’s top 10 coking coal import sources in the January-November period last year:
Country |
Amount (mt) |
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January-November 2024 |
January-November 2023 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
November 2024 |
November 2023 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Australia |
2,712,036 |
2,437,340 |
11.3 |
230,640 |
264,506 |
-12.8 |
US |
2,051,453 |
1,117,691 |
83.5 |
232,354 |
154,180 |
50.7 |
Russia |
302,927 |
431,105 |
-29.7 |
19,541 |
51,953 |
-62.4 |
Colombia |
113,068 |
165,358 |
-31.6 |
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- |
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Turkey’s main coking coal import sources on country basis in the January-November period last year are presented below:
