South Africa | Imports and Exports | World | Coal | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 2701 "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" from South Africa totalled $ 7.86 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 2701 from South Africa decreased by 41% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 2701 "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" decreased by $ 5.52 billion (cumulative exports of commodity group 2701 from South Africa amounted $13.3 billion in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 2701 "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" amounted to 7.1% of total exports from South Africa (cumulative merchandise exports from South Africa totalled $ 110 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 2701 in total exports from South Africa decreased by 3.89 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 11% in 2022 and cumulative exports from South Africa were equal to $ 121 billion).
Exports of commodity group 2701 amounted to 66% of total sales of group "" from South Africa in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from South Africa amounted to $11.8 billion in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 2701 in sales of commodity group from South Africa lowered by 10.7 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 77% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from South Africa were $17.3 billion).
Where does South Africa export Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal?
Top export destinations of "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" from South Africa in 2023:
- India with a share of 40% (3.15 billion US$)
- Korea with a share of 8.6% (676 million US$)
- Mozambique with a share of 5.61% (441 million US$)
- Japan with a share of 5.03% (395 million US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 4.91% (386 million US$)
- Netherlands with a share of 4.15% (326 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 3.78% (297 million US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 2.28% (179 million US$)
- Pakistan with a share of 2.17% (170 million US$)
- Mauritius with a share of 2.09% (164 million US$)
Exports structure of 2701 - Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal - from South Africa in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 87% (6.85 billion US$): 270112 - Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
- 11% (868 million US$): 270119 - Coal other than anthracite & bituminous, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
- 1.11% (87 million US$): 270111 - Anthracite coal, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
- 0.633% (49 million US$): 270120 - Briquettes, ovoids & sim. solid fuels manufactured from coal
The value of imports of commodity group 2701 "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" to South Africa totalled $ 520 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 2701 to South Africa went up by 1.07% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 2701 "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" went up by $ 5.51 million (the value of imports of commodity group 2701 to South Africa was equal to $514 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 2701 "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal" accounted for 0.485% of total import flow to South Africa (in 2023, total imports to South Africa amounted to $ 107 billion). The share of commodity group 2701 in total imports to South Africa increased by 0.025 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.46% in 2022 and cumulative imports to South Africa were equal to $ 111 billion).
Imports of commodity group 2701 reached 2.31% of total imports of group "" to South Africa in 2023 (imports of commodity group to South Africa totalled $22 billion in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 2701 in total imports of commodity group to South Africa increased by 0.297 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 2.01% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to South Africa accounted for $25 billion).
Where does South Africa import Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal from?
Top trading partners (import of "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal") of South Africa in 2023:
- Australia with a share of 28% (149 million US$)
- Russia with a share of 14.7% (76 million US$)
- Swaziland with a share of 14% (73 million US$)
- USA with a share of 10.1% (53 million US$)
- Mozambique with a share of 9.12% (47 million US$)
- Botswana with a share of 5.66% (29 million US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 3.83% (19.9 million US$)
- Colombia with a share of 2.83% (14.7 million US$)
- China with a share of 2.71% (14.1 million US$)
- Netherlands with a share of 2.16% (11.2 million US$)
Imports structure of 2701 - Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal - to South Africa in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 38% (202 million US$): 270119 - Coal other than anthracite & bituminous, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
- 35% (183 million US$): 270112 - Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
- 25% (134 million US$): 270111 - Anthracite coal, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
- 0.067% (350 thousand US$): 270120 - Briquettes, ovoids & sim. solid fuels manufactured from coal
