How much coal does Australia export?

Answer

Australia exported $113.8 billion worth of coal in 2021-22. Australia exported an estimated 338 million tonnes (Mt) of coal in 2022–23.

Australia produced 172 Mt of metallurgical coal in 2021–22 of which 163 Mt was exported. Australia also produced 246 Mt of thermal coal of which 196 Mt was exported. Exports of metallurgical coal were worth $67.6 billion in 2021–22 while exports of thermal coal were worth $46.3 billion.

Total exports of coal were valued at $114 billion in 2021–22 which accounted for 19.1% of the value of total exports of goods and services from Australia. This compares with an 8.5% share of total exports of goods and services in 2020–21 when coal exports were valued at $39.2 billion.