Table 67. World
Steam Coal Import Demand by Import Region, 1998-2020
(Million Metric Tons of Coal Equivalent)
|
Import Regions1 |
1998 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2020 |
|
The Americas |
29.0 |
32.7 |
33.6 |
35.1 |
36.6 |
|
United States |
7.4 |
13.3 |
14.8 |
15.9 |
16.9 |
|
Canada |
12.7 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
|
Mexico |
3.1 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
|
South America |
5.8 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
|
Europe |
106.2 |
111.0 |
108.4 |
104.3 |
101.1 |
|
Scandinavia |
12.6 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
|
U.K/Ireland |
13.9 |
15.8 |
16.9 |
16.9 |
16.9 |
|
Germany |
13.5 |
21.8 |
21.8 |
22.7 |
24.5 |
|
Other NW Europe |
24.7 |
20.5 |
17.7 |
14.5 |
10.9 |
|
Iberia |
14.0 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
9.5 |
|
Italy |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
|
Med/E Europe |
18.8 |
24.7 |
26.8 |
26.7 |
28.4 |
|
Asia |
149.9 |
200.5 |
232.0 |
245.7 |
261.5 |
|
Japan |
63.8 |
80.2 |
90.6 |
92.8 |
94.2 |
|
East Asia |
62.2 |
81.1 |
91.0 |
95.5 |
99.1 |
|
China/Hong Kong |
8.3 |
11.7 |
16.2 |
20.7 |
27.0 |
|
ASEAN |
9.2 |
21.6 |
26.8 |
28.4 |
31.1 |
|
Indian Sub |
6.4 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
|
Total |
285.1 |
344.2 |
374.0 |
385.1 |
399.2 |
| 1Import
Regions: United States: United States; Canada: Canada; Mexico:
Mexico; South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile; Scandinavia:
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden; U.K./Ireland: Ireland, United
Kingdom; Germany: Austria, Germany; Other NW Europe:
Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands; Iberia: Portugal, Spain; Italy:
Italy; Med/E Europe: Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece,
Israel, Malta, Morocco, Romania, Tunisia, Turkey; Japan: Japan; East
Asia: North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan; China/Hong Kong: China,
Hong Kong; ASEAN: Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand; Indian Sub:
Bangladesh, India, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting. Notes: One “metric ton of coal equivalent” contains 27.78 million Btu. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. |
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