South Africa's 2024 coal exports down 3.4% YoY

South Africa exported a total of 71.26 million tonnes of coal to global destinations for the whole year of 2024, marking a 3.4% decline from 2023, according to the latest figures released by the South African Revenue Service.

India remained the largest buyer of South African coal last year, receiving 32.25 million tonnes of coal, up by 8.2% on year. Most of these shipments were thermal coal, with only 58,244 tonnes of anthracite. South Korea and Vietnam followed as the second and third largest destinations, receiving 5.74