RankCountryImports of Lignite, whether or not pulverised but not agglom. (excl. jet) in USD (2010)
1China$1,262,431,789
2Slovakia$51,585,703
3Slovenia$48,020,461
4Belgium$29,739,695
5Hungary$23,242,000
6Serbia$21,017,084
7United States$15,579,185
8Russia$13,428,095
9Austria$9,722,682
10Greece$9,524,773
11France$6,298,664
12Switzerland$5,827,729
13Croatia$5,508,601
14Poland$4,348,460
15Czech Republic$2,830,688
16Bosnia and Herzegovina$2,623,435
17Netherlands$2,571,992
18Japan$2,452,847
19Germany$1,728,943
20Kyrgyzstan$1,649,387
21Saudi Arabia$1,046,668
22Luxembourg$950,082
23Mexico$729,492
24Turkey$587,640
25Denmark$384,216
26Canada$348,853
27Italy$347,300
28Ukraine$321,370
29Brazil$320,394
30Pakistan$285,441
31Venezuela$179,193
32Guatemala$152,687
33Peru$142,235
34Romania$125,863
35Albania$118,523
36Trinidad and Tobago$101,966
37Oman$95,964
38Qatar$91,439
39Argentina$88,901
40Lithuania$70,328
41Ecuador$70,117
42Ireland$54,280
43Indonesia$46,642
44Colombia$45,634
45Sweden$40,069
46Thailand$37,567
47Spain$36,455
48Singapore$32,701
49South Africa$32,547
50United Kingdom$25,523
51Nigeria$25,286
52Australia$22,758
53El Salvador$19,039
54Guyana$15,358
55Malaysia$15,144
56Nicaragua$12,006
57Burundi$11,869
58Latvia$7,532
59Bulgaria$6,919
60India$6,778
61Vietnam$6,720
62Egypt$6,538
63Chile$5,807
64Kenya$3,646
65Sri Lanka$3,336
66Korea, South$2,100
67Fiji$1,560
68Malta$1,364
69Tanzania$1,105
70Iceland$434
71Bahamas, The$193
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania$1,154$21,636 $35$2,216$118,523$167,509
Algeria $78,722$56,801$41,821$19,206 $19,903
Anguilla  $113$195   
Argentina$98,167$80,265$79,343$80,899$52,144$88,901$205,053
Australia$50,605$148,371$161,464$472,128$14,453$22,758$25,943
Austria$199,993$367,073$6,254,357$7,461,056$10,008,146$9,722,682 
Azerbaijan$50,968      
Bahamas, The$2,099$22$320$300 $193 
Bahrain $189  $28,990  
Belarus$3,800$22,000$29,300$12,100  $89,300
Belgium$13,094,391$18,967,950$20,354,703$32,156,986$23,154,156$29,739,695$39,960,813
Bolivia      $6,985
Bosnia and Herzegovina$23,158$17,397$14,679$23,892$1,620,109$2,623,435$3,956,184
Botswana$5,263$22,523$1,313$3$2,573 $2,684
Brazil$30,785$15,795$175,665$117,600$484,324$320,394$410,044
Bulgaria $1,568$5,097$38,990$86,176$6,919$13,691
Burundi     $11,869 
Cambodia $1,961     
Cameroon$128      
Canada$81,248$28,195$41,802$93,817$130,542$348,853$450,305
Chile  $10,789$3,595$13,035$5,807$16,433
China$1,913,319$4,846,262$25,871,543$217,407,552$331,342,897$1,262,431,789$2,998,021,659
Colombia$9,155$24,262$151,964$163,229$156,314$45,634$141,340
Croatia$4,446,717$5,135,375$4,923,259$5,192,971$4,381,424$5,508,601$8,058,861
Cuba$10,493$21,134     
Czech Republic$97,776$1,885,737$2,197,326$2,473,679$2,366,868$2,830,688$4,973,513
Denmark$241$86,864$21,342$42,548$174,477$384,216$246,350
Dominican Republic$125     $14,659
Ecuador$112,337$103,348$68,433$56,023$100,129$70,117$31,736
Egypt $42,503$3,182$3,181$113,185$6,538$10,700
El Salvador$37,488$31,383$27,279$40,786$41,260$19,039 
Estonia$43,479      
Ethiopia    $10,770  
Fiji     $1,560 
Finland  $103 $1,602  
France$3,614,613$3,958,742$5,896,368$9,305,090$6,491,474$6,298,664$11,651,798
Georgia  $39,218$147,562   
Germany$521,000$746,000$1,194,000$2,603,000$2,350,000$1,728,943$3,554,276
Ghana$69      
Greece$381$3,843$375,529$12,136,228$5,992,035$9,524,773$20,753,772
Greenland $531     
Grenada $311     
Guatemala$70,732$11,428   $152,687$77,693
Guyana     $15,358$15,097
Hungary$28,986,000$30,630,000$29,364,000$57,714,000$34,701,000$23,242,000$27,719,000
Iceland$37,479$27,065$40,123$34,646$24,396$434 
India  $16,704$25,331$33,346$6,778$10,148
Indonesia$504,630$234,977$117,968$43,889$76,711$46,642$10,203
Iran$15,631      
Ireland$85,643$74,654$217,122$23,110$69,620$54,280$25,159
Israel$13,000$13,000$14,000 $12,000 $25,000
Italy$226,135$265,432$302,171$273,468$308,027$347,300$524,469
Japan$2,303,189$1,835,818$2,129,571$2,421,486$1,649,693$2,452,847$2,263,234
Jordan  $8,745    
Kazakhstan$142,654$20,899$163,030$604,457$159,106  
Kenya     $3,646 
Korea, South$1,951$30,542$62,034$350,694$21,239$2,100$554,293
Kuwait $28,847$1,909,510$98,951   
Kyrgyzstan$1,676,551$2,174,258$3,251,335$2,250,075$2,207,165$1,649,387$405,872
Latvia     $7,532$75,735
Lebanon  $389    
Lesotho   $5,962   
Lithuania$53,813$107,288 $4,314 $70,328$176,167
Luxembourg$647,169$666,805$761,888$911,512$972,563$950,082$1,154,139
Macedonia$159,204$336,477$147,171 $24,674 $4,712,022
Malawi $11     
Malaysia $21,133  $16,860$15,144$19,017
Malta     $1,364 
Mexico$1,092,755$879,138$1,176,304$1,327,097$996,086$729,492$998,226
Moldova  $17,830$47,400  $22,813
Mongolia$9,354$54$14    
Montenegro $334,692$562,512$545,621$273,513 $5,006
Morocco $21,536     
Mozambique    $41,450  
Namibia$1,603$766 $54,497   
Netherlands$2,160,629$1,850,527$2,750,536$770,634$2,415,921$2,571,992 
New Zealand$34,320$10,598$33,675$714  $8,811
Nicaragua  $6,898$217$32,785$12,006 
Niger   $95,449   
Nigeria    $6,243$25,286 
Oman  $2,804 $5,391$95,964 
Pakistan$21$98,532 $330$8,168$285,441 
Peru$40,182$6,557$61,233$33,245$131,832$142,235$161,697
Philippines    $184,263  
Poland$863$609,029$807,721$2,918,177$4,206,886$4,348,460$8,904,476
Portugal      $97,039
Qatar     $91,439 
Romania$7,414,575$18,202,045$20,765,533$4,304,624$1,135,378$125,863$421,155
Russia$2,863,682$4,663,741$7,870,949$21,991,379$7,003,371$13,428,095$16,881
Saudi Arabia$28,050$546   $1,046,668 
Serbia$14,000,336$17,851,616$14,383,619$16,902,699$20,157,356$21,017,084$47,643,738
Singapore$83,778$91,220$16,399$147,569$11,233$32,701$59,688
Slovakia$25,417,100$38,530,480$49,595,984$79,730,818$55,227,284$51,585,703$52,852,539
Slovenia$23,340,786$29,335,271$29,365,426$57,078,193$46,845,201$48,020,461$47,400,730
South Africa$35 $53 $1,816$32,547$40,634
Spain$4,438$7,739 $22,216$43,596$36,455 
Sri Lanka $24 $2,229$2,186$3,336 
Sudan    $21,691  
Swaziland$21,135$1,321$39,801    
Sweden$61,081$24,455$166,793$163,031$36,091$40,069$5,704
Switzerland$2,238,459$5,552,279$6,142,881$7,586,151$7,119,611$5,827,729$7,092,410
Syria $65,966     
Tanzania$47  $554 $1,105$38
Thailand   $1,836$13,749$37,567$8,705
Tonga   $10   
Trinidad and Tobago$99,721$120,823$359,368$48,600$15,630$101,966 
Tunisia $26,534$72,371$22,536$9,495  
Turkey     $587,640 
Ukraine$601,591 $247,017$979,130$161,877$321,370$468,498
United Arab Emirates$21,485  $1,305,323   
United Kingdom$497,823$170,140$14,149$31,788$1,492$25,523$113,122
United States$5,716,903$6,345,170$9,207,644$12,403,467$13,196,950$15,579,185$15,486,716
Uruguay  $1,379    
Venezuela$486,627$887,005$985,960$864,623$1,071,930$179,193$244,307
Vietnam $180$79,935 $138,776$6,720 
Yemen$69      
Zimbabwe $3,768$936$169