Indonesia January-July coal export volume down 6.17% y/y, stats bureau data shows

Indonesia shipped 201.47 million metric tons of coal between January and July, according to Business Recorder, which cited statistics bureau data released on Tuesday. That volume was 6.17 per cent lower than in the same seven-month period a year earlier. Even so, the value of these exports climbed 4.75 per cent to $14.47 billion compared with the corresponding 2025 period. Export value therefore rose even though tonnage fell.

The bureau compiled its figures from reports submitted by the customs office. Figures from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, compiled from mining firms' submissions, may show different totals. The ministry's numbers are drawn from company filings rather than customs records. Readers comparing the two sources should therefore keep in mind that the methods differ.