Assocarboni discloses 2020 coal data 07 May 2021 • Coal confirmed its leadership as leading fuel for electricity generation also in 2020, accounting for 38% of overall production. • For the first time after 10 years of continuous growth, seaborne coal trade suffers a setback, reaching a volume of 1,157 million tons. • An increase in seaborne trade is forecast for 2022, driven by markets in Southeast Asia, where growing demand for coal from Bangladesh, the Philippines, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam will keep import volumes high. • China, Pakistan and Vietnam are the countries that contributed most to the growth in coal volumes during 2020, despite the pandemic. • In the Mediterranean area, imports from Israel, Morocco and Turkey are on the rise.