Indonesia's seaborne coal exports fell for a second consecutive month in July 2026, reversing a year-on-year gain and hitting the lowest level for the month in five years.

Ship-tracking data from Kpler showed Indonesia exported 38.16 million tonnes of seaborne coal in July, down 6.87% from 40.98 million tonnes in the same month last year, when exports had surged nearly 20% year on year. The July figure was also 3.5% lower than the 39.55 million tonnes exported in June.

Exports to Asia, the dominant destination, totaled 37.85 million tonnes in July, down 6.86% year on year and 4.09% from a month earlier. Asia accounted for 99.7% of Indonesia's total coal exports in July, slightly above the 98.5% share in June.

China remained the largest buyer, with Indonesia s