Coal Exports Drop 21.74 Percent, Here's Why!

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has opened its voice regarding the decline in coal commodity exports from January to July 2025, which decreased by 21.74 percent to 13.82 billion US dollars.

Director General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) Tri Winarno admitted that the decline in export value had indeed occurred due to the recent increase in production capacity in China and India.

Moreover, he continued, China and India are two major export countries of Indonesian coal.

"Those are China and India, the production capacity has indeed increased. Well, while we export mainly to the two countries. So, it's only natural," Tri told the media crew in the Parliament area, Wednesday, September 3.

He added that the ups and downs of export value were normal things, such as fluctuations in coal commodity prices.

"Actually, this is the cycle, yes, it goes up and down, prices go up and down. That's how it is," continued Tri.

To overcome this decline, Tri said his ministry had explored alternative export countries other than China and India. Instead of exporting to Europe, Tri has asked the Coal Mining Association (APBI) to target Asean countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

"We have also spoken with the APBI, try to explore, for example Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, then the Philippines," he explained.

Sebelumnya, BPS melaporkan kinerja ekspor komoditas emas hitam ini pada periode Januari hingga Juli 2024 tercatat sebesar 17,66 miliar dolar AS.

"Nilai ekspor batu bara turun 21,74 persen secara kumulatif,” ujar Deputi Bidang Statistik Distribusi dan Jasa BPS Pudji Ismartini, Senin, 1 September.

Dia menjelaskan, secara kumulatif penurunan ekspor ini disebabkan karena adanya penurunan volume ekspor sebesar 6,95 persen.

Asal tahu saja, ekspor batu bara memiliki pangsa pasar sebesar 9,08 persen dari total ekpsor nonmigas sejak Januari hingga Juli 2025.

Previously, BPS reported that the export performance of this black gold commodity in the period January to July 2024 was recorded at 17.66 billion US dollars.

"The value of coal exports has decreased by 21.74 percent cumulatively," said Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics Pudji Ismartini, Monday, September 1.

He explained that the cumulative decline in exports was due to a 6.95 percent decrease in export volume.

Just so you know, coal exports have a market share of 9.08 percent of the total non-oil and gas exports from January to July 2025.