Coal production - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Coal production, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 192 countries was 47956.96 thousand short tons. The highest value was in China: 4577545.5 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Algeria: 0 thousand short tons. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: thousand short tons; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Coal production, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 4577545.5 1 1980 - 2024
India 951525 2 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 764377.44 3 1980 - 2024
USA 594155.31 4 1980 - 2024
Australia 510991.19 5 1980 - 2024
Russia 508541.28 6 1992 - 2024
South Africa 269291.78 7 1980 - 2024
Germany 144183.25 8 1991 - 2024
Kazakhstan 126698.15 9 1992 - 2024
Poland 119269.02 10 1980 - 2024
Turkey 92545.98 11 1980 - 2024
Colombia 63631.5 12 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 48076.01 13 1980 - 2024
Canada 45352.31 14 1980 - 2024
Bulgaria 39149.66 15 1980 - 2024
Serbia 38723.46 16 2006 - 2024
Czechia 38659.44 17 1993 - 2024
Mongolia 32749.78 18 1980 - 2024
North Korea 23866.11 19 1980 - 2024
Ukraine 20182.2 20 1992 - 2024
Romania 20017.95 21 1980 - 2024
Laos 16363.79 22 1980 - 2024
Philippines 15964.76 23 1980 - 2024
Greece 15105.09 24 1980 - 2024
Thailand 15037.71 25 1980 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 14651.9 26 1992 - 2024
Pakistan 14012.42 27 1980 - 2024
Mozambique 9936.85 28 1980 - 2024
Brazil 6834.85 29 1980 - 2024
Mexico 6491.5 30 1980 - 2024
Uzbekistan 5904.19 31 1992 - 2024
North Macedonia 5594.26 32 1992 - 2024
Hungary 5432.18 33 1980 - 2024
Afghanistan 5384.99 34 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 4112.72 35 1980 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 4008.66 36 1992 - 2024
Zimbabwe 3834.01 37 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 3354.33 38 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 2907.32 39 1980 - 2024
Botswana 2903.14 40 1980 - 2024
Tanzania 2767.9 41 1980 - 2024
Slovenia 2599.22 42 1992 - 2024
Tajikistan 2397.52 43 1992 - 2024
Montenegro 1911.96 44 2006 - 2024
Iran 1814.4 45 1980 - 2024
Burma 1397.73 46 1980 - 2024
Slovakia 959.01 47 1993 - 2024
Zambia 915.49 48 1980 - 2024
South Korea 903.89 49 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 831.14 50 1980 - 2024
Japan 750.53 51 1980 - 2024
UK 717.54 52 1980 - 2024
Niger 503.48 53 1980 - 2024
Albania 417.25 54 1980 - 2024
Georgia 282.31 55 1992 - 2024
Swaziland 241.13 56 1980 - 2024
Venezuela 217.16 57 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 195.54 58 1980 - 2024
Peru 168.65 59 1980 - 2024
Norway 128.97 60 1980 - 2024
Cambodia 124.56 61 1980 - 2024
Malawi 54.63 62 1980 - 2024
Argentina 27.21 63 1980 - 2024
Nepal 16.53 64 1980 - 2024
Chile 16.48 65 1980 - 2024
Ethiopia 8.82 66 1980 - 2024
Armenia 0.07 67 1992 - 2024
Algeria 0 68 1980 - 2024
Angola 0 69 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0 70 1980 - 2024
Aruba 0 71 1986 - 2024
Austria 0 72 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0 73 1992 - 2024
Bahamas 0 74 1980 - 2024
Bahrain 0 75 1980 - 2024
Barbados 0 76 1980 - 2024
Belarus 0 77 1992 - 2024
Belgium 0 78 1980 - 2024
Belize 0 79 1980 - 2024
Benin 0 80 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0 81 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 0 82 1980 - 2024
Brunei 0 83 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0 84 1980 - 2024
Burundi 0 85 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 0 86 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 0 87 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0 88 1980 - 2024
Chad 0 89 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0 90 1980 - 2024
Croatia 0 91 1992 - 2024
Cuba 0 92 1980 - 2024
Cyprus 0 93 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 0 94 1980 - 2024
Denmark 0 95 1980 - 2024
Djibouti 0 96 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0 97 1980 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0 98 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 0 99 1980 - 2024
Egypt 0 100 1980 - 2024
El Salvador 0 101 1980 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0 102 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 0 103 1994 - 2024
Estonia 0 104 1992 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 105 1980 - 2024
Fiji 0 106 1980 - 2024
Finland 0 107 1980 - 2024
France 0 108 1980 - 2024
Gabon 0 109 1980 - 2024
Gambia 0 110 1980 - 2024
Ghana 0 111 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0 112 1980 - 2024
Grenada 0 113 1980 - 2024
Guatemala 0 114 1980 - 2024
Guinea 0 115 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0 116 1980 - 2024
Guyana 0 117 1980 - 2024
Haiti 0 118 1980 - 2024
Honduras 0 119 1980 - 2024
Hong Kong 0 120 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0 121 1980 - 2024
Iraq 0 122 1980 - 2024
Ireland 0 123 1980 - 2024
Israel 0 124 1980 - 2024
Italy 0 125 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0 126 1980 - 2024
Jamaica 0 127 1980 - 2024
Jordan 0 128 1980 - 2024
Kenya 0 129 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0 130 1980 - 2024
Kuwait 0 131 1980 - 2024
Latvia 0 132 1992 - 2024
Lebanon 0 133 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 0 134 1980 - 2024
Liberia 0 135 1980 - 2024
Libya 0 136 1980 - 2024
Lithuania 0 137 1992 - 2024
Luxembourg 0 138 1980 - 2024
Macao 0 139 1980 - 2024
Madagascar 0 140 1980 - 2024
Maldives 0 141 1980 - 2024
Mali 0 142 1980 - 2024
Malta 0 143 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 0 144 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 0 145 1980 - 2024
Micronesia 0 146 1980 - 2024
Moldova 0 147 1992 - 2024
Montserrat 0 148 1980 - 2024
Morocco 0 149 1980 - 2024
Namibia 0 150 1990 - 2024
Netherlands 0 151 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 0 152 1980 - 2024
Nicaragua 0 153 1980 - 2024
Oman 0 154 1980 - 2024
Panama 0 155 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0 156 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0 157 1980 - 2024
Portugal 0 158 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 0 159 1980 - 2024
Qatar 0 160 1980 - 2024
R. of Congo 0 161 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 0 162 1980 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0 163 1980 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0 164 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0 165 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0 166 1980 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0 167 1980 - 2024
Senegal 0 168 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 0 169 1980 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0 170 1980 - 2024
Singapore 0 171 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0 172 1980 - 2024
Somalia 0 173 1980 - 2024
Spain 0 174 1980 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0 175 1980 - 2024
Sudan 0 176 1980 - 2024
Suriname 0 177 1980 - 2024
Sweden 0 178 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 0 179 1980 - 2024
Syria 0 180 1980 - 2024
Taiwan 0 181 1980 - 2024
Togo 0 182 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0 183 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0 184 1980 - 2024
Tunisia 0 185 1980 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0 186 1992 - 2024
Tuvalu 0 187 1980 - 2024
Uganda 0 188 1980 - 2024
UA Emirates 0 189 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 0 190 1980 - 2024
Vanuatu 0 191 1980 - 2024
Yemen 0 192 1980 - 2024


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Definition: Total primary coal production (Coal includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale.)

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1. China
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. USA
5. Australia
6. Russia
7. South Africa
8. Germany
9. Kazakhstan
10. Poland
11. Turkey
12. Colombia
13. Vietnam
14. Canada
15. Bulgaria
16. Serbia
17. Czechia
18. Mongolia
19. North Korea
20. Ukraine
21. Romania
22. Laos
23. Philippines
24. Greece
25. Thailand
26. Bosnia & Herz.
27. Pakistan
28. Mozambique
29. Brazil
30. Mexico
31. Uzbekistan
32. North Macedonia
33. Hungary
34. Afghanistan
35. Malaysia
36. Kyrgyzstan
37. Zimbabwe
38. Nigeria
39. New Zealand
40. Botswana
41. Tanzania
42. Slovenia
43. Tajikistan
44. Montenegro
45. Iran
46. Burma
47. Slovakia
48. Zambia
49. South Korea
50. Bangladesh
51. Japan
52. UK
53. Niger
54. Albania
55. Georgia
56. Swaziland
57. Venezuela
58. Bhutan
59. Peru
60. Norway
61. Cambodia
62. Malawi
63. Argentina
64. Nepal
65. Chile
66. Ethiopia
67. Armenia
68. Algeria
69. Angola
70. Ant.& Barb.
71. Aruba
72. Austria
73. Azerbaijan
74. Bahamas
75. Bahrain
76. Barbados
77. Belarus
78. Belgium
79. Belize
80. Benin
81. Bermuda
82. Bolivia
83. Brunei
84. Burkina Faso
85. Burundi
86. Cameroon
87. Cape Verde
88. C.A. Republic
89. Chad
90. Comoros
91. Croatia
92. Cuba
93. Cyprus
94. DR Congo
95. Denmark
96. Djibouti
97. Dominica
98. Domin. Rep.
99. Ecuador
100. Egypt
101. El Salvador
102. Eq. Guinea
103. Eritrea
104. Estonia
105. Faroe Isl.
106. Fiji
107. Finland
108. France
109. Gabon
110. Gambia
111. Ghana
112. Gibraltar
113. Grenada
114. Guatemala
115. Guinea
116. G.-Bissau
117. Guyana
118. Haiti
119. Honduras
120. Hong Kong
121. Iceland
122. Iraq
123. Ireland
124. Israel
125. Italy
126. Ivory Coast
127. Jamaica
128. Jordan
129. Kenya
130. Kiribati
131. Kuwait
132. Latvia
133. Lebanon
134. Lesotho
135. Liberia
136. Libya
137. Lithuania
138. Luxembourg
139. Macao
140. Madagascar
141. Maldives
142. Mali
143. Malta
144. Mauritania
145. Mauritius
146. Micronesia
147. Moldova
148. Montserrat
149. Morocco
150. Namibia
151. Netherlands
152. N. Caledonia
153. Nicaragua
154. Oman
155. Panama
156. Papua N.G.
157. Paraguay
158. Portugal
159. Puerto Rico
160. Qatar
161. R. of Congo
162. Rwanda
163. Saint Lucia
164. St. Vincent & ...
165. Samoa
166. S.T.&Principe
167. Saudi Arabia
168. Senegal
169. Seychelles
170. Sierra Leone
171. Singapore
172. Solomon Isl.
173. Somalia
174. Spain
175. Sri Lanka
176. Sudan
177. Suriname
178. Sweden
179. Switzerland
180. Syria
181. Taiwan
182. Togo
183. Tonga
184. Tr.&Tobago
185. Tunisia
186. Turkmenistan
187. Tuvalu
188. Uganda
189. UA Emirates
190. Uruguay
191. Vanuatu
192. Yemen
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951525.00
764377.44
594155.31
510991.19
508541.28
269291.78
144183.25
126698.15
119269.02
92545.98
63631.50
48076.01
45352.31
39149.66
38723.46
38659.44
32749.78
23866.11
20182.20
20017.95
16363.79
15964.76
15105.09
15037.71
14651.90
14012.42
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6834.85
6491.50
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5384.99
4112.72
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2903.14
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