Coal production - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Coal production, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 48451.15 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 2023. 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 - 2023
India 951525 2 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 764377.44 3 1980 - 2023
USA 593608.25 4 1980 - 2023
Australia 510991.19 5 1980 - 2023
Russia 508541.28 6 1992 - 2023
South Africa 269291.78 7 1980 - 2023
Germany 144183.25 8 1991 - 2023
Kazakhstan 126698.15 9 1992 - 2023
Poland 119269.02 10 1980 - 2023
Turkey 92545.98 11 1980 - 2023
Colombia 63631.5 12 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 48076.01 13 1980 - 2023
Canada 45352.31 14 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 39149.66 15 1980 - 2023
Serbia 38723.46 16 2006 - 2023
Czechia 38659.44 17 1993 - 2023
Mongolia 32749.78 18 1980 - 2023
North Korea 23866.11 19 1980 - 2023
Romania 20017.95 20 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 18739.27 21 1992 - 2023
Laos 16363.79 22 1980 - 2023
Philippines 15964.76 23 1980 - 2023
Greece 15105.09 24 1980 - 2023
Thailand 15037.71 25 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 14651.9 26 1992 - 2023
Pakistan 14012.42 27 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 9936.85 28 1980 - 2023
Brazil 6834.85 29 1980 - 2023
Mexico 6491.5 30 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 5904.19 31 1992 - 2023
North Macedonia 5594.26 32 1992 - 2023
Hungary 5432.18 33 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 5384.99 34 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 4112.72 35 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 4008.66 36 1992 - 2023
Zimbabwe 3834.01 37 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 3354.33 38 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 2907.32 39 1980 - 2023
Botswana 2903.14 40 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 2767.9 41 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 2599.22 42 1992 - 2023
Tajikistan 2397.52 43 1992 - 2023
Montenegro 1911.96 44 2006 - 2023
Iran 1814.4 45 1980 - 2023
Burma 1397.73 46 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 959.01 47 1993 - 2023
Zambia 915.49 48 1980 - 2023
South Korea 903.89 49 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 831.14 50 1980 - 2023
Japan 750.53 51 1980 - 2023
UK 717.54 52 1980 - 2023
Niger 503.48 53 1980 - 2023
Albania 417.25 54 1980 - 2023
Georgia 282.31 55 1992 - 2023
Swaziland 241.13 56 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 217.16 57 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 195.54 58 1980 - 2023
Peru 168.65 59 1980 - 2023
Norway 128.97 60 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 124.56 61 1980 - 2023
Malawi 54.63 62 1980 - 2023
Nepal 16.53 63 1980 - 2023
Chile 16.48 64 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 8.82 65 1980 - 2023
Armenia 0.07 66 1992 - 2023
Algeria 0 67 1980 - 2023
Angola 0 68 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 69 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 70 1986 - 2023
Austria 0 71 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0 72 1992 - 2023
Bahamas 0 73 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0 74 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 75 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0 76 1992 - 2023
Belgium 0 77 1980 - 2023
Belize 0 78 1980 - 2023
Benin 0 79 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 80 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 0 81 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 82 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 83 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0 84 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0 85 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 86 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 87 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 88 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 89 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0 90 1992 - 2023
Cuba 0 91 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0 92 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0 93 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0 94 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 95 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0 96 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0 97 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 0 98 1980 - 2023
Egypt 0 99 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0 100 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 101 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 102 1994 - 2023
Estonia 0 103 1992 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 104 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0 105 1980 - 2023
Finland 0 106 1980 - 2023
France 0 107 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0 108 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 109 1980 - 2023
Ghana 0 110 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 111 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 112 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 0 113 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 114 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 115 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 116 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0 117 1980 - 2023
Honduras 0 118 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 119 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0 120 1980 - 2023
Iraq 0 121 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0 122 1980 - 2023
Israel 0 123 1980 - 2023
Italy 0 124 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0 125 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0 126 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0 127 1980 - 2023
Kenya 0 128 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 129 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 0 130 1980 - 2023
Latvia 0 131 1992 - 2023
Lebanon 0 132 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0 133 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0 134 1980 - 2023
Libya 0 135 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0 136 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg 0 137 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 138 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0 139 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 140 1980 - 2023
Mali 0 141 1980 - 2023
Malta 0 142 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0 143 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0 144 1980 - 2023
Micronesia 0 145 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0 146 1992 - 2023
Montserrat 0 147 1980 - 2023
Morocco 0 148 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0 149 1990 - 2023
Netherlands 0 150 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0 151 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0 152 1980 - 2023
Oman 0 153 1980 - 2023
Panama 0 154 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 155 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 156 1980 - 2023
Portugal 0 157 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0 158 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0 159 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 160 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0 161 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 162 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0 163 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 164 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 165 1980 - 2023
Senegal 0 166 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 167 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 168 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 169 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 170 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 171 1980 - 2023
Spain 0 172 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0 173 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0 174 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0 175 1980 - 2023
Sweden 0 176 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 0 177 1980 - 2023
Syria 0 178 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 0 179 1980 - 2023
Togo 0 180 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 181 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 182 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0 183 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 184 1992 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 185 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0 186 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 187 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 0 188 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 189 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0 190 1980 - 2023


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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. Romania
21. Ukraine
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. Nepal
64. Chile
65. Ethiopia
66. Armenia
67. Algeria
68. Angola
69. Ant.& Barb.
70. Aruba
71. Austria
72. Azerbaijan
73. Bahamas
74. Bahrain
75. Barbados
76. Belarus
77. Belgium
78. Belize
79. Benin
80. Bermuda
81. Bolivia
82. Brunei
83. Burkina Faso
84. Burundi
85. Cameroon
86. Cape Verde
87. C.A. Republic
88. Chad
89. Comoros
90. Croatia
91. Cuba
92. Cyprus
93. DR Congo
94. Denmark
95. Djibouti
96. Dominica
97. Domin. Rep.
98. Ecuador
99. Egypt
100. El Salvador
101. Eq. Guinea
102. Eritrea
103. Estonia
104. Faroe Isl.
105. Fiji
106. Finland
107. France
108. Gabon
109. Gambia
110. Ghana
111. Gibraltar
112. Grenada
113. Guatemala
114. Guinea
115. G.-Bissau
116. Guyana
117. Haiti
118. Honduras
119. Hong Kong
120. Iceland
121. Iraq
122. Ireland
123. Israel
124. Italy
125. Ivory Coast
126. Jamaica
127. Jordan
128. Kenya
129. Kiribati
130. Kuwait
131. Latvia
132. Lebanon
133. Lesotho
134. Liberia
135. Libya
136. Lithuania
137. Luxembourg
138. Macao
139. Madagascar
140. Maldives
141. Mali
142. Malta
143. Mauritania
144. Mauritius
145. Micronesia
146. Moldova
147. Montserrat
148. Morocco
149. Namibia
150. Netherlands
151. N. Caledonia
152. Nicaragua
153. Oman
154. Panama
155. Papua N.G.
156. Paraguay
157. Portugal
158. Puerto Rico
159. Qatar
160. R. of Congo
161. Rwanda
162. St. Vincent & ...
163. Samoa
164. S.T.&Principe
165. Saudi Arabia
166. Senegal
167. Seychelles
168. Sierra Leone
169. Singapore
170. Solomon Isl.
171. Somalia
172. Spain
173. Sri Lanka
174. Sudan
175. Suriname
176. Sweden
177. Switzerland
178. Syria
179. Taiwan
180. Togo
181. Tonga
182. Tr.&Tobago
183. Tunisia
184. Turkmenistan
185. Tuvalu
186. Uganda
187. UA Emirates
188. Uruguay
189. Vanuatu
190. Yemen
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951525.00
764377.44
593608.25
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
20017.95
18739.27
16363.79
15964.76
15105.09
15037.71
14651.90
14012.42
9936.85
6834.85
6491.50
5904.19
5594.26
5432.18
5384.99
4112.72
4008.66
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3354.33
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2903.14
2767.90
2599.22
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903.89
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195.54
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128.97
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