Coal production - Country rankings
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Coal production, thousand short tons, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 3724.59 thousand short tons. The highest value was in Colombia: 59883.59 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 0 thousand short tons. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. 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 |
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Colombia | 59883.59 | 1 | 1980 - 2022 |
Mexico | 7343.82 | 2 | 1980 - 2022 |
Brazil | 6834.85 | 3 | 1980 - 2022 |
Venezuela | 217.16 | 4 | 1980 - 2022 |
Peru | 168.65 | 5 | 1980 - 2022 |
Argentina | 27.21 | 6 | 1980 - 2022 |
Chile | 16.48 | 7 | 1980 - 2022 |
Bolivia | 0 | 8 | 1980 - 2022 |
Cuba | 0 | 9 | 1980 - 2022 |
Domin. Rep. | 0 | 10 | 1980 - 2022 |
Ecuador | 0 | 11 | 1980 - 2022 |
El Salvador | 0 | 12 | 1980 - 2022 |
Guatemala | 0 | 13 | 1980 - 2022 |
Haiti | 0 | 14 | 1980 - 2022 |
Honduras | 0 | 15 | 1980 - 2022 |
Nicaragua | 0 | 16 | 1980 - 2022 |
Panama | 0 | 17 | 1980 - 2022 |
Paraguay | 0 | 18 | 1980 - 2022 |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 19 | 1980 - 2022 |
Uruguay | 0 | 20 | 1980 - 2022 |
Definition: Total primary coal production (Coal includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale.)
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