Coal production — all countries

Coal production — Australia

Coal production in Australia in 2024 — 280.11 Mtoe. Ranked 4 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 368.1%.

2024 280.11 Mtoe +6.09% vs 2023
World rank 4of 218
Period maximum 306.44 Mtoe2019
Period minimum 59.84 Mtoe1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — Australia, 1980–2024010020030040019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 59.84 Mtoe1981: 68.02 Mtoe1982: 68.88 Mtoe1983: 76.64 Mtoe1984: 81.76 Mtoe1985: 88.13 Mtoe1986: 94.9 Mtoe1987: 107.03 Mtoe1988: 98.72 Mtoe1989: 105.28 Mtoe1990: 110.6 Mtoe1991: 119.05 Mtoe1992: 123.86 Mtoe1993: 124.12 Mtoe1994: 122.67 Mtoe1995: 132.26 Mtoe1996: 134.5 Mtoe1997: 143.79 Mtoe1998: 154.83 Mtoe1999: 156.96 Mtoe2000: 167.01 Mtoe2001: 180.69 Mtoe2002: 186.72 Mtoe2003: 186.32 Mtoe2004: 191.84 Mtoe2005: 204.3 Mtoe2006: 206.65 Mtoe2007: 217.9 Mtoe2008: 219.06 Mtoe2009: 226.81 Mtoe2010: 250.85 Mtoe2011: 238.67 Mtoe2012: 250.26 Mtoe2013: 271.5 Mtoe2014: 291.83 Mtoe2015: 304.78 Mtoe2016: 297.85 Mtoe2017: 297.59 Mtoe2018: 292.07 Mtoe2019: 306.44 Mtoe2020: 299.57 Mtoe2021: 278.77 Mtoe2022: 276.54 Mtoe2023: 264.02 Mtoe2024: 280.11 Mtoe
Change over the period: +220.27 (+368.13%) Average annual rate: 3.57 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 280.11 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
East Asia & Pacific computed 3,180.76 Mtoe
Australia and New Zealand computed 281.53 Mtoe
High-income countries computed 920.97 Mtoe
Coal production — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 280.11 +16.08 +6.09%
2023 264.02 −12.51 −4.53%
2022 276.54 −2.23 −0.8%
2021 278.77 −20.81 −6.94%
2020 299.57 −6.86 −2.24%
2019 306.44 +14.36 +4.92%
2018 292.07 −5.52 −1.85%
2017 297.59 −0.27 −0.09%
2016 297.85 −6.93 −2.27%
2015 304.78 +12.95 +4.44%
2014 291.83 +20.33 +7.49%
2013 271.5 +21.24 +8.49%
2012 250.26 +11.58 +4.85%
2011 238.67 −12.18 −4.86%
2010 250.85 +24.04 +10.6%
2009 226.81 +7.75 +3.54%
2008 219.06 +1.16 +0.53%
2007 217.9 +11.25 +5.44%
2006 206.65 +2.35 +1.15%
2005 204.3 +12.46 +6.5%
2004 191.84 +5.52 +2.96%
2003 186.32 −0.4 −0.21%
2002 186.72 +6.02 +3.33%
2001 180.69 +13.68 +8.19%
2000 167.01 +10.05 +6.4%
1999 156.96 +2.13 +1.38%
1998 154.83 +11.04 +7.68%
1997 143.79 +9.29 +6.9%
1996 134.5 +2.24 +1.69%
1995 132.26 +9.59 +7.82%
1994 122.67 −1.45 −1.17%
1993 124.12 +0.26 +0.21%
1992 123.86 +4.82 +4.05%
1991 119.05 +8.45 +7.64%
1990 110.6 +5.32 +5.05%
1989 105.28 +6.56 +6.64%
1988 98.72 −8.3 −7.76%
1987 107.03 +12.13 +12.78%
1986 94.9 +6.77 +7.68%
1985 88.13 +6.37 +7.79%
1984 81.76 +5.11 +6.67%
1983 76.64 +7.76 +11.26%
1982 68.88 +0.86 +1.26%
1981 68.02 +8.19 +13.68%
1980 59.84

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 280.11 NZ New Zealand 1.42

About the indicator

Production of coal of all grades over the year, converted to millions of tonnes of oil equivalent. The conversion is needed because grades of coal differ in heat content by almost a factor of two: a tonne of anthracite and a tonne of lignite are different amounts of energy, and adding them up in tonnes overstates the contribution of countries that mine brown coal. World production is concentrated in a handful of countries: China accounts for about half, and together with India, Indonesia, the United States and Australia it makes up more than four-fifths.

Important: In oil equivalent rather than in tonnes: grades of coal differ in heat content by almost a factor of two, and a sum in tonnes would overstate brown coal production. All grades together, from anthracite to lignite.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).