Coal production — all countries

Coal production — China

Coal production in China in 2024 — 2,382.88 Mtoe. Ranked 1 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 584.7%.

2024 2,382.88 Mtoe +0.8% vs 2023
World rank 1of 218
Period maximum 2,382.88 Mtoe2024
Period minimum 348.04 Mtoe1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — China, 1980–202401,0002,0003,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 348.04 Mtoe1981: 348.88 Mtoe1982: 373.96 Mtoe1983: 401.01 Mtoe1984: 442.94 Mtoe1985: 489.55 Mtoe1986: 501.76 Mtoe1987: 520.87 Mtoe1988: 549.93 Mtoe1989: 591.62 Mtoe1990: 605.73 Mtoe1991: 608.53 Mtoe1992: 625.52 Mtoe1993: 646.19 Mtoe1994: 690.04 Mtoe1995: 725.21 Mtoe1996: 766.05 Mtoe1997: 743.77 Mtoe1998: 731.18 Mtoe1999: 720.81 Mtoe2000: 776.84 Mtoe2001: 825.86 Mtoe2002: 870.12 Mtoe2003: 1,029.79 Mtoe2004: 1,191.26 Mtoe2005: 1,327.38 Mtoe2006: 1,442.2 Mtoe2007: 1,548.92 Mtoe2008: 1,629.47 Mtoe2009: 1,748.42 Mtoe2010: 1,934.4 Mtoe2011: 2,123.97 Mtoe2012: 2,225.92 Mtoe2013: 2,242.39 Mtoe2014: 2,219.87 Mtoe2015: 2,164.58 Mtoe2016: 1,979.82 Mtoe2017: 1,993.45 Mtoe2018: 2,125.62 Mtoe2019: 2,247.95 Mtoe2020: 2,263.3 Mtoe2021: 2,349.9 Mtoe2022: 2,334.18 Mtoe2023: 2,363.95 Mtoe2024: 2,382.88 Mtoe
Change over the period: +2,034.84 (+584.66%) Average annual rate: 4.47 %

Comparison, 2024

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

China 2,382.88 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
East Asia & Pacific computed 3,180.76 Mtoe
Eastern Asia computed 2,448.13 Mtoe
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3,065.21 Mtoe
Coal production — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 2,382.88 +18.93 +0.8%
2023 2,363.95 +29.77 +1.28%
2022 2,334.18 −15.73 −0.67%
2021 2,349.9 +86.6 +3.83%
2020 2,263.3 +15.35 +0.68%
2019 2,247.95 +122.33 +5.76%
2018 2,125.62 +132.17 +6.63%
2017 1,993.45 +13.63 +0.69%
2016 1,979.82 −184.76 −8.54%
2015 2,164.58 −55.29 −2.49%
2014 2,219.87 −22.52 −1%
2013 2,242.39 +16.47 +0.74%
2012 2,225.92 +101.95 +4.8%
2011 2,123.97 +189.57 +9.8%
2010 1,934.4 +185.98 +10.64%
2009 1,748.42 +118.95 +7.3%
2008 1,629.47 +80.54 +5.2%
2007 1,548.92 +106.72 +7.4%
2006 1,442.2 +114.82 +8.65%
2005 1,327.38 +136.12 +11.43%
2004 1,191.26 +161.47 +15.68%
2003 1,029.79 +159.67 +18.35%
2002 870.12 +44.27 +5.36%
2001 825.86 +49.02 +6.31%
2000 776.84 +56.03 +7.77%
1999 720.81 −10.37 −1.42%
1998 731.18 −12.59 −1.69%
1997 743.77 −22.28 −2.91%
1996 766.05 +40.84 +5.63%
1995 725.21 +35.17 +5.1%
1994 690.04 +43.85 +6.79%
1993 646.19 +20.67 +3.3%
1992 625.52 +16.99 +2.79%
1991 608.53 +2.79 +0.46%
1990 605.73 +14.11 +2.39%
1989 591.62 +41.69 +7.58%
1988 549.93 +29.06 +5.58%
1987 520.87 +19.11 +3.81%
1986 501.76 +12.21 +2.49%
1985 489.55 +46.61 +10.52%
1984 442.94 +41.92 +10.45%
1983 401.01 +27.06 +7.24%
1982 373.96 +25.08 +7.19%
1981 348.88 +0.84 +0.24%
1980 348.04

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

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).