Coal production — all countries

Coal production — European Union

Coal production in the European Union in 2024 — 81.19 Mtoe. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 47.4%.

2024 81.19 Mtoe −10.71% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 265.9 Mtoe1993
Period minimum 81.19 Mtoe2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — European Union, 1980–2024010020030019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 154.24 Mtoe1981: 144.07 Mtoe1982: 159.45 Mtoe1983: 163.53 Mtoe1984: 167.2 Mtoe1985: 169.43 Mtoe1986: 173.34 Mtoe1987: 175.21 Mtoe1988: 172.23 Mtoe1989: 167.08 Mtoe1990: 145.12 Mtoe1991: 254.32 Mtoe1992: 242.15 Mtoe1993: 265.9 Mtoe1994: 253.74 Mtoe1995: 250.65 Mtoe1996: 246.46 Mtoe1997: 238.41 Mtoe1998: 215.54 Mtoe1999: 203.66 Mtoe2000: 199.08 Mtoe2001: 196.83 Mtoe2002: 194.66 Mtoe2003: 194.07 Mtoe2004: 192.63 Mtoe2005: 186.82 Mtoe2006: 181.98 Mtoe2007: 178.77 Mtoe2008: 168.65 Mtoe2009: 157.77 Mtoe2010: 153.95 Mtoe2011: 159.11 Mtoe2012: 160.89 Mtoe2013: 149.81 Mtoe2014: 142.87 Mtoe2015: 141.28 Mtoe2016: 131.7 Mtoe2017: 130.32 Mtoe2018: 123.49 Mtoe2019: 106.53 Mtoe2020: 88.51 Mtoe2021: 95.53 Mtoe2022: 109 Mtoe2023: 90.92 Mtoe2024: 81.19 Mtoe
Change over the period: −73.05 (−47.36%) Average annual rate: -1.45 %

Comparison, 2024

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

European Union 81.19 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Coal production — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 81.19 −9.74 −10.71%
2023 90.92 −18.08 −16.58%
2022 109 +13.47 +14.09%
2021 95.53 +7.02 +7.93%
2020 88.51 −18.02 −16.92%
2019 106.53 −16.95 −13.73%
2018 123.49 −6.84 −5.25%
2017 130.32 −1.38 −1.05%
2016 131.7 −9.58 −6.78%
2015 141.28 −1.59 −1.11%
2014 142.87 −6.93 −4.63%
2013 149.81 −11.08 −6.89%
2012 160.89 +1.77 +1.11%
2011 159.11 +5.16 +3.35%
2010 153.95 −3.82 −2.42%
2009 157.77 −10.88 −6.45%
2008 168.65 −10.12 −5.66%
2007 178.77 −3.21 −1.76%
2006 181.98 −4.83 −2.59%
2005 186.82 −5.82 −3.02%
2004 192.63 −1.44 −0.74%
2003 194.07 −0.59 −0.3%
2002 194.66 −2.17 −1.1%
2001 196.83 −2.25 −1.13%
2000 199.08 −4.58 −2.25%
1999 203.66 −11.88 −5.51%
1998 215.54 −22.87 −9.59%
1997 238.41 −8.06 −3.27%
1996 246.46 −4.19 −1.67%
1995 250.65 −3.09 −1.22%
1994 253.74 −12.16 −4.57%
1993 265.9 +23.75 +9.81%
1992 242.15 −12.18 −4.79%
1991 254.32 +109.21 +75.26%
1990 145.12 −21.96 −13.14%
1989 167.08 −5.15 −2.99%
1988 172.23 −2.98 −1.7%
1987 175.21 +1.87 +1.08%
1986 173.34 +3.92 +2.31%
1985 169.43 +2.23 +1.33%
1984 167.2 +3.67 +2.24%
1983 163.53 +4.08 +2.56%
1982 159.45 +15.38 +10.68%
1981 144.07 −10.17 −6.59%
1980 154.24

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).