Coal production — all countries

Coal production — High-income countries

Coal production in high-income countries in 2024 — 920.97 Mtoe. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 14%.

2024 920.97 Mtoe −2.5% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,221.43 Mtoe2008
Period minimum 796.79 Mtoe1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — High-income countries, 1980–20246008001,0001,2001,40019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 807.99 Mtoe1981: 801.23 Mtoe1982: 823.2 Mtoe1983: 796.79 Mtoe1984: 831.95 Mtoe1985: 861.04 Mtoe1986: 883.17 Mtoe1987: 910.35 Mtoe1988: 918.22 Mtoe1989: 929.68 Mtoe1990: 932.3 Mtoe1991: 1,030.8 Mtoe1992: 1,202.58 Mtoe1993: 1,164.45 Mtoe1994: 1,167.09 Mtoe1995: 1,168.03 Mtoe1996: 1,177.63 Mtoe1997: 1,184.32 Mtoe1998: 1,176.77 Mtoe1999: 1,154.8 Mtoe2000: 1,142.43 Mtoe2001: 1,180.84 Mtoe2002: 1,153.42 Mtoe2003: 1,144.7 Mtoe2004: 1,168.83 Mtoe2005: 1,197 Mtoe2006: 1,209.89 Mtoe2007: 1,214.56 Mtoe2008: 1,221.43 Mtoe2009: 1,140.26 Mtoe2010: 1,187.18 Mtoe2011: 1,181.38 Mtoe2012: 1,174.57 Mtoe2013: 1,181.83 Mtoe2014: 1,205.03 Mtoe2015: 1,159.26 Mtoe2016: 1,063.15 Mtoe2017: 1,102.93 Mtoe2018: 1,096.64 Mtoe2019: 1,067.12 Mtoe2020: 926.71 Mtoe2021: 955.33 Mtoe2022: 965.22 Mtoe2023: 944.59 Mtoe2024: 920.97 Mtoe
Change over the period: +112.99 (+13.98%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 920.97 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Coal production — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 920.97 −23.62 −2.5%
2023 944.59 −20.63 −2.14%
2022 965.22 +9.89 +1.04%
2021 955.33 +28.62 +3.09%
2020 926.71 −140.42 −13.16%
2019 1,067.12 −29.51 −2.69%
2018 1,096.64 −6.29 −0.57%
2017 1,102.93 +39.77 +3.74%
2016 1,063.15 −96.1 −8.29%
2015 1,159.26 −45.77 −3.8%
2014 1,205.03 +23.19 +1.96%
2013 1,181.83 +7.27 +0.62%
2012 1,174.57 −6.81 −0.58%
2011 1,181.38 −5.79 −0.49%
2010 1,187.18 +46.91 +4.11%
2009 1,140.26 −81.17 −6.65%
2008 1,221.43 +6.87 +0.57%
2007 1,214.56 +4.66 +0.39%
2006 1,209.89 +12.89 +1.08%
2005 1,197 +28.17 +2.41%
2004 1,168.83 +24.13 +2.11%
2003 1,144.7 −8.72 −0.76%
2002 1,153.42 −27.42 −2.32%
2001 1,180.84 +38.41 +3.36%
2000 1,142.43 −12.36 −1.07%
1999 1,154.8 −21.97 −1.87%
1998 1,176.77 −7.55 −0.64%
1997 1,184.32 +6.7 +0.57%
1996 1,177.63 +9.6 +0.82%
1995 1,168.03 +0.94 +0.08%
1994 1,167.09 +2.64 +0.23%
1993 1,164.45 −38.13 −3.17%
1992 1,202.58 +171.78 +16.66%
1991 1,030.8 +98.5 +10.57%
1990 932.3 +2.62 +0.28%
1989 929.68 +11.46 +1.25%
1988 918.22 +7.87 +0.86%
1987 910.35 +27.18 +3.08%
1986 883.17 +22.13 +2.57%
1985 861.04 +29.09 +3.5%
1984 831.95 +35.16 +4.41%
1983 796.79 −26.41 −3.21%
1982 823.2 +21.98 +2.74%
1981 801.23 −6.76 −0.84%
1980 807.99

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).