Coal production — all countries

Coal production — Japan

Coal production in Japan in 2024 — 0.27 Mtoe. Ranked 53 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 97.7%.

2024 0.27 Mtoe −14.74% vs 2023
World rank 53of 218
Period maximum 11.74 Mtoe1980
Period minimum 0.27 Mtoe2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — Japan, 1980–202405101519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11.74 Mtoe1981: 11.48 Mtoe1982: 11.4 Mtoe1983: 11.05 Mtoe1984: 10.77 Mtoe1985: 10.58 Mtoe1986: 10.33 Mtoe1987: 8.37 Mtoe1988: 7.19 Mtoe1989: 6.53 Mtoe1990: 5.09 Mtoe1991: 5.06 Mtoe1992: 4.85 Mtoe1993: 4.6 Mtoe1994: 4.3 Mtoe1995: 4.03 Mtoe1996: 3.93 Mtoe1997: 2.53 Mtoe1998: 2.36 Mtoe1999: 2.35 Mtoe2000: 1.89 Mtoe2001: 1.8 Mtoe2002: 0.82 Mtoe2003: 0.86 Mtoe2004: 0.81 Mtoe2005: 0.8 Mtoe2006: 0.86 Mtoe2007: 0.82 Mtoe2008: 0.82 Mtoe2009: 0.77 Mtoe2010: 0.73 Mtoe2011: 0.76 Mtoe2012: 0.8 Mtoe2013: 0.8 Mtoe2014: 0.84 Mtoe2015: 0.81 Mtoe2016: 0.82 Mtoe2017: 0.85 Mtoe2018: 0.61 Mtoe2019: 0.49 Mtoe2020: 0.5 Mtoe2021: 0.43 Mtoe2022: 0.39 Mtoe2023: 0.32 Mtoe2024: 0.27 Mtoe
Change over the period: −11.47 (−97.71%) Average annual rate: -8.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 0.27 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
East Asia & Pacific computed 3,180.76 Mtoe
Eastern Asia computed 2,448.13 Mtoe
High-income countries computed 920.97 Mtoe
Coal production — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 0.27 −0.05 −14.74%
2023 0.32 −0.08 −19.71%
2022 0.39 −0.04 −8.76%
2021 0.43 −0.07 −14.58%
2020 0.5 +0.01 +1.9%
2019 0.49 −0.12 −19.57%
2018 0.61 −0.23 −27.43%
2017 0.85 +0.03 +3.1%
2016 0.82 +0.01 +1.82%
2015 0.81 −0.03 −4.02%
2014 0.84 +0.04 +5.36%
2013 0.8 +0 +0.32%
2012 0.8 +0.03 +4.35%
2011 0.76 +0.03 +4.37%
2010 0.73 −0.04 −5.06%
2009 0.77 −0.05 −6.51%
2008 0.82 +0.01 +0.78%
2007 0.82 −0.05 −5.26%
2006 0.86 +0.07 +8.17%
2005 0.8 −0.01 −1.81%
2004 0.81 −0.05 −6.13%
2003 0.86 +0.04 +5.45%
2002 0.82 −0.98 −54.46%
2001 1.8 −0.09 −4.79%
2000 1.89 −0.46 −19.65%
1999 2.35 −0.01 −0.27%
1998 2.36 −0.17 −6.83%
1997 2.53 −1.4 −35.61%
1996 3.93 −0.1 −2.39%
1995 4.03 −0.27 −6.3%
1994 4.3 −0.3 −6.44%
1993 4.6 −0.25 −5.2%
1992 4.85 −0.21 −4.15%
1991 5.06 −0.03 −0.61%
1990 5.09 −1.44 −22.06%
1989 6.53 −0.66 −9.24%
1988 7.19 −1.18 −14.12%
1987 8.37 −1.96 −18.95%
1986 10.33 −0.24 −2.29%
1985 10.58 −0.2 −1.82%
1984 10.77 −0.27 −2.49%
1983 11.05 −0.36 −3.12%
1982 11.4 −0.08 −0.72%
1981 11.48 −0.26 −2.19%
1980 11.74

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).