Coal production — all countries

Coal production — North Korea

Coal production in North Korea in 2024 — 14.14 Mtoe. Ranked 16 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 29.5%.

2024 14.14 Mtoe +4.91% vs 2023
World rank 16of 218
Period maximum 23.78 Mtoe1992
Period minimum 13.3 Mtoe2022

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — North Korea, 1980–20241015202519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 20.05 Mtoe1981: 20.87 Mtoe1982: 21.93 Mtoe1983: 22.17 Mtoe1984: 22.74 Mtoe1985: 17.95 Mtoe1986: 17.82 Mtoe1987: 17.69 Mtoe1988: 21.34 Mtoe1989: 16.48 Mtoe1990: 21.96 Mtoe1991: 23.02 Mtoe1992: 23.78 Mtoe1993: 21.78 Mtoe1994: 20.42 Mtoe1995: 19.03 Mtoe1996: 16.88 Mtoe1997: 16.55 Mtoe1998: 14.95 Mtoe1999: 16.87 Mtoe2000: 18.08 Mtoe2001: 18.56 Mtoe2002: 17.87 Mtoe2003: 18.42 Mtoe2004: 19.38 Mtoe2005: 21.22 Mtoe2006: 21.5 Mtoe2007: 18.64 Mtoe2008: 19.8 Mtoe2009: 15.42 Mtoe2010: 15.47 Mtoe2011: 15.83 Mtoe2012: 16.06 Mtoe2013: 19.42 Mtoe2014: 19.67 Mtoe2015: 19.55 Mtoe2016: 21.36 Mtoe2017: 18.85 Mtoe2018: 15.73 Mtoe2019: 17.58 Mtoe2020: 16.53 Mtoe2021: 13.57 Mtoe2022: 13.3 Mtoe2023: 13.47 Mtoe2024: 14.14 Mtoe
Change over the period: −5.91 (−29.49%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North Korea 14.14 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
East Asia & Pacific computed 3,180.76 Mtoe
Eastern Asia computed 2,448.13 Mtoe
Low-income countries computed 25.85 Mtoe
Coal production — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 14.14 +0.66 +4.91%
2023 13.47 +0.17 +1.28%
2022 13.3 −0.27 −1.99%
2021 13.57 −2.96 −17.89%
2020 16.53 −1.05 −5.98%
2019 17.58 +1.85 +11.79%
2018 15.73 −3.12 −16.55%
2017 18.85 −2.52 −11.77%
2016 21.36 +1.82 +9.29%
2015 19.55 −0.12 −0.62%
2014 19.67 +0.25 +1.27%
2013 19.42 +3.36 +20.92%
2012 16.06 +0.24 +1.49%
2011 15.83 +0.36 +2.32%
2010 15.47 +0.05 +0.34%
2009 15.42 −4.38 −22.13%
2008 19.8 +1.16 +6.2%
2007 18.64 −2.86 −13.3%
2006 21.5 +0.28 +1.32%
2005 21.22 +1.84 +9.5%
2004 19.38 +0.96 +5.19%
2003 18.42 +0.55 +3.07%
2002 17.87 −0.69 −3.72%
2001 18.56 +0.48 +2.67%
2000 18.08 +1.21 +7.16%
1999 16.87 +1.93 +12.89%
1998 14.95 −1.61 −9.71%
1997 16.55 −0.32 −1.91%
1996 16.88 −2.16 −11.33%
1995 19.03 −1.39 −6.8%
1994 20.42 −1.36 −6.26%
1993 21.78 −2 −8.39%
1992 23.78 +0.76 +3.29%
1991 23.02 +1.07 +4.85%
1990 21.96 +5.47 +33.22%
1989 16.48 −4.86 −22.76%
1988 21.34 +3.64 +20.59%
1987 17.69 −0.13 −0.71%
1986 17.82 −0.13 −0.71%
1985 17.95 −4.79 −21.05%
1984 22.74 +0.56 +2.54%
1983 22.17 +0.25 +1.12%
1982 21.93 +1.06 +5.08%
1981 20.87 +0.82 +4.08%
1980 20.05

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).