Coal production — all countries

Coal production — OECD

Coal production in the OECD in 2024 — 709.83 Mtoe. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 12.4%.

2024 709.83 Mtoe −2.28% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,104.27 Mtoe2008
Period minimum 709.83 Mtoe2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — OECD, 1980–20247008009001,0001,1001,20019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 810.67 Mtoe1981: 804.2 Mtoe1982: 827.03 Mtoe1983: 801.04 Mtoe1984: 838.69 Mtoe1985: 870.96 Mtoe1986: 895.32 Mtoe1987: 924.14 Mtoe1988: 929.06 Mtoe1989: 945.63 Mtoe1990: 953.83 Mtoe1991: 1,052.22 Mtoe1992: 1,033.97 Mtoe1993: 1,012.53 Mtoe1994: 1,037.57 Mtoe1995: 1,046.15 Mtoe1996: 1,061.9 Mtoe1997: 1,079.44 Mtoe1998: 1,082.59 Mtoe1999: 1,050.28 Mtoe2000: 1,037.14 Mtoe2001: 1,072.9 Mtoe2002: 1,050.28 Mtoe2003: 1,034.14 Mtoe2004: 1,060.52 Mtoe2005: 1,079.62 Mtoe2006: 1,097.56 Mtoe2007: 1,102.72 Mtoe2008: 1,104.27 Mtoe2009: 1,040.61 Mtoe2010: 1,077.59 Mtoe2011: 1,082.97 Mtoe2012: 1,053.9 Mtoe2013: 1,046.97 Mtoe2014: 1,066.8 Mtoe2015: 1,008.04 Mtoe2016: 913.09 Mtoe2017: 934.72 Mtoe2018: 912.16 Mtoe2019: 880.58 Mtoe2020: 738.35 Mtoe2021: 750.93 Mtoe2022: 764.41 Mtoe2023: 726.39 Mtoe2024: 709.83 Mtoe
Change over the period: −100.84 (−12.44%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 709.83 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Coal production — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 709.83 −16.56 −2.28%
2023 726.39 −38.02 −4.97%
2022 764.41 +13.48 +1.79%
2021 750.93 +12.59 +1.7%
2020 738.35 −142.23 −16.15%
2019 880.58 −31.58 −3.46%
2018 912.16 −22.57 −2.41%
2017 934.72 +21.63 +2.37%
2016 913.09 −94.95 −9.42%
2015 1,008.04 −58.76 −5.51%
2014 1,066.8 +19.83 +1.89%
2013 1,046.97 −6.93 −0.66%
2012 1,053.9 −29.07 −2.68%
2011 1,082.97 +5.38 +0.5%
2010 1,077.59 +36.98 +3.55%
2009 1,040.61 −63.66 −5.76%
2008 1,104.27 +1.55 +0.14%
2007 1,102.72 +5.16 +0.47%
2006 1,097.56 +17.94 +1.66%
2005 1,079.62 +19.1 +1.8%
2004 1,060.52 +26.38 +2.55%
2003 1,034.14 −16.14 −1.54%
2002 1,050.28 −22.62 −2.11%
2001 1,072.9 +35.76 +3.45%
2000 1,037.14 −13.14 −1.25%
1999 1,050.28 −32.31 −2.98%
1998 1,082.59 +3.15 +0.29%
1997 1,079.44 +17.54 +1.65%
1996 1,061.9 +15.75 +1.51%
1995 1,046.15 +8.58 +0.83%
1994 1,037.57 +25.04 +2.47%
1993 1,012.53 −21.45 −2.07%
1992 1,033.97 −18.24 −1.73%
1991 1,052.22 +98.39 +10.32%
1990 953.83 +8.19 +0.87%
1989 945.63 +16.57 +1.78%
1988 929.06 +4.92 +0.53%
1987 924.14 +28.82 +3.22%
1986 895.32 +24.36 +2.8%
1985 870.96 +32.27 +3.85%
1984 838.69 +37.65 +4.7%
1983 801.04 −25.98 −3.14%
1982 827.03 +22.82 +2.84%
1981 804.2 −6.47 −0.8%
1980 810.67

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).