Global Coal Production

Updated on 08.25.2022

Middle School

Life and earth sciences

5 min read

World production continues to increase, boosted by growing demand. Coal is currently the main source of production. The six main world coal producers have all significantly increased their production volumes. China accounts for over half the total world production and Indonesia is a close second.

Global Coal Production (in exajoules*)

Source: BP Statistical Review 2022
Country	2020	2021	2020-2021 Change	Share of Global Coal Production
China	80,51	85,15	5,75%	50,8%
Indonesia	13,91	15,15	8,92%	9,0%
India	12,63	13,47	6,65%	8,0%
Australia	12,18	12,43	2,08%	7,4%
United States	10,73	11,65	8,57%	7,0%
Russia	8,42	9,14	8,53%	5,5%
South Africa	5,82	5,55	-4,61%	3,3%
Kazakhstan	2,05	2,09	2,20%	1,2%
Poland	1,68	1,76	4,53%	1,1%
Colombia	1,50	1,71	13,92%	1,0%
Rest of the World	9,22	9,48	2,82%	5,6%
Total World	158,65	167,58	5,63%	100,0%