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Coal production2016

Coal production expressed in terawatt-hours of energy, rather than tonnes of material.

Our World in Data · Energy
Comparable ranking year2016Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data203 / 217No observation: 14
First-ranked country or territoryChina19,671.23 TWh

Top 10

TWh · 2016
01China
19,671.23
02United States
4,083.57
03Australia
3,563.06
04India
3,301.83
05Indonesia
2,742.31
06Russia
2,255.87
07South Africa
1,670.44
08Colombia
730.99
09Poland
605.66
10Kazakhstan
487.21

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Coal production · 2016 · TWh
RankCountry / territoryValue (TWh)Year
01China19,671.232016
02United States4,083.572016
03Australia3,563.062016
04India3,301.832016
05Indonesia2,742.312016
06Russia2,255.872016
07South Africa1,670.442016
08Colombia730.992016
09Poland605.662016
10Kazakhstan487.212016
11Germany460.972016
12Canada380.62016
13Vietnam252.272016
14North Korea233.822016
15Ukraine211.782016
16Czechia187.362016
17Mongolia185.722016
18Türkiye179.82016
19Serbia84.432016
20Philippines78.172016
21Mexico70.62016
22Bulgaria59.522016
23Thailand50.072016
24Mozambique49.62016
25Romania49.262016
26Greece46.22016
27United Kingdom31.712016
28Brazil31.152016
29Bosnia & Herzegovina27.62016
30Pakistan21.332016
31Zimbabwe20.262016
32Laos20.112016
33New Zealand19.882016
34Hungary17.012016
35Malaysia15.132016
36Chile13.512016
37Uzbekistan12.632016
38Botswana12.282016
39Slovenia11.542016
40Iran10.352016
41Afghanistan9.862016
42North Macedonia9.132016
43Japan9.092016
44South Korea9.032016
45Tajikistan9.012016
46Kyrgyzstan8.382016
47Spain7.982016
48Norway6.732016
49Venezuela6.362016
50Slovakia5.542016
51Bangladesh5.532016
52Montenegro3.772016
53Peru3.582016
54Myanmar (Burma)2.752016
55Tanzania2.082016
56Niger1.652016
57Georgia1.482016
58Eswatini1.132016
59Zambia0.912016
60Bhutan0.572016
61Nigeria0.352016
62Malawi0.312016
63Argentina0.172016
64Nepal0.12016
65Congo - Kinshasa0.062016
66Aruba02016
66Angola02016
66Albania02016
66United Arab Emirates02016
66Armenia02016
66American Samoa02016
66Antigua & Barbuda02016
66Austria02016
66Azerbaijan02016
66Burundi02016
66Belgium02016
66Benin02016
66Burkina Faso02016
66Bahrain02016
66Bahamas02016
66Belarus02016
66Belize02016
66Bermuda02016
66Bolivia02016
66Barbados02016
66Brunei02016
66Central African Republic02016
66Switzerland02016
66Côte d’Ivoire02016
66Cameroon02016
66Congo - Brazzaville02016
66Comoros02016
66Cape Verde02016
66Costa Rica02016
66Cuba02016
66Cayman Islands02016
66Cyprus02016
66Djibouti02016
66Dominica02016
66Denmark02016
66Dominican Republic02016
66Algeria02016
66Ecuador02016
66Egypt02016
66Eritrea02016
66Estonia02016
66Ethiopia02016
66Finland02016
66Fiji02016
66France02016
66Faroe Islands02016
66Gabon02016
66Ghana02016
66Gibraltar02016
66Guinea02016
66Gambia02016
66Guinea-Bissau02016
66Equatorial Guinea02016
66Grenada02016
66Greenland02016
66Guatemala02016
66Guam02016
66Guyana02016
66Hong Kong SAR China02016
66Honduras02016
66Croatia02016
66Haiti02016
66Ireland02016
66Iraq02016
66Iceland02016
66Israel02016
66Italy02016
66Jamaica02016
66Jordan02016
66Kenya02016
66Cambodia02016
66Kiribati02016
66St. Kitts & Nevis02016
66Kuwait02016
66Lebanon02016
66Liberia02016
66Libya02016
66St. Lucia02016
66Sri Lanka02016
66Lesotho02016
66Lithuania02016
66Luxembourg02016
66Latvia02016
66Macao SAR China02016
66Morocco02016
66Moldova02016
66Madagascar02016
66Maldives02016
66Mali02016
66Malta02016
66Northern Mariana Islands02016
66Mauritania02016
66Mauritius02016
66Namibia02016
66New Caledonia02016
66Nicaragua02016
66Netherlands02016
66Nauru02016
66Oman02016
66Panama02016
66Papua New Guinea02016
66Puerto Rico02016
66Portugal02016
66Paraguay02016
66Palestinian Territories02016
66French Polynesia02016
66Qatar02016
66Rwanda02016
66Saudi Arabia02016
66Sudan02016
66Senegal02016
66Singapore02016
66Solomon Islands02016
66Sierra Leone02016
66El Salvador02016
66Somalia02016
66South Sudan02016
66São Tomé & Príncipe02016
66Suriname02016
66Sweden02016
66Seychelles02016
66Syria02016
66Turks & Caicos Islands02016
66Chad02016
66Togo02016
66Turkmenistan02016
66Timor-Leste02016
66Tonga02016
66Trinidad & Tobago02016
66Tunisia02016
66Uganda02016
66Uruguay02016
66St. Vincent & Grenadines02016
66British Virgin Islands02016
66U.S. Virgin Islands02016
66Vanuatu02016
66Samoa02016
66Yemen02016

How this ranking works

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No observation (14)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Coal production expressed in terawatt-hours of energy, rather than tonnes of material.
Unit
TWh
Source & definition
Our World in Data · Energy · owid:coal_production
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Original metadata
Measured in terawatt-hours.

{
  "column": "coal_production",
  "title": "Coal production",
  "description": "Measured in terawatt-hours.",
  "unit": "terawatt-hours (TWh)",
  "source": "Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) [https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review/]; The Shift Data Portal - Energy production from fossil fuels (2019) [https://www.theshiftdataportal.org/]"
}