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Coal Production by Country

China has the highest Coal Production in 2024 (4.8B t), followed by India (1.1B t) and Indonesia (836.1M t). Spain has the lowest (40K t).

Manufacturing & Mining34 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jul 22, 2025Original page
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Coal ProductionBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Coal Production, 2024

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All 34 ranked

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
22.1M t
Middle half 6M t – 102.9M t
Average
267.3M t
34 countries
Highest
4.8B t
China
Lowest
40K t
Spain

Over time · 2013–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • United States
  • Australia

Data

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34 countries · # = rank by Coal Production
#
1China4.8B t
2India1.1B t
3Indonesia836.1M t
4United States464.6M t
5Australia462.9M t
6Russia427.2M t
7South Africa235M t
8Kazakhstan112.6M t
9Mongolia106.5M t
10Germany91.9M t
11Turkey87M t
12Poland85.2M t
13Colombia52.7M t
14Vietnam43.8M t
15Canada42.6M t
16Serbia31.3M t
17Czechia25.1M t
18Pakistan19.1M t
19Ukraine17.4M t
20Bulgaria15.1M t
21Thailand12.8M t
22Romania12.6M t
23Brazil7.6M t
24Uzbekistan7.5M t
25Greece6.5M t
26Zimbabwe5.8M t
27Mexico5.2M t
28Hungary3.9M t
29New Zealand2.5M t
30Japan500K t
30South Korea500K t
32Venezuela300K t
33United Kingdom100K t
34Spain40K t

What correlates with Coal Production (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,960 other country metrics sharing at least 21 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Coal Production tend to score higher on these

  1. Road Infrastructure SpendingInfrastructure Spending by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 21
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  2. All Fish and Seafood ConsumptionFish Consumption by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 33
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  3. Coal ConsumptionCoal Consumption by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 34
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  4. Coal ConsumptionEnergy Consumption by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 31
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  5. Peach ProductionPeach Production by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 27
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  6. Plum ProductionPlum Production by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 27
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Coal Production tend to score lower on these

  1. GGGI Education ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 31
    Plot
  2. 30 MillionPopulation Milestones by Country
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 24
    Plot
  3. 20 MillionPopulation Milestones by Country
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 26
    Plot
  4. Fractional Units per WholeMajor Countries Currencies
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 33
    Plot
  5. Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total ScoreMost Promiscuous Countries
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 23
    Plot
  6. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 33
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Coal Production?
China has the highest Coal Production in 2024, at 4.8B t, followed by India (1.1B t) and Indonesia (836.1M t).
Which country has the lowest Coal Production?
Spain has the lowest Coal Production in 2024, at 40K t.
What is the median Coal Production across countries?
The median is 22.1M t across the 34 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this coal production by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Statistical Review of World Energy - Energy Institute; List of countries by coal production - Wiki; Statistical Review of World Energy 2022 - BP.

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