Canada's coal production amounted to 890 petajoules in 2020, down by 22 percent from the previous year. During the period in consideration, figures decreased by 910 petajoules. According to the source, the production data only includes solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
Coal production in Canada from 1998 to 2020*
(in exajoules)
* According to the source, the data only include commercial solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal. Excludes coal converted to liquid or gaseous fuels, but includes coal consumed in transformation processes.
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Coal production in Canada from 1998 to 2020* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265453/coal-production-in-canada-in-oil-equivalent/
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