Australia's coal production amounted to 12.4 exajoules in 2020, down from 6.2 percent from the previous year. During the period in consideration, figures increased by 5.8 exajoules, and peaked at 13.21 exajoules in 2019. 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 Australia 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.
Figures not included in the PDF are found on the BP Statistical Review data workbook.
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Coal production in Australia from 1998 to 2020* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265457/coal-production-in-australia/
BP. "Coal production in Australia from 1998 to 2020* (in exajoules)." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265457/coal-production-in-australia/
BP. (2021). Coal production in Australia from 1998 to 2020* (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265457/coal-production-in-australia/
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