
Global coal mining industry - statistics & facts
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- Global coal production
- 167.58 EJ

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Global coal production in exajoules 2000-2021
- Coal production in China 2020
- 85.2 EJ

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Coal production in China 1998-2021
- Coal reserves to production ratio in Asia Pacific
- 78 years

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Global coal reserve to production ratio by region 2020
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Overview
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Overview
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Global coal mining market value 2010-2023
Global coal mining market value 2010-2023
Market value of coal mining worldwide from 2010 to 2022, and a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Distribution of global non-renewable energy reserves 2020
Distribution of global non-renewable energy reserves 2020
Distribution of selected energy sources as a share of global non-renewable energy reserves in 2020
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Global production distribution of non-renewable energy resources 2010-2020
Global production distribution of non-renewable energy resources 2010-2020
Distribution of selected energy carriers as a share of non-renewable energy production worldwide from 2010 to 2020
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Global coal reserve to production ratio by region 2020
Global coal reserve to production ratio by region 2020
Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years)
Trade
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Global leading coal exporting countries 2021
Global leading coal exporting countries 2021
Leading coal exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons)
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Distribution of coal exports worldwide by country 2021
Distribution of coal exports worldwide by country 2021
Distribution of coal exports worldwide in 2021, by country
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Global leading coal importing countries 2021
Global leading coal importing countries 2021
Leading coal importing countries worldwide in 2021 (in million short tons)
Reserves
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Global coal reserves share by region 2020
Global coal reserves share by region 2020
Share of proved coal reserves worldwide from 1991 to 2020, by region*
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Global proven coal reserves by country 2020
Global proven coal reserves by country 2020
Proven coal reserves worldwide in 2020, by country (in million metric tons)
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Hard coal reserves worldwide by country 2020
Hard coal reserves worldwide by country 2020
Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2020 (in million metric tons)
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Global lignite reserves by leading country 2020
Global lignite reserves by leading country 2020
Leading countries based on soft brown coal reserves in 2020 (in million metric tons)
Production
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- Premium Statistic Global coal production in exajoules 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Global coal production distribution 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Leading countries based on hard coal production 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading soft brown coal producing countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Production volume of steam coal globally 2020, by political stability of producers
- Premium Statistic Production volume of coking coal globally 2020, by political stability of producers
Production
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Global coal production in exajoules 2000-2021
Global coal production in exajoules 2000-2021
Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules)
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Global coal production distribution 2021, by country
Global coal production distribution 2021, by country
Distribution of coal production worldwide in 2021, by major countries
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Leading countries based on hard coal production 2021
Leading countries based on hard coal production 2021
Leading hard coal producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in million metric tons)
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Leading soft brown coal producing countries worldwide 2020
Leading soft brown coal producing countries worldwide 2020
Leading countries based on soft brown coal production in 2020 (in million metric tons)
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Production volume of steam coal globally 2020, by political stability of producers
Production volume of steam coal globally 2020, by political stability of producers
Production volume of steam coal worldwide in 2020, by political stability of producer countries (in million metric tons)
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Production volume of coking coal globally 2020, by political stability of producers
Production volume of coking coal globally 2020, by political stability of producers
Production volume of coking coal worldwide in 2020, by political stability of producer countries (in million metric tons)
Mines
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- Premium Statistic Coal mine development projects globally as of 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Capital costs of coal projects under development as of 2021, by world region
- Premium Statistic Global capacity of proposed new coal mines as of 2021 by company
- Basic Statistic Global capacity distribution of planned coal mines as of 2021, by type
Mines
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Coal mine development projects globally as of 2021, by country
Coal mine development projects globally as of 2021, by country
Number of coal mine development projects worldwide as of 2021, by country*
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Capital costs of coal projects under development as of 2021, by world region
Capital costs of coal projects under development as of 2021, by world region
Estimated capital costs of coal projects under development worldwide as of 2021, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Global capacity of proposed new coal mines as of 2021 by company
Global capacity of proposed new coal mines as of 2021 by company
Capacity of proposed new coal mines worldwide as of 2021, by company (in million metric tons per year)
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Global capacity distribution of planned coal mines as of 2021, by type
Global capacity distribution of planned coal mines as of 2021, by type
Distribution of planned coal mine capacity worldwide as of 2021, by coal type (in percent)
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Market capitalization of the leading global coal companies May 2023
- Premium Statistic Shenhua Energy's coal production volume 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Coal production of Coal India FY 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Peabody coal sales 2006-2022
- Basic Statistic Yanzhou Coal Mining production volume by segment 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Volume of coal sold by Arch Coal 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic BHP's coal production 2010-2022
Companies
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Market capitalization of the leading global coal companies May 2023
Market capitalization of the leading global coal companies May 2023
Market capitalization of the leading coal companies worldwide as of May 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Shenhua Energy's coal production volume 2010-2021
Shenhua Energy's coal production volume 2010-2021
Coal production of China Shenhua Energy from 2010 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
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Coal production of Coal India FY 2005-2022
Coal production of Coal India FY 2005-2022
Coal production of Coal India Limited from financial year 2005 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
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Peabody coal sales 2006-2022
Peabody coal sales 2006-2022
Peabody's coal sales from 2006 to 2022 (in million tons)
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Yanzhou Coal Mining production volume by segment 2010-2020
Yanzhou Coal Mining production volume by segment 2010-2020
Yanzhou Coal Mining production volume in 2010 to 2020, by coal product segment (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Volume of coal sold by Arch Coal 2010-2022
Volume of coal sold by Arch Coal 2010-2022
Coal sales of Arch Coal from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons)
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BHP's coal production 2010-2022
BHP's coal production 2010-2022
BHP's coal production from 2010 to 2022* (in 1,000 metric tons)
Consumption
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Global coal consumption 1998-2021
Global coal consumption 1998-2021
Coal consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2021 (in exajoules)
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Global coal consumption 2021, by country
Global coal consumption 2021, by country
Leading coal consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in exajoules)
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Global coal consumption in short tons by country 2020
Global coal consumption in short tons by country 2020
Largest coal consuming countries worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 short tons)
Financials
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Global coking coal price forecast by type 2022-2026
Global coking coal price forecast by type 2022-2026
Forecast coking coal price from 2022 to 2026 by type (in nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton)
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Forecast Newcastle thermal coal price 2021-2025
Forecast Newcastle thermal coal price 2021-2025
Average Newcastle thermal coal price forecast from 2021 to 2025 (in nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton)
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Global financing of coal mining companies by bank 2021
Global financing of coal mining companies by bank 2021
Financing of coal mining companies by selected banks worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Global returns on coal investments 2011-2022
Global returns on coal investments 2011-2022
Rate of return on coal investments worldwide from 2011 to 2022
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