Global coal production: leading countries and companies
The global production volume of coal has been steadily rising in recent years, and reached the equivalent of nearly 168 exajoules in 2021. In 2020 the global production volume of coal decreased slightly, to 158.7 exajoules. The world's leading hard coal producing countries are China, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Australia. The largest company based on production is the Indian state-controlled Coal India Limited, which produced 622 million metric tons of coal in the fiscal year 2021/2022. The mining company was established in 1975 and ranks among the largest ten polluters in the world. China Shenhua Energy is another of the world's leading coal mining companies, with production amounting to 313.4 million metric tons in 2022.Coal demand worldwide
The ambitious economic giants China and India continue to be responsible for the majority of global coal consumption. More than half of China’s rapidly growing energy consumption is supported by coal. Although U.S. coal consumption has shown a slight decrease in the last ten years, some projections predict a significant increase until as late as 2030.
