Coal production, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
85
Highest
162.22 % change on previous year
Myanmar
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Spain
Median
-5.52 % change on previous year
Years covered
325
1701–2025
Data points
6,951
What the numbers show
Coal production, annual growth rate is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 162.22 % change on previous year in Myanmar; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is -5.52 % change on previous year, and the mean is -25.67 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 121,011.0%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 33,664.0%).
Coal production, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 162.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,883.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 160 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121,011.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 70.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,328.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 53.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Eswatini | 39.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 795.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Peru | 38.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 304.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 23.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Georgia | 20.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 18.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 14.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Botswana | 10.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 8.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 8.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Iran | 8.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 380.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 6.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 20 | North Korea | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 4.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 4.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Philippines | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 468.9% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9006 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 473.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.6882 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 0.6354 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 0.4674 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 0.1321 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 33 | India | 0.0277 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | -0.1974 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Mongolia | -0.9385 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 36 | USSR | -1.09 % change on previous year | 1984 | down 141.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 146.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Nigeria | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Indonesia | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,778.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Germany | -6.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Australia | -7.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6,554.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Türkiye | -7.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | -11.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Montenegro | -12.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 483.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Japan | -13.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | -16.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | -16.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 684.8% | volatile |
| 53 | North Macedonia | -19.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,986.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -20.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | -22.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,574.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | -31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Albania | -36.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Hungary | -45.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 930.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Niger | -66.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 606.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | -68.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 778.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | -80.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,241.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | -90.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 224.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Malawi | -94.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,582.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Bhutan | -97.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 359.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Netherlands | -100 % change on previous year | 1975 | down 33,664.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | -100 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 551.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 766.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Taiwan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 574.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 614.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Italy | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 1,794.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Austria | -100 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 1,801.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Burundi | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 350.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | down 1,353.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | -100 % change on previous year | 1971 | down 1,393.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Greenland | -100 % change on previous year | 1971 | down 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | -100 % change on previous year | 1952 | down 507.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 682.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Morocco | -100 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 289.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | -100 % change on previous year | 1968 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | down 1,399.9% | volatile |
| 65 | France | -100 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 1,356.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,823.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 7,012.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 326.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.