Coal production by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
89
Highest
26,296 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours
Italy
Median
7.69 terawatt-hours
Years covered
326
1700–2025
Data points
15,014
What the numbers show
Coal production is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 26,296 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.69 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 608.02 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 2,942.8%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 100.0%).
Coal production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26,296 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 4,992 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4,454 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 4,014 terawatt-hours | 1984 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 3,067 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 3,024 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 2,545 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 1,552 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 568.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 10 | Mongolia | 558.49 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 337.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 383.04 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 373.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 302.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Vietnam | 297.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 213.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 16 | Turkey | 179.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 17 | North Korea | 164.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mozambique | 120.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Czechia | 96.88 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 94.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 448.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 91.7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 72.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Laos | 69.94 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,091.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Serbia | 67.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 53.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 34.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 32.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 188.1% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 32.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 22.22 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 21.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.86 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 18.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 16.53 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Botswana | 16.09 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Iran | 15.32 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 15.29 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 672.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 13.86 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,114.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Tanzania | 13.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 12.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 8.88 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 7.95 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 7.69 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 6.81 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 5.27 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 5.27 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 50 | Montenegro | 4.56 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 4.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Hungary | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Japan | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Eswatini | 2.63 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 55 | South Korea | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Albania | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2,942.8% | volatile |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 0.96 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Bhutan | 0.9569 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 0.9359 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Georgia | 0.8395 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Niger | 0.6401 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 0.2286 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 0.1445 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 99.1% | falling |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0.0952 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 0.015 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Taiwan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Burundi | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Belgium | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Madagascar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Algeria | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Greenland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Sweden | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.