Coal production in India
India: Coal production was 4,992 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
4,992 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
4,992 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
39.55 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production in India, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
India recorded 4,992 terawatt-hours for coal production in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in India peaked at 4,992 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.55 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
India ranks 2nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in India, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 39.55 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 42.89 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 1902 | 47.99 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 1903 | 48.07 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 53.11 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1905 | 54.42 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 63.24 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 1907 | 72.06 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 1908 | 82.55 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 1909 | 76.73 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 1910 | 77.87 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 82.2 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1912 | 95.06 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 1913 | 104.77 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 1914 | 106.43 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 110.56 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1916 | 111.54 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 117.73 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1918 | 133.96 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 1919 | 146.27 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1920 | 116.11 terawatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 1921 | 124.78 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 1922 | 122.89 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1923 | 127.07 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1924 | 136.9 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 135.13 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1926 | 135.74 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 142.74 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1928 | 145.73 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 151.39 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 153.87 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 140.38 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 1932 | 130.27 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1933 | 127.92 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 142.58 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 1935 | 148.79 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 146.16 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1937 | 161.84 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 1938 | 183.22 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1939 | 179.51 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 189.97 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 190.47 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 190.26 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1943 | 164.91 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 1944 | 168.89 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 188.54 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 1946 | 186.8 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1947 | 191.79 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 191.66 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 201.65 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 208.84 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1951 | 222.37 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1952 | 234.67 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 232.58 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 238.4 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 247.1 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 254.72 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 281.23 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 1958 | 293.09 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 304.25 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 334.61 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 1961 | 356.7 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 390.45 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 419.62 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 397.25 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 427.3 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 432.46 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 434.05 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 450.53 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 479.78 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 468.88 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 456.96 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 481.35 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 495.42 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 535.07 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 610.2 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 641.79 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 637.99 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 646.02 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 658.19 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 548.96 terawatt-hours | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 741.74 terawatt-hours | +35.1% |
| 1982 | 734.25 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 776.84 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 815.07 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 841.71 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 905.43 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 992.48 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 1,055 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 1,147 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1,236 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1,322 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1,395 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1,441 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1,466 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,548 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1,659 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,714 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1,703 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,666 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,771 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1,794 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,873 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,955 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,111 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2,207 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,304 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2,447 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,648 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2,858 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2,937 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,915 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,966 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,974 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,134 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,268 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3,302 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,330 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,555 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3,499 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3,497 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,717 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4,180 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 4,674 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 4,990 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 4,992 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4,992 terawatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4885 terawatt-hours, 10218.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +35.1% | 548.96 terawatt-hours | 741.74 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 58.06 terawatt-hours | 39.55 terawatt-hours | 82.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 108.64 terawatt-hours | 77.87 terawatt-hours | 146.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 133.85 terawatt-hours | 116.11 terawatt-hours | 151.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 151.45 terawatt-hours | 127.92 terawatt-hours | 183.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 186.49 terawatt-hours | 164.91 terawatt-hours | 201.65 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 251.73 terawatt-hours | 208.84 terawatt-hours | 304.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 412.28 terawatt-hours | 334.61 terawatt-hours | 479.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 563.19 terawatt-hours | 456.96 terawatt-hours | 658.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 855.9 terawatt-hours | 548.96 terawatt-hours | 1,147 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,515 terawatt-hours | 1,236 terawatt-hours | 1,714 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,197 terawatt-hours | 1,771 terawatt-hours | 2,858 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,188 terawatt-hours | 2,915 terawatt-hours | 3,555 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,342 terawatt-hours | 3,497 terawatt-hours | 4,992 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More energy & mining data for India
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in India?
- Coal production in India was 4,992 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4,992 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.55 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does India rank for coal production?
- India ranks 2nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.