Coal Industry

Coal Industry

by Aakash Singha



Coal fields refer to areas where coal is present in large quantities and can be extracted commercially. Although China is the largest coal producer, the USA has the maximum coal reserves.

Top Coal Producing Countries in the World

Ranking Country Coal Production(million tonnes) Total (%)
1 China 3520 49.5
2 United States 992.8 14.1
3 India 588.5 5.6
4 Australia 415.5 5.8
5 Russia 333.5 4
6 Indonesia 324.9 5.1
7 South Africa 255.1 3.6
8 Germany 188.6 1.1
9 Poland 139.2 1.4
10 Kazakhstan 115.9 1.5
11 Ukraine 86.8 1.1
12 Colombia 85.8 1.4
13 Turkey 77.2 0.4
14 Canada 68.2 0.9
15 Czech Republic 57.9 0.5
16 Greece 57.5 0.2
17 Vietnam 44.5 0.6
18 Serbia 39.1 0.5
19 North Korea 37.5 0.5
20 Bulgaria 37.1 0.2
21 Romania 35.5 0.2
22 Mongolia 30 0.4
23 Thailand 21.4 0.2
24 Estonia 20.6 0.3
25 United Kingdom 18.3 0.3
26 Mexico 15.7 0.2
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.8 0.2
28 Hungary 9.6 0.1
29 Venezuela 8.7 0.2
30 Philippines 7.9 0.1
31 Macedonia 7.8 0.1
32 Spain 6.6 0.1
33 Brazil 6.2 0.1
34 Slovenia 5 0.1
35 New Zealand 4.9 0.1

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