Coal and coke production (2024)

China tops the global rankings for coal and coke production, recording 4.4 billion metric tons in 2024, followed by India (1.0 billion metric tons) and Indonesia (836.0 million metric tons). Russia (476.2 million metric tons) and Australia (467.7 million metric tons) complete the top 5. The United States (465.0 million metric tons) and South Africa (237.4 million metric tons) follow close behind. Kazakhstan (112.9 million metric tons), Germany (91.9 million metric tons), and Poland (85.2 million metric tons) round out the top ten. The spread across the top ten is substantial: China has 52× the figure recorded by Poland (85.2 million metric tons). Four of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, the United States saw the largest year-over-year change at -11.3%.