Coal and lignite production
Global coal production fell by 4.5% in 2020, despite a rising production in China and India
Coal and lignite production
Global coal production fell by 4.5% in 2020, despite a rising production in China and India
Trend over 1990 - 2020 - Mt
% in total production (2020) - Mtoe
-24%
Fall in coal production in the United States in 2020
Global coal production fell by 4.5% in 2020, despite a rising production in China and India
After three years of growth, global coal production decreased again in 2020, as slowing electricity consumption reduced coal demand. Coal production grew by 1.4% in China, the largest coal producer (49% of the global output), for the fourth year in a row. It also increased slightly in India despite a lower consumption but contracted strongly in Indonesia over lower domestic demand and tight import restrictions in China, returning to its 2018 level. In other large coal producing countries, production continued to follow a downward trend, that was aggravated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It collapsed in the United States (-24%) in a context of lower demand from the power sector and fell in Russia (-9%) and Australia (-6%). In the EU, coal production contracted by more than 16%, decreasing in all countries, especially in Germany and Poland, due to a lower electricity demand and rising CO2 prices. It also fell in Turkey, in South Africa and collapsed in Colombia (-23%, in a context of national lockdown followed by a 3-month strike at a major mine).
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