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Major coal producing countries in the world
The world is moving away from coal production, mainly due to environmental worries, but it still forms a big part of power generation.
Let's take a look at major producers of coal across the world.
NOTE: This is a list of countries by coal production in 2010, based mostly on the Statistical Review of World Energy published in 2011 by BP, ranking nations with coal production larger than five millions tonnes.
China
Coal production: 3,240.0 million tonnes
Share of world total: 48.3 per cent
Global ranking: 1
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Major coal producing countries in the world
United States
Coal production: 984.6 million tonnes
Share of world total: 14.8
Global ranking: 2
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Major coal producing countries in the world
India
Coal production: 569.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 5.8 per cent
Global ranking: 3
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Major coal producing countries in the world
European Union
Coal production: 535.7 million tonnes
Share of world total: 4.2 per cent
Global ranking: 4
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Australia
Coal production: 423.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 6.3 per cent
Global ranking: 5
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Russia
Coal production: 316.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 4.0 per cent
Global ranking: 6
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Indonesia
Coal production: 305.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 4.0 per cent
Global ranking: 7
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Major coal producing countries in the world
South Africa
Coal production: 253.8 million tonnes
Share of world total: 3.8 per cent
Global ranking: 8
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Germany
Coal production: 182.3 million tonnes
Share of world total: 2.5 per cent
Global ranking: 9
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Poland
Coal production: 133.2 million tonnes
Share of world total: 1.8 per cent
Global ranking: 10
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Kazakhstan
Coal production: 110.8 million tonnes
Share of world total: 1.5 per cent
Global ranking: 11
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Turkey
Coal production: 85.3 million tonnes
Share of world total: 1.2 per cent
Global ranking: 12
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Colombia
Coal production: 74.4 million tonnes
Share of world total: 1.0 per cent
Global ranking: 13
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Ukraine
Coal production: 73.3 million tonnes
Share of world total: 1.0 per cent
Global ranking: 14
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Greece
Coal production: 68.5 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.9 per cent
Global ranking: 15
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Canada
Coal production: 67.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.9 per cent
Global ranking: 16
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Czech Republic
Coal production: 50.6 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.7 per cent
Global ranking: 17
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Vietnam
Coal production: 44.1 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.6 per cent
Global ranking: 18
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Serbia
Coal production: 41.2 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.6 per cent
Global ranking: 19
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Major coal producing countries in the world
North Korea
Coal production: 34.8 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.5 per cent
Global ranking: 20
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Romania
Coal production: 30.8 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.4 per cent
Global ranking: 21
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Bulgaria
Coal production: 28.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.4 per cent
Global ranking: 22
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Mongolia
Coal production: 27.8 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.4 per cent
Global ranking: 23
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Estonia
Coal production: 19.8 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.3 per cent
Global ranking: 24
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United Kingdom
Coal production: 18.2 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.2 per cent
Global ranking: 25
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Thailand
Coal production: 17.9 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.2 per cent
Global ranking: 26
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coal production: 12.1 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.2 per cent
Global ranking: 27
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Mexico
Coal production: 9.3 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.1 per cent
Global ranking: 28
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Hungary
Coal production: 9.1 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.1 per cent
Global ranking: 29
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Major coal producing countries in the world
Macedonia
Coal production: 7.5 million tonnes
Share of world total: 0.1 per cent
Global ranking: 30