Hard coal production rose 1.24% to 7,778,041 kt in the World in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, hard coal production in the World reached an all time high of 7,778,041 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 3,198,311 kt in 1980.
World has been ranked th within the group of 55 countries we follow in terms of hard coal production.
| Hard Coal Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Belgium | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | 57,748 | 63,528 | 63,254 | 62,832 | 28,523 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 3,174,459 | 3,422,525 | 3,727,729 | 3,796,473 | 3,407,096 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 15,174 | 14,220 | 13,293 | 12,741 | 3,862 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 577,361 | 578,249 | 587,111 | 601,703 | 615,136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Mexico | kt | 11,627 | 14,146 | 17,374 | 16,743 | 13,742 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 85,405 | 83,965 | 83,410 | 87,341 | 70,934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 228,156 | 270,706 | 270,706 | 304,332 | 211,268 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 2,777 | 2,297 | 2,297 | 2,306 | 2,001 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 1,002,445 | 1,006,138 | 1,013,382 | 937,531 | 821,790 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | kt | 6,540,385 | 6,925,621 | 7,302,302 | 7,482,552 | 7,723,552 |
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