World Coal Production Exceeded 8 Billion Tons In 2018, Coal Consumption Increased By 1.4%

　　According to data from the 2019 BP World Energy Statistical Yearbook, the world's coal production in 2018 was 8.013 billion tons, up 4.0% from the previous year. Before that, the world's coal production in 2012-2014 exceeded 8 billion tons for three consecutive years. 2015- In 2017, world coal production fell by less than 8 billion tons, and by 2018 it has risen again to more than 8 billion tons.

　　China’s coal production accounted for 46.0% of world production in 2018

　　In 2018, China's coal production accounted for 46.0% of the world's total output, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over the previous year. There are 10 countries with a production capacity of more than 100 million tons, ranked by quantity, China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Australia, Russia, South Africa, Germany, Poland and Kazakhstan. Among the top ten countries, Indonesia surpassed Australia to rank fourth, with the rest ranking the same as last year. The US, Germany and Poland coal production decreased compared with the previous year, and coal production in other countries increased.

　　Global coal consumption is 3.772 billion tons of oil equivalent

　　In 2018, global coal consumption was 3.772 billion tons of oil equivalent, up 1.4% from the previous year. Among them, China accounted for 50.5% of the world's total coal consumption, up 4.1 percentage points over the previous year; South Korea's super-Russian became the world's fifth largest coal consumer. The top ten countries in terms of consumption are China, India, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Germany, Indonesia and Poland.

　　Source: National Coal Industry Network