This report was previously published by BP.
Figures only include commercial solid fuels, as well as coal produced for Coal-to-Liquids and Coal-to-Gas transformations.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
China's coal production amounted to exajoules in 2024, up by *** percent in comparison to the previous year. This figure also represented the largest production recorded in the East Asian country since 1990. During the period in consideration, coal production in China increased by over 3 exajoules. China is one of the world's largest coal consumers, with a large share of its electricity being generated by coal sources. It also has one of the largest coal reserves in the world.
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