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.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
Global coal production amounted to approximately **exajoules in 2024. This represented an increase of some percent in comparison to the previous year. Between 2000 and 2024, production of coal across the globe increased by more than ** exajoules, reaching a peak of production in the latter year.
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