Coal statistics
Free historical statistics for all countries
View a wide range of coal indicators with detailed data going back to 1990.
Coal Information 2018
Coal Information provides a comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in the world coal sector, including 2017 provisional data. It provides a review of the world coal market in 2016, alongside a statistical overview of developments, which covers world coal production and coal reserves, coal demand by type, coal trade and coal prices. A detailed and comprehensive statistical picture of historical and current coal developments in the 35 OECD member countries, by region and individually is presented in tables and charts. Complete coal balances and coal trade data for selected years are presented on 22 major non-OECD coal-producing and -consuming countries, with summary statistics on coal supply and end-use statistics for about 40 countries and regions worldwide.
Our work on Coal
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Coal 2018
Explore findings from Coal 2018 with global coal demand growing by 1% in 2017 to 7585 Mt after two years of decline -
Key Coal Trends 2018
A free excerpt from the publication Coal Information (2018 edition) covering world coal production and coal reserves, coal demand by type, coal trade and coal prices -
Technology Collaboration Programmes
IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) are unique research partnerships that underpin IEA efforts to support innovation for energy security, economic growth and environmental protection -
Coal Statistics
Annual and quarterly data on coal production and consumption for all countries and complete coal balances and coal trade data for OECD countries and 22 major non-OECD coal-producing and -consuming countries -
Industry Partners
The Coal Industry Advisory Board is a group of high level executives from coal-related industrial enterprises which provides advice to the IEA on a wide range of issues relating to coal -
Future Scenarios for Coal
Access our latest modelling and analysis to gain insight into potential future scenarios for coal globally
Recent reports
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Coal 2018
Comprehensive analysis of recent trends and forecasts through 2023 of coal demand, supply and trade -
Coal Information 2018 Overview
A comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in the world coal sector -
Reducing Emissions in Fossil-Fired Generation - Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam
A shift towards a coal-dominated power sector in Southeast Asia is underway
News
- 3 new IEA reports provide fresh insights into Southeast Asia’s energy future
30 October 2019 - IEA releases new edition of global historical data series for all fuels, all sectors and energy balances
24 September 2019 - Global energy investment stabilised above USD 1.8 trillion in 2018, but security and sustainability concerns are growing
14 May 2019
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Statistics: Coal Information 2018 OverviewParis, France