Coal production in Asia Pacific amounted to nearly 141.88 exajoules in 2023, an increase of almost five percent from the previous year. Between 1998 and 2023, production of coal in the region increased by over 98 exajoules, reaching a production-peak in the latter year.
Coal production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023
(in exajoules)
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.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Coal production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265465/coal-production-in-asia-pacific-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Coal production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265465/coal-production-in-asia-pacific-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. (2024). Coal production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265465/coal-production-in-asia-pacific-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Coal Production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265465/coal-production-in-asia-pacific-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute, Coal production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265465/coal-production-in-asia-pacific-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited April 19, 2025)
Coal production in Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265465/coal-production-in-asia-pacific-in-oil-equivalent/
