Coal Mining Market Analysis by Reserves, Production, Assets, Demand Drivers and Forecast to 2035

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GlobalData's "Global Coal Mining to 2035" provides a comprehensive coverage on the global coal industry. It provides historical and forecast data on coal production by country, production by company, reserves by country and world coal prices. The report also includes a demand drivers section providing information on factors that are affecting the global coal industry. It further profiles major coal producers, information on the major active, planned and exploration projects by region.

The global coal production landscape continues to be dominated by China, India, Indonesia, the US, Russia and Australia, which together accounted for 88.4% of total output in 2024. In 2025, global coal production is projected to increase by a marginal 1.2% over 2024 to reach 9,333.3 million tonnes (Mt). This marginal growth is being driven largely by China and India. China’s coal production increased by 1.5% year-on-year in the first ten months of the year. This follows a comparatively weak performance in 2024 due to operational challenges in Shanxi, with the province now anticipated to regain momentum and push China back into the top coal-producing position in 2025. Overall, China’s production is forecast to rise by 2.7% in 2025, reaching 4,910.3Mt.

Looking toward 2026, global production is projected to increase again, although only slightly, and more slowly than the rate expected in 2025. This reflects continued weakness in Chinese output, persistent oversupply in Indonesia and the US, and pressure on prices across the value chain.

Scope

The report contains an overview of the global coal mining industry including key demand driving factors affecting the global coal mining industry. It provides detailed information on reserves, reserves by country, production, production by country, production by company, major operating mines, competitive landscape, major exploration and development projects.

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To gain an understanding of the global coal mining industry, relevant driving factors

To understand historical and forecast trend on global coal production

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To identify major active, exploration and development projects by region

Coal India
China Shenhua Energy
Yanzhou Coal Mining
China National Coal Group
Glencore
Peabody Energy
Core Natural Resources
PT Bumi Resources
Singareni Collieries
PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia

Table of Contents

Overview

Coal reserves

Coal production

Competitive landscape

Coal prices

Major active mines

Major development projects

Major exploration projects

Demand and trade

Appendix

Table

Table 1: Coal reserves by country (billion tonnes), 2020

Table 2: Top active mines in the US by total ore reserves (million tonnes)

Table 3: Top active mines in Russia by total ore reserves (million tonnes)

Table 4: Top active mines in Australia by total ore reserves (million tonnes)

Table 5: Top active mines in China by total ore reserves (million tonnes)

Table 6: Top active mines in India by total ore reserves (million tonnes)

Table 7: Historical and forecast coal mine production (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 8: Coal mine production by country (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 9: Coal mine production in China by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 10: Coal mine production in India by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 11: Coal mine production in Indonesia by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 12: Coal production in Australia by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 13: Coal production in the US (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 14: Production by company (million tonnes), 2020 – 2022

Table 15: Coal prices, quarterly ($/tonne), 2015–22

Table 16: Active mines in APAC, 2022

Table 17: Active mines in Europe, 2022

Table 18: Active mines in Former Soviet Union, 2022

Table 19: Active mines in Middle East and Africa, 2022

Table 20: Active mines in North America, 2022

Table 21: Active mines in Oceania, 2022

Table 22: Active mines in South and Central America, 2022

Table 23: Development projects in APAC, 2022

Table 24: Development projects in Europe, 2022

Table 25: Development projects in Former Soviet Union, 2022

Table 26: Development projects in Middle East and Africa, 2022

Table 27: Development projects in North America, 2022

Table 28: Development projects in Oceania, 2022

Table 29: Development projects in South and Central America, 2022

Table 30: Exploration projects in APAC, 2022

Table 31: Exploration projects in Europe, 2022

Table 32: Exploration projects in Former Soviet Union, 2022

Table 33: Exploration projects in Middle East and Africa, 2022

Table 34: Exploration projects in North America, 2022

Table 35: Exploration projects in Oceania, 2022

Table 36: Exploration projects in South and Central America, 2022

Table 37: Global coal consumption by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Table 38: Global electricity mix (TWh), 2021

Table 39: Global coal exports (million tonnes), 2010–21

Table 40: Global coal imports (million tonnes), 2010–21

Table 41: Coal India Ltd, major projects, 2022

Table 42: China Shenhua Energy, major projects, 2022

Table 43: Peabody Energy, major projects, 2022

Table 44: China National Coal Group, major projects, 2022

Table 45: Yankuang Energy Group, major projects, 2022

Table 46: Glencore Plc, major projects, 2022

Figures

Figure 1: Coal reserves by country (billion tonnes), 2015–20

Figure 2: Coal reserves by country (%), 2020

Figure 3: Historical and forecast coal mine production (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 4: Coal mine production by country (million tonnes), 2020–2021

Figure 5: Coal mine production in China by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 6: Coal mine production in India by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 7: Coal mine production in Indonesia by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 8: Coal production in Australia by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 9: Coal production in the US (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 10: Coal mine production by company (million tonnes), 2020 – 2021

Figure 11: Coal prices, quarterly ($/tonnes), 2015–22

Figure 12: Global coal consumption by type (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 13: China’s electricity generation mix (%), 2021 vs 2026

Figure 14: India’s electricity generation mix (%), 2021 vs 2026

Figure 15: The US’s electricity generation mix (%), 2021 vs 2026

Figure 16: Coal-fired power generation by country (TWh), 2010–30

Figure 17: Global electricity mix (TWh), 2006–26

Figure 18: Crude steel production by country (million tonnes), 2006–26

Figure 19: Global coal exports by country (%), 2010 vs 2021

Figure 20: Global coal imports by country (%), 2010 vs 2021

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