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China - coal production in oil equivalent 1998-2017

Coal production in China 1998 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)

The data illustrates China's coal production from 1998 to 2017. In 2017, the country's coal production amounted to 1747.2 million metric tons oil equivalent. China is one of the world's biggest coal consumers, with a large share of its electricity being generated by coal sources. It also has one of the biggest coal reserves in the world.

1998	666
1999	682
2000	707.1
2001	749.2
2002	799.7
2003	944.8
2004	1106.6
2005	1241.7
2006	1328.4
2007	1439.3
2008	1491.8
2009	1537.9
2010	1665.3
2011	1851.7
2012	1873.5
2013	1894.6
2014	1864.2
2015	1825.6
2016	1691.4
2017	1747.2

China - coal production in oil equivalent 1998-2017

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