Coal production: Poland, Indonesia, and Australia, 1960–2025
Coal production: how do Poland, Indonesia, and Australia compare?
Poland: from 711 in 1960 to 373 in 2025.
Indonesia: from 5.4 in 1960 to 4,454 in 2025.
Australia: from 183 in 1960 to 3,025 in 2025.
Communist Poland was one of the world's big coal miners, peaking in 1988. It now digs a quarter of that. Australia mines for export to Japan and China and passed Poland around 1990. Indonesia mined almost no coal until the 1980s. Then it became the world's top exporter of power-station coal and passed Australia in 2021.
What does this chart measure?
Coal production (terawatt-hours). Energy content of the coal mined each year. One value per year.
What are the exact numbers?
| Year | Poland | Indonesia | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 711 | 5.4 | 183 |
| 1961 | 728 | 4.5 | 195 |
| 1962 | 750 | 3.8 | 199 |
| 1963 | 784 | 4.8 | 205 |
| 1964 | 823 | 3.6 | 222 |
| 1965 | 839 | 2.2 | 251 |
| 1966 | 864 | 2.6 | 265 |
| 1967 | 875 | 1.7 | 277 |
| 1968 | 914 | 1.4 | 309 |
| 1969 | 966 | 1.6 | 340 |
| 1970 | 1,004 | 1.4 | 360 |
| 1971 | 1,044 | 1.6 | 338 |
| 1972 | 1,087 | 1.5 | 410 |
| 1973 | 1,129 | 1.2 | 419 |
| 1974 | 1,166 | 1.3 | 441 |
| 1975 | 1,229 | 1.7 | 462 |
| 1976 | 1,278 | 1.6 | 515 |
| 1977 | 1,327 | 1.9 | 546 |
| 1978 | 1,370 | 2.1 | 549 |
| 1979 | 1,419 | 2.3 | 574 |
| 1980 | 1,192 | 3.6 | 696 |
| 1981 | 1,198 | 2.7 | 789 |
| 1982 | 1,398 | 4 | 805 |
| 1983 | 1,424 | 4.5 | 839 |
| 1984 | 1,426 | 10 | 881 |
| 1985 | 1,436 | 14 | 1,074 |
| 1986 | 1,461 | 18 | 1,143 |
| 1987 | 1,476 | 21 | 1,194 |
| 1988 | 1,476 | 31 | 1,173 |
| 1989 | 1,363 | 60 | 1,275 |
| 1990 | 1,163 | 74 | 1,335 |
| 1991 | 1,113 | 95 | 1,384 |
| 1992 | 1,084 | 153 | 1,477 |
| 1993 | 1,048 | 189 | 1,484 |
| 1994 | 1,047 | 225 | 1,517 |
| 1995 | 1,072 | 287 | 1,592 |
| 1996 | 1,063 | 345 | 1,641 |
| 1997 | 1,082 | 376 | 1,789 |
| 1998 | 934 | 426 | 1,832 |
| 1999 | 904 | 505 | 1,932 |
| 2000 | 836 | 528 | 1,997 |
| 2001 | 838 | 634 | 2,158 |
| 2002 | 835 | 708 | 2,224 |
| 2003 | 831 | 783 | 2,299 |
| 2004 | 806 | 907 | 2,389 |
| 2005 | 807 | 1,048 | 2,501 |
| 2006 | 791 | 1,308 | 2,557 |
| 2007 | 727 | 1,473 | 2,641 |
| 2008 | 708 | 1,645 | 2,721 |
| 2009 | 656 | 1,722 | 2,823 |
| 2010 | 644 | 1,760 | 2,915 |
| 2011 | 648 | 2,204 | 2,851 |
| 2012 | 672 | 2,377 | 3,092 |
| 2013 | 665 | 2,901 | 3,324 |
| 2014 | 628 | 2,821 | 3,559 |
| 2015 | 616 | 2,830 | 3,556 |
| 2016 | 606 | 2,742 | 3,563 |
| 2017 | 579 | 2,691 | 3,473 |
| 2018 | 550 | 3,178 | 3,717 |
| 2019 | 519 | 3,567 | 3,804 |
| 2020 | 468 | 3,272 | 3,494 |
| 2021 | 489 | 3,522 | 3,407 |
| 2022 | 475 | 3,876 | 3,180 |
| 2023 | 413 | 4,371 | 3,189 |
| 2024 | 389 | 4,714 | 3,253 |
| 2025 | 373 | 4,454 | 3,025 |
Where does the data come from?
Coal production. Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources. Data published by Our World in Data under CC BY 4.0.
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