Correct Answer : Second
1. China – 3.7 billion tonnes : China dominates global coal production, and accounted for almost 47% of the world’s entire output in 2019. It extracted almost 3.7 billion tonnes during the year, reflecting an annual growth rate of 4%.
2. India – 783 million tonnes : India is second on the list of the world’s largest coal-producing countries, producing around 783 million tonnes in 2019 – just under 10% of the global share.
3. United States – 640 million tonnes : Coal production in the US has been in decline for a number of years, and in 2019 hit its lowest level since the 1970s at 640 million tonnes.
4. Indonesia – 616 million tonnes : Indonesia posted record coal production in 2019 of 616 million tonnes – a 12% increase compared to the previous year.
5. Australia – 550 million tonnes : Australia produced 550 million tonnes of coal in 2019, just over half of which was thermal coal and more than a third was metallurgical.