According to GlobalData, Russia is the world’s sixth-largest producer of coal, with output of 358Mt in 2022, down by 17.96% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from Russia increased by a CAGR of 2% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 6% between 2022 and 2026. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Coal Mining to 2026 report. Buy the report here.
Russia accounts for 4% of global production, with the other largest producers being China (52%), India (10%), Indonesia (7%) and Australia (7%). Exports of coal from Russia declined by 22.55% to 163Mt in 2022 over 2021, with the highest share being exported to China. Russia’s coal exports are expected to grow at a CAGR of 7% between 2022 and 2026, to 215Mt by 2026.
Leading producers of coal in Russia are Siberian Coal Energy, Evraz, Mechel, Severstal and DTEK Energy. Siberian Coal Energy's output was 102.50Mt in 2021, up by 1% on 2020. Evraz produced 15.96Mt, an increase of 3%, and output from Mechel was 7.94Mt, a decrease of 29% on the previous year.
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