Total primary coal production fell 29.9% to 94.0 kt in Bhutan in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total primary coal production in Bhutan reached an all time high of 136 kt in 2008 and an all time low of 0.055 kt in 1980. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, total primary coal production in Bangladesh amounted to 1,026 kt, 4,376,984 kt in China, 643,720 kt in India and 17.0 kt in Nepal in 2015.
Bhutan has been ranked 61st within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of total primary coal production, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Primary Coal Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 979 | 849 | 992 | 920 | 942 | ||||||
| Bhutan | kt | 53.5 | 96.8 | 97.0 | 124 | 86.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 3,301,803 | 3,560,635 | 3,878,012 | 4,348,754 | 4,380,935 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 614,918 | 619,843 | 633,774 | 658,864 | 670,471 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 683 | 756 | 764 | 784 | 793 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | kt | 16.5 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 3,837 | 3,804 | 3,983 | 3,504 | 3,790 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 304,228 | 354,615 | 354,869 | 363,058 | 385,818 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | kt | 1,074,923 | 1,084,368 | 1,095,628 | 1,016,458 | 984,842 |
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