Coal Production by Country

The dataset contains country-level coal production statistics recorded annually. Each record represents the amount of coal energy produced by a specific country in a specific year, measured in terawatt-hours (TWh). The dataset includes the country name, an associated country code when available, the year of observation, and the amount of coal energy produced. The dataset can be used to analyze long-term fossil fuel production trends and compare coal energy production across different countries and time periods.

Data Quality

The dataset is well structured with consistent numeric formatting for year and production values. No missing values are present in the entity, year, or coal production columns. However, the country code column contains missing values for some records. Overall formatting consistency is high.

Use Cases

Energy market analysis, fossil fuel dependency studies, global energy trend monitoring, environmental and climate policy research, academic research on historical coal production, and country-level energy infrastructure analysis.

Limitations

The dataset only contains aggregated national coal production expressed in energy units and does not include mine-level data, production methods, emissions data, or economic indicators related to coal production.

Methodology

The dataset was likely compiled from national energy statistics, international energy agencies, and historical energy production databases where annual coal production values are aggregated and converted into standardized energy units such as terawatt-hours.