5 Countries That Produce the Most Coal

3. Republic of Indonesia

Coal Production As Of 2021 in Million Tons: 614

The Republic of Indonesia is an Asian and Oceanian country that lies in the ocean spanning between the two continents. It is made up of a whopping 17,000 islands and has one of the largest economies in the world which is currently worth $4 trillion. However, Indonesia ranks relatively low in the per capita index, with its $14,638 GDP per capita placing it at number 97 in the world. Indonesia relies primarily on coal to generate electricity, and it produced 614 million tons of coal last year.