Coal Production

(COAL_PROD_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 3513
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:09:23 a.m. ET
Units
Thousand metric tonnes,
Production, total all coal types and uses, Canada
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0046-01
Series ID
COAL_PROD_CA
Table 25-10-0046-01
CREDCoal Production
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis2500300035004000450050005500600065002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Thousand metric tonnes2008-01-01: 58382008-02-01: 56772008-03-01: 62472008-04-01: 57792008-05-01: 57742008-06-01: 53532008-07-01: 55152008-08-01: 59972008-09-01: 55262008-10-01: 53852008-11-01: 56342008-12-01: 50242009-01-01: 49212009-02-01: 48492009-03-01: 49192009-04-01: 43352009-05-01: 48622009-06-01: 52372009-07-01: 57312009-08-01: 55232009-09-01: 58362009-10-01: 59192009-11-01: 52412009-12-01: 55612010-01-01: 58302010-02-01: 56332010-03-01: 60122010-04-01: 57312010-05-01: 55362010-06-01: 53282010-07-01: 56982010-08-01: 56212010-09-01: 54482010-10-01: 57282010-11-01: 56562010-12-01: 56752011-01-01: 52542011-02-01: 49482011-03-01: 57462011-04-01: 57272011-05-01: 54822011-06-01: 52362011-07-01: 55442011-08-01: 58742011-09-01: 56502011-10-01: 59452011-11-01: 55822011-12-01: 61262012-01-01: 58902012-02-01: 54332012-03-01: 51362012-04-01: 51662012-05-01: 52982012-06-01: 55532012-07-01: 58472012-08-01: 59392012-09-01: 53632012-10-01: 55422012-11-01: 54122012-12-01: 59152013-01-01: 55492013-02-01: 58122013-03-01: 61412013-04-01: 59542013-05-01: 54722013-06-01: 50862013-07-01: 57252013-08-01: 59352013-09-01: 60772013-10-01: 58982013-11-01: 54612013-12-01: 57982014-01-01: 60152014-02-01: 51912014-03-01: 63192014-04-01: 56202014-05-01: 59222014-06-01: 58232014-07-01: 53682014-08-01: 58192014-09-01: 58592014-10-01: 59332014-11-01: 55072014-12-01: 56602015-01-01: 54362015-02-01: 49992015-03-01: 57142015-04-01: 48992015-05-01: 48592015-06-01: 53622015-07-01: 53292015-08-01: 53182015-09-01: 48322015-10-01: 53202015-11-01: 51792015-12-01: 52472016-01-01: 52122016-02-01: 47932016-03-01: 52242016-04-01: 47952016-05-01: 49042016-06-01: 50262016-07-01: 53082016-08-01: 53672016-09-01: 50482016-10-01: 51212016-11-01: 52532016-12-01: 56242017-01-01: 53582017-02-01: 46242017-03-01: 53492017-04-01: 50222017-05-01: 49352017-06-01: 49912017-07-01: 54032017-08-01: 54002017-09-01: 51062017-10-01: 49062017-11-01: 47382017-12-01: 50342018-01-01: 50282018-02-01: 45702018-03-01: 48632018-04-01: 44392018-05-01: 40692018-06-01: 41182018-07-01: 45402018-08-01: 45882018-09-01: 44082018-10-01: 45022018-11-01: 46742018-12-01: 48012019-01-01: 47542019-02-01: 40622019-03-01: 49752019-04-01: 39942019-05-01: 44632019-06-01: 41332019-07-01: 44922019-08-01: 43492019-09-01: 39112019-10-01: 40822019-11-01: 41312019-12-01: 44552020-01-01: 35782020-02-01: 33602020-03-01: 43422020-04-01: 39592020-05-01: 36962020-06-01: 33862020-07-01: 33942020-08-01: 36192020-09-01: 36452020-10-01: 41282020-11-01: 43132020-12-01: 41842021-01-01: 41272021-02-01: 35472021-03-01: 39842021-04-01: 38312021-05-01: 40732021-06-01: 40432021-07-01: 32852021-08-01: 43562021-09-01: 41882021-10-01: 44162021-11-01: 29492021-12-01: 33402022-01-01: 34642022-02-01: 39892022-03-01: 43942022-04-01: 42162022-05-01: 42912022-06-01: 39672022-07-01: 39122022-08-01: 44942022-09-01: 37562022-10-01: 35562022-11-01: 36302022-12-01: 33662023-01-01: 43482023-02-01: 38612023-03-01: 43812023-04-01: 45232023-05-01: 43222023-06-01: 38182023-07-01: 35632023-08-01: 37852023-09-01: 38772023-10-01: 39382023-11-01: 40992023-12-01: 42702024-01-01: 33662024-02-01: 33982024-03-01: 38892024-04-01: 38092024-05-01: 39492024-06-01: 35692024-07-01: 34862024-08-01: 30552024-09-01: 35462024-10-01: 35572024-11-01: 32452024-12-01: 37132025-01-01: 36872025-02-01: 26952025-03-01: 38162025-04-01: 39012025-05-01: 37802025-06-01: 32742025-07-01: 38392025-08-01: 38402025-09-01: 31742025-10-01: 35472025-11-01: 34082025-12-01: 34862026-01-01: 33572026-02-01: 29882026-03-01: 31782026-04-01: 30522026-05-01: 31072026-06-01: 29802026-07-01: 32342026-08-01: 3513
Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0046-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Thousand metric tonnes, Production, total all coal types and uses, Canada

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Coal production in Canada in thousand metric tonnes per month, from Statistics Canada, all coal types and uses combined. Most Canadian coal is now metallurgical coal for steelmaking exported from British Columbia, since thermal coal for power has been phased down in Ontario and is being phased down in Alberta. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Coal Production COAL_PROD_CA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/COAL_PROD_CA, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
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