As of 2023, there were an estimated 1.5 million coal mine workers in China, making it the country with the largest coal mining workforce in the world. In a distant second place at that time was India, with an estimated 337,000 coal miners.
Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country
(in 1,000s)
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Global Energy Monitor. (October 3, 2023). Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
Global Energy Monitor. (2023). Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Number of Coal Miners Worldwide in 2023, by Selected Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
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Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country (in 1,000s) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
