In 1998, France's coal production totaled 3.6 million metric tons of oil equivalent. Since then, France's coal production decreased drastically, to just 100,000 million metric tons of oil equivalent annually from 2008 to 2014, before stopping entirely.
Production volume of coal in France 1998 to 2014
(in million metric tons oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons oil equivalent
2014
0.1
2013
0.1
2012
0.1
2011
0.1
2010
0.1
2009
0.1
2008
0.1
2007
0.2
2006
0.2
2005
0.2
2004
0.4
2003
1.3
2002
1.1
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Production in million metric tons oil equivalent3.63.63.33.32.32.31.51.51.11.11.31.30.40.40.20.20.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.119981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
00.511.522.533.54
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The source specifies that only commercial solid fuels were included, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal. Figures prior to 2000 were taken from the previous edition of the report.
* Less than 0.05.
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BP. (June 16, 2014). Production volume of coal in France 1998 to 2014 (in million metric tons oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265461/french-coal-production-since-1998-in-oil-equivalent/
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BP. (2014). Production volume of coal in France 1998 to 2014 (in million metric tons oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265461/french-coal-production-since-1998-in-oil-equivalent/
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