Production of lignite coal

36,804 (thousand short tons) in 2022

Lignite is the lowest rank of coal, often referred to as brown coal, used almost exclusively as fuel for steam-electric power generation. It is brownish-black and has a high inherent moisture content, sometimes as high as 45 percent The heat content of lignite ranges from 9 to 17 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. Production data include quantities extracted from surface and underground mines, and normally exclude wastes removed at mines or associated reparation plants.

तिथि मान बदले , %
2022 36,804 14.03%
2021 32,275 -0.52%
2020 32,444 -21.45%
2019 41,305 -4.39%
2018 43,200 -0.29%
2017 43,327 2.02%
2016 42,470 1.11%
2015 42,004 -0.19%
2014 42,083 -5.47%
2013 44,517 -12.31%
2012 50,764 -3.81%
2011 52,772