Name: Coal, monthly production and exports
Creator: Statistics Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Coal, monthly production and exports — AI AnalysisStatistics Canada's Table 25100046 tracks Canadian coal production and exports across 6 regions and 6 coal types from January 2008 to December 2025, comprising 36 unique time series and 2,879 reported data points. Over this 17-year period, Canada averaged 4,787 thousand tonnes of coal production perKey Findings

Canada's monthly coal production averaged 4,787 thousand tonnes from 2008–2025, peaking at 6,319 thousand tonnes, while exports averaged 2,752 thousand tonnes — roughly 57% of total production.

Total coal production is the most variable category, with values ranging from 338 to 6,319 thousand tonnes (mean: 2,893 thousand tonnes), reflecting its role as an aggregate of all coal types.

Bituminous coal (all uses) shows nearly equal production and export averages (~2,131 vs. ~2,005 thousand tonnes per month), indicating that the vast majority of bituminous coal produced in Canada is exported.

Lignite thermal coal is the most stable production category, with a standard deviation of just 110.5 and a narrow range of 517–1,085 thousand tonnes per month.

Sub-bituminous thermal and lignite thermal coal appear only in production data and not in exports, suggesting these coal types are consumed domestically rather than traded internationally.

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