Coal production: Brown coal: Lignite (thousand metric tons) - Canada - Yearly - UN
This series is part of the dataset: Coal production by country and quality (UN)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Canada, the production of lignite stood at 7,451.98 thousand metric tons in 2024, compared to 6,935.54 in 2023. This constitutes a rise of 7.45 percent.
Sample. There are 35 data points overall in the yearly time series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time period extending from December 1990 to December 2024.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: production hit a maximum of 11,790.00 thousand metric tons in 1998; it reached a minimum of 6,791.46 in 2022; it had a mean value of 9,831.98.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand metric tons |
|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | 6791.46 |
| 2023-12-31 | 6935.54 |
| 2024-12-31 | 7451.98 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Lignite production |
| Country or region | Canada |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Thousand metric tons |
| Source | United Nations Statistics Division |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Freely usable and distributable subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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