Beginning of The 20th Century
| Coal Production of the World, around 1905 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Year | Short Tons |
| Europe | ||
| United Kingdom | 1905 | 236,128,936 |
| Germany (coal) | 121,298,167 | |
| Germany (lignite) | 52,498,507 | |
| France | 35,869,497 | |
| Belgium | 21,775,280 | |
| Austria (coal) | 12,585,263 | |
| Austria (lignite) | 22,692,076 | |
| Hungary (coal) | 1904 | 1,031,501 |
| Hungary (lignite) | 5,447,283 | |
| Spain | 1905 | 3,202,911 |
| Russia | 1904 | 19,318,000 |
| Netherlands | 466,997 | |
| Bosnia (lignite) | 540,237 | |
| Romania | 110,000 | |
| Serbia | 1904 | 183,204 |
| Italy (coal and lignite) | 1905 | 412,916 |
| Sweden | 322,384 | |
| Greece (lignite) | 1904 | 466,997 |
| Asia | ||
| India | 1905 | 8,417,739 |
| Japan | 1903 | 10,088,845 |
| Sumatra | 1904 | 207,280 |
| Africa | ||
| Transvaal | 1904 | 2,409,033 |
| Natal | 1905 | 1,129,407 |
| Cape Colony | 1904 | 154,272 |
| America | ||
| United States | 1905 | 350,821,000 |
| Canada | 1904 | 7,509,860 |
| Mexico | 700,000 | |
| Peru | 1905 | 72,665 |
| Australasia | ||
| New South Wales | 1905 | 6,632,138 |
| Queensland | 529,326 | |
| Victoria | 153,135 | |
| Western Australia | 127,364 | |
| Tasmania | 51,993 | |
| New Zealand | 1,585,756 | |
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