NBS: China's 2025 raw coal output rises 1% on year, sets record high

China's raw coal output in 2025 totalled 4.83 billion tonnes, up 1.2% from the 4.76 billion tonnes in the previous year and setting a record high, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics on January 19.

China's raw coal production broadly presented a two-phase pattern in 2025 where in the first half of last year, robust production left the coal market in a stubborn supply glut, with prices for many coal types slumping to their lowest in years after persistent declines, as reported. The oversupply, however,