Russia's coal output drops 2% YoY in H1 '26

Russia's output of coal for all uses totalled 212 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, lower by 1.9% from the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat).

Among the three major types of hard coal, other hard coal (mainly thermal coal types) led the production in H1 to total 98.5 million tonnes, down 5% from January-June last year. Output of coking coal and anthracite reached 53.8 million tonnes and 10.1 million tonnes, up 3.5% and down