| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Top 20 Coal Producers Methane Emissions | ||||
2 | Operating Coal Mines | ||||
3 | Global Coal Mine Tracker, Global Energy Monitor | ||||
4 | This data is based on Global Coal Mine Tracker, updated May 2025 (Download here) | ||||
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6 | Units of measurement: Million cubic meters (MCM), Million tonnes (Mt), CO₂ equivalent (CO₂e) | ||||
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8 | Methane (Annual) - Operating Mines | ||||
9 | Company | CH4 Emisssions (MCM) | CH4 Emisssions (Mt) | CH4 Emisssions (Mt CO2e 20 years) | CH4 Emisssions (Mt CO2e 100 years) |
10 | China Energy | 5,751 | 4 | 318 | 115 |
11 | Jinneng Group | 4,061 | 3 | 224 | 81 |
12 | Shandong Energy | 2,464 | 2 | 136 | 49 |
13 | China Coal | 2,301 | 2 | 127 | 46 |
14 | Shanxi Coking Coal Group | 2,236 | 1 | 124 | 45 |
15 | Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group | 1,901 | 1 | 105 | 38 |
16 | Coal India Ltd | 1,724 | 1 | 95 | 34 |
17 | Huayang New Material Technology Group | 1,298 | 1 | 72 | 26 |
18 | Lu'an Chemical Group | 1,198 | 1 | 66 | 24 |
19 | HKSCC Nominees Limited | 1,084 | 1 | 60 | 22 |
20 | Glencore PLC | 1,031 | 1 | 57 | 21 |
21 | China Huaneng | 959 | 1 | 53 | 19 |
22 | Henan Energy Chemical Group | 909 | 1 | 50 | 18 |
23 | Jizhong Energy Group | 819 | 1 | 45 | 16 |
24 | Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC | 788 | 1 | 44 | 16 |
25 | China Pingmei Shenma Energy and Chemical Group | 561 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
26 | Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corp Ltd | 529 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
27 | Kailuan Group | 528 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
28 | Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group | 509 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
29 | American Consolidated Natural Resources Inc | 502 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
30 | TOTAL | 31,153 | 21 | 1,722 | 622 |
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32 | See the methodolgy wiki page on estimating methane emissions from coal mines: https://www.gem.wiki/Estimating_methane_emissions_from_coal_mines | ||||