Mexico Coal
Production (2024)#31 World
6,275,207short tons−0.28% YoY
Consumption (2024)#29 World
16,014,351short tons+5.5% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−26,683short tons
Production covers 39.2% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Mexico
- Mexico holds 1,278,679,600 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#43 in the world), and accounting for about 0.1% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Mexico has about 203 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Mexico
- Mexico produced 6,275,207 short tons of coal in 2024 (#31 in the world), a decrease of 0.28% from 6,293,088 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Mexico
- Mexico consumed 16,014,351 short tons of coal in 2024 (#29 in the world), an increase of 5.5% from 2023. This represents 0.16% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Mexico averaged 244.8 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.67 pounds per day (#66 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Mexico
- Mexico imported 9,743,553 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈60.8% of consumption).
- Mexico exported 1,319.2 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.02% of production).
- This made Mexico a net importer of 9,742,234 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Mexico
- In 2024, Mexico produced approximately 17,192 short tons of coal per day and consumed 43,875 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 26,683 short tons.
Mexico Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 6,275,207 | −0.28% | 31 | 0.06% | 16,014,351 | +5.5% | 29 | 0.16% | 244.8 | 9,743,553 | 1,319.2 | 9,742,234 |
| 2023 | 1,278,679,600 | 43 | 0.10% | 6,293,088 | −3.1% | 32 | 0.07% | 15,178,766 | −18.9% | 30 | 0.16% | 234 | 8,853,612 | 2,090.5 | 8,851,521 |
| 2022 | 1,278,679,600 | 43 | 0.10% | 6,491,504 | −2.4% | 31 | 0.07% | 18,723,234 | +43.6% | 27 | 0.21% | 291.2 | 10,220,644 | 2,004 | 10,218,640 |
| 2021 | 1,334,897,410 | 40 | 0.11% | 6,648,356 | −31.5% | 31 | 0.07% | 13,037,558 | −18.9% | 32 | 0.15% | 204.3 | 6,437,105 | 3,973.8 | 6,433,131 |
| 2020 | 1,334,897,410 | 40 | 0.11% | 9,703,068 | −1.4% | 26 | 0.11% | 16,085,811 | −20% | 28 | 0.19% | 253.7 | 6,404,969 | 3,259.8 | 6,401,709 |
| 2019 | 1,334,897,410 | 40 | 0.11% | 9,842,526 | −18.1% | 27 | 0.11% | 20,118,181 | +4% | 29 | 0.23% | 319.9 | 10,530,786 | 5,067.5 | 10,525,719 |
| 2018 | 1,334,897,410 | 40 | 0.11% | 12,016,281 | −7.4% | 27 | 0.14% | 19,341,131 | −16% | 30 | 0.22% | 310.5 | 10,255,987 | 5,385.4 | 10,250,602 |
| 2017 | 1,334,897,410 | 39 | 0.11% | 12,980,803 | −6.3% | 27 | 0.15% | 23,032,087 | +16.2% | 29 | 0.27% | 373.3 | 11,415,031 | 2,891.2 | 11,412,140 |
| 2016 | 1,334,897,410 | 39 | 0.11% | 13,852,730 | +17.7% | 25 | 0.17% | 19,824,999 | −24.5% | 29 | 0.23% | 324.3 | 9,127,259 | 2,844.8 | 9,124,415 |
| 2015 | 1,334,897,410 | 39 | 0.11% | 11,769,364 | −30.6% | 24 | 0.14% | 26,275,320 | +7.6% | 27 | 0.30% | 434 | 8,496,245 | 3,139.5 | 8,493,105 |
| 2014 | 1,334,897,410 | 39 | 0.12% | 16,961,244 | +1.3% | 24 | 0.19% | 24,421,831 | −6.3% | 28 | 0.27% | 407.8 | 8,291,092 | 3,898.5 | 8,287,193 |
| 2013 | 1,334,897,410 | 29 | 0.12% | 16,740,782 | −3.1% | 24 | 0.19% | 26,056,700 | −0.15% | 27 | 0.29% | 440.4 | 8,257,901 | 5,140 | 8,252,761 |
| 2012 | 1,334,897,410 | 28 | 0.13% | 17,283,641 | −30.7% | 25 | 0.19% | 26,096,357 | −17.1% | 27 | 0.29% | 446.8 | 7,488,797 | 239,020 | 7,249,777 |
| 2011 | 1,334,897,410 | 28 | 0.13% | 24,928,067 | +31.1% | 22 | 0.29% | 31,473,393 | +7.6% | 24 | 0.36% | 546.2 | 8,189,907 | 266,100 | 7,923,808 |
| 2010 | 1,334,897,410 | 28 | 0.13% | 19,018,323 | +21.2% | 24 | 0.23% | 29,260,480 | +29.5% | 25 | 0.36% | 515 | 8,712,108 | 121,847 | 8,590,261 |
| 2009 | 1,334,897,410 | 28 | 0.13% | 15,687,807 | −14% | 24 | 0.20% | 22,595,223 | +0.81% | 25 | 0.30% | 403.5 | 6,665,970 | 5,585.5 | 6,660,385 |
| 2008 | 1,334,897,410 | 28 | 0.14% | 18,244,849 | −9.8% | 24 | 0.24% | 22,413,129 | −8.4% | 28 | 0.30% | 406.1 | 5,051,174 | 99,436 | 4,951,738 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 20,219,112 | +7% | 22 | 0.28% | 24,469,789 | −10.2% | 27 | 0.33% | 449.9 | 5,960,297 | 8,777.7 | 5,951,520 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 18,905,172 | +13.1% | 25 | 0.27% | 27,262,531 | +10.3% | 27 | 0.38% | 508.4 | 8,441,109 | 3,508.1 | 8,437,601 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 16,721,912 | −2.1% | 24 | 0.25% | 24,706,848 | +22.9% | 26 | 0.37% | 467 | 8,053,247 | 4,611.3 | 8,048,636 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 17,072,538 | +12.3% | 24 | 0.27% | 20,099,498 | +9.7% | 28 | 0.32% | 385.1 | 4,545,933 | 1,475.4 | 4,544,458 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 15,209,015 | +22.7% | 24 | 0.26% | 18,327,687 | +25.4% | 28 | 0.31% | 356 | 3,792,179 | 489.1 | 3,791,690 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 12,392,472 | −5.8% | 25 | 0.23% | 14,613,256 | −1.8% | 30 | 0.27% | 287.8 | 3,125,750 | 7,588.2 | 3,118,162 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 13,155,385 | −0.72% | 25 | 0.24% | 14,875,738 | +9.2% | 30 | 0.28% | 297.2 | 2,157,940 | 13,110 | 2,144,830 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 13,251,435 | +10.5% | 24 | 0.26% | 13,622,997 | −3.3% | 30 | 0.26% | 276.3 | 2,818,660 | 8,710.7 | 2,809,949 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 11,986,957 | −8.2% | 24 | 0.24% | 14,088,473 | −1.4% | 29 | 0.28% | 290.1 | 2,383,654 | 83,682 | 2,299,971 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 13,064,230 | +8.7% | 24 | 0.26% | 14,294,530 | +1.7% | 30 | 0.29% | 299.1 | 1,717,910 | 4,406.9 | 1,713,503 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 12,017,050 | +2.6% | 25 | 0.24% | 14,051,947 | +3.1% | 30 | 0.28% | 298.9 | 1,701,997 | 352.1 | 1,701,645 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 11,707,901 | +9.5% | 24 | 0.23% | 13,629,351 | +4.2% | 32 | 0.27% | 294.8 | 1,354,791 | 18,177 | 1,336,615 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 10,695,333 | −0.95% | 24 | 0.22% | 13,077,630 | +8.2% | 32 | 0.27% | 287.9 | 1,184,082 | 531.1 | 1,183,550 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 10,798,022 | +31.9% | 24 | 0.22% | 12,085,429 | +9.4% | 32 | 0.25% | 270.8 | 419,885 | 1,730.4 | 418,154 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 8,189,097 | +7.9% | 26 | 0.17% | 11,047,116 | +8.8% | 33 | 0.23% | 252.1 | 152,946 | 6,055.6 | 146,890 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 7,586,367 | −13% | 27 | 0.15% | 10,154,405 | −4.7% | 32 | 0.21% | 236 | 752,736 | 779.9 | 751,956 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 8,717,751 | −11.7% | 23 | 0.17% | 10,653,849 | −1.7% | 28 | 0.22% | 252.4 | 46,732 | 1,989.3 | 44,743 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 9,873,348 | +12.6% | 21 | 0.19% | 10,842,349 | +26.2% | 27 | 0.22% | 261.8 | 270,669 | 6,613.9 | 264,056 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 8,770,505 | +9.6% | 22 | 0.17% | 8,594,236 | +10.8% | 27 | 0.17% | 211.6 | 48,601 | 44,092 | 4,509 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 7,999,774 | −17% | 22 | 0.15% | 7,757,816 | −10.6% | 27 | 0.15% | 194.7 | 115,735 | 94,799 | 20,937 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 9,636,477 | +9.1% | 20 | 0.19% | 8,678,573 | −8.2% | 25 | 0.18% | 222.1 | 42,994 | 70,548 | −27,554 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 8,832,946 | −2.3% | 20 | 0.18% | 9,455,500 | +2.6% | 25 | 0.20% | 246.9 | 456,105 | 1,102.3 | 455,003 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 9,041,847 | +0.09% | 20 | 0.19% | 9,213,028 | +5.2% | 25 | 0.20% | 245.5 | 833,669 | 0 | 833,669 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 9,033,848 | +6.4% | 19 | 0.20% | 8,755,404 | −4.2% | 25 | 0.19% | 238.2 | 437,412 | 0 | 437,412 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 8,494,096 | +21.3% | 19 | 0.19% | 9,138,919 | +12.8% | 24 | 0.21% | 254 | 521,530 | 0 | 521,530 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 7,001,369 | +12.2% | 20 | 0.16% | 8,100,307 | +13.5% | 24 | 0.19% | 230 | 1,263,635 | 38,581 | 1,225,054 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 6,239,049 | −1.7% | 22 | 0.15% | 7,135,523 | −11% | 24 | 0.17% | 207.2 | 1,272,982 | 0 | 1,272,982 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 6,348,877 | — | 20 | 0.15% | 8,016,144 | — | 23 | 0.20% | 238.2 | 1,538,420 | 0 | 1,538,420 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.