China produced 385.63 million tonnes of raw coal in April 2026, down 1.0% from a year earlier and 12.5% month on month, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on May 18.

The daily raw coal output averaged at 12.85 million tonnes in April, down 9.5% or 1.36 million tonnes from 14.21 million tonnes in the January-March period, and falling 1.0% year on year.

Over the first four months of 2026, China's raw coal output edged down 0.1% on the year to 1.58 billion tonnes, compared with a 0.1% rise in the first quarter.