Archive · 3 Sep 2026
India Ranks Fourth Among World’s Top Fuel Producers
India was the fourth-largest producer of mineral fuels in 2024.
Mineral fuels include coal, crude oil and natural gas.
India made about 1.14 billion tonnes of these fuels.
Most of India’s production was coal, which made up about 95% of its total.
China produced the most, with 4.81 billion tonnes.
The United States was second and Russia was third.
Indonesia followed India in fifth place.
The five biggest producers together made nearly two-thirds of the world’s mineral fuels.
India produced about 1.14 billion metric tonnes of mineral fuels in 2024, ranking fourth globally.
Coal made up approximately 1.085 billion tonnes of India’s output, while oil and natural gas each contributed about 29 million tonnes.
China ranked first with 4.81 billion tonnes, followed by the United States with 2.28 billion tonnes and Russia with 1.46 billion tonnes.
China, the United States, Russia, India and Indonesia together produced about 10.6 billion tonnes, or roughly 63% of global output by weight.
The top 25 producers accounted for approximately 91% of global mineral-fuel production in 2024.
- Who
- India, China, the United States, Russia and other major mineral-fuel-producing countries.
- What
- Countries were ranked by their combined production of coal, crude oil and natural gas in 2024.
- When
- 2024.
- Where
- Worldwide, with India ranking fourth globally.
- Why
- To compare countries’ total mineral-fuel production by weight.
- India’s total production
- Approximately 1.14 billion metric tonnes in 2024.
- India’s ranking
- Fourth globally.
- India’s coal output
- Approximately 1.085 billion tonnes.
- India’s oil and gas output
- About 28.9 million tonnes of oil and 28.8 million tonnes of natural gas.
- World leader
- China, with approximately 4.81 billion tonnes.
- Combined share of top five
- China, the United States, Russia, India and Indonesia produced about 63% of global output by weight.
- Top 25 share
- The 25 largest producers accounted for approximately 91% of global production.