Russia's coal output rose in August 2026 from both a year earlier and the previous month, but remained at a relatively low level for the year.

Russia produced 33.89 million tonnes of coal in August 2026, up 6.9% year on year and 3.5% from the previous month, according to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). The year-on-year and month-on-month comparisons were calculated by Sxcoal based on historical data.

The Siberian Federal District accounted for 65% of August output, producing 22.03 million tonnes, up 0.2% from a year earlier and 6.1% from a month ago. The Far Eastern Federal District contributed 33%.

By coal type, all categories except lignite posted gains both year on year and month on month in August. Anthracite output was 1.85 million tonnes, up 43.4% year on year and 4.7% month on month. Coking coal output reached 9.38 million tonnes, up 21.1% from a year earlier and 5.8% from the previous month.

Other bituminous coal output was 16.13 million tonnes, up 1.4% year on year and 2.3% month on month. Lignite output totaled 6.54 million tonnes, down 3.4% year on year but up 3.0% from a month earlier.

In January-August 2026, Russia's cumulative coal output reached 283 million tonnes, up 1.0% year on year. Anthracite output was 13.94 million tonnes, coking coal 73.69 million tonnes, other bituminous coal 132 million tonnes and lignite 63.11 million tonnes.