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D.5 Australian fossil fuel production
D.5.1 Coal
Table D.9 shows Australian coal production from 1913 to 2008. The data has been
obtained from the British Geological Survey's historical statistics (IMRB, Various
years (1913-1923), (II, Various years (1924 - 1947), (CGS, Various years (1948-
1955), (OGS, Various years (1956 - 1964), (IGS, Various years (1965 - 1971), (IGS,
Various years (1972 - 1981), (BGS, Various years (1982 - 2002), (BGS, Various years
(2002 - 2006), (BGS, 2006) and (BP, 2010).
Table D.9: Evolution of Australian coal production. Values in ktonnes
Year
Anthrac.
Bitum.
Subbit.
Lign.
Year
Anthrac.
Bitum.
Subbit.
Lign.
1912
1960
51
20,975
1,908
15,210
1913
12,619
1961
60
22,347
1,988
16,543
1914
12,657
1962
70
22,362
2,433
17,415
1915
11,600
1963
62
22,629
2,568
18,756
1916
9,971
1964
74
24,840
2,891
19,341
1917
10,398
1965
71
28,685
3,191
20,993
1918
11,126
1966
47
30,568
3,297
22,136
1919
10,695
1967
39
31,806
3,425
23,763
1920
13,178
1968
30
37,350
3,542
23,346
1921
13,087
1969
15
42,349
3,735
23,282
1922
12,498
1970
46,063
3,482
24,175
1923
12,720
119
1971
45,841
3,161
23,382
1924
13,980
130
1972
59,389
3,300
23,697
1925
13,850
891
1973
57,355
3,298
24,676
1926
13,465
973
1974
66,474
3,975
27,303
1927
13,742
1,479
1975
62,417
3,300
23,697
1928
12,032
1,618
1976
69,676
5,008
28,178
1929
10,533
1,769
1977
72,679
5,529
29,250
1930
9,686
1,861
1978
74,094
5,733
32,860
1931
8,537
2,230
1979
72,679
5,529
29,250
1932
8,725
2,655
1980
76,794
6,365
32,597
1933
9,239
2,622
1981
93,405
7,190
32,990
1934
9,734
2,660
1982
99,109
7,992
37,821
1935
11,064
2,257
1983
99,828
8,998
34,191
1936
11,555
3,094
1984
116,018
8,288
35,166
1937
12,270
3,449
1985
158,256
36,985
1938
11,869
3,735
1986
170,067
37,604
1939
1987
178,399
44,877
1940
1988
176,604
43,450
1941
14,443
4,640
1989
190,085
48,252
1942
14,612
2
5,014
1990
162,957
47,725
1943
14,423
5,174
1991
167,472
52,124
1944
13,944
35
5,098
1992
179,144
50,228
1945
13,020
42
5,533
1993
180,045
48,458
1946
14,000
138
5,799
1994
182,553
48,582
1947
14,901
196
6,240
1995
193,534
50,751
1948
15,022
6,801
1996
198,638
53,604
1949
14,336
7,495
1997
216,690
58,160
1950
16,816
7,446
1998
222,040
65,600
1951
16,373
1,521
7,963
1999
232,860
65,820
1952
18,084
1,635
8,235
2000
244,840
67,363
1953
17,119
1,590
8,391
2001
266,710
64,958
1954
18,212
1,871
9,482
2002
272,560
66,661
1955
17,979
1,608
10,276
2003
280,700
66,809
1956
18,050
1,536
10,731
2004
294,810
66,343
1957
18,596
1,645
10,915
2005
308,000
67,152
1958
58
18,917
1,798
11,832
2006
316,000
67,737
1959
55
18,877
1,695
13,246
2007
333,000
66,033
2008
333,000
66,033
D.5.2 Oil
Table D.10 shows Australian oil production from 1913 to 2006. The data has been
obtained from the British Geological Survey's historical statistics (IMRB, Various
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