China tiene la más alta Minería de carbón y lignito (2024) de cualquier país, a 3,209.000 empleados.
| 1 | China | 3,209,000 |
| 2 | Estados Unidos | 191,000 |
| 3 | Rusia | 142,258 |
| 4 | Polonia | 89,415 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 88,392 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 77,907 |
| 7 | Canadá | 63,530 |
| 8 | Australia | 45,900 |
| 9 | Ucrania | 41,311 |
| 10 | Turquía | 32,745 |
| 11 | Kazajistán | 30,326 |
| 12 | Mongolia | 25,591 |
| 13 | Serbia | 15,700 |
| 14 | Irán | 14,186 |
| 15 | Alemania | 13,011 |
| 16 | Bosnia y Herzegovina | 11,053 |
| 17 | República Checa | 7,539 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 7,471 |
| 19 | México | 6,621 |
| 20 | Uzbekistán | 6,354 |
| 21 | Filipinas | 3,832 |
| 22 | Brasil | 3,514 |
| 23 | Kirguistán | 3,439 |
| 24 | Albania | 2,470 |
| 25 | Malasia | 1,660 |
| 26 | Corea del Sur | 1,655 |
| 27 | Georgia | 1,219 |
| 28 | Montenegro | 1,186 |
| 29 | Bangladés | 1,000 |
| 30 | Nueva Zelanda | 780 |
| 31 | Rumania | 660 |
| 32 | Suazilandia | 319 |
| 33 | España | 225 |
| 34 | Grecia | 194 |
| 35 | Tanzania | 119 |
| 36 | Noruega | 108 |
| 37 | Argelia | 103 |
| 38 | Ecuador | 99 |
| 39 | Macedonia del Norte | 76 |
| 40 | Hungría | 49 |
| 41 | Arabia Saudita | 29 |
| 42 | Togo | 17 |
| 43 | República Dominicana | 14 |
| 44 | Ruanda | 9 |
| 45 | Armenia | 0 |
| 46 | Austria | 0 |
| 47 | Bielorrusia | 0 |
| 48 | Bélgica | 0 |
| 49 | Croacia | 0 |
| 50 | Chipre | 0 |
| 51 | Dinamarca | 0 |
| 52 | Estonia | 0 |
| 53 | Finlandia | 0 |
| 54 | Francia | 0 |
| 55 | Ghana | 0 |
| 56 | Islandia | 0 |
| 57 | Italia | 0 |
| 58 | Letonia | 0 |
| 59 | Lituania | 0 |
| 60 | Luxemburgo | 0 |
| 61 | Malta | 0 |
| 62 | Países Bajos | 0 |
| 63 | Portugal | 0 |
| 64 | Moldavia | 0 |
| 65 | Suecia | 0 |
| 66 | Suiza | 0 |
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