In January and February 2026, Germany's coal (brown coal) production totaled 15.839 million tons, a decrease of 6.8% compared to the same period last year. Of this, the coal production in the western Rhine region of Germany was 6.852 million tons, an increase of 3.3% year-on-year; in the eastern Lausitz region, it was 6.651 million tons, a decrease of 12.7% year-on-year; and in the central region, it was 2.336 million tons, a decrease of 14.7% year-on-year.
In February, Germany's coal production was 7.784 million tons, a decrease of 10.6% compared to the same period last year and a decrease of 3.4% compared to the previous month Among them, the western Rhein region produced 3.338 million tons, a decrease of 3.3% year-on-year; the eastern Brandenburg region of Lausitz produced 3.754 million tons, a decrease of 13.8% year-on-year; and the central region produced 1.209 million tons, a decrease of 19.3% year-on-year.