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Global coal demand 2000-2016
Global coal demand 2000-2016
Demand for coal worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in million metric tons of coal equivalent)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 14, 2019
This statistic shows the demand for coal worldwide between 2000 and 2016. In 2016, global demand for coal totaled some 5.3 billion metric tons of coal equivalent.
Demand for coal worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in million metric tons of coal equivalent)
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| Demand in million metric tons of coal equivalent | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,308 |
| 2015 | 5,490 |
| 2014 | 5,610 |
| 2013 | 5,568 |
| 2012 | 5,491 |
| 2011 | 5,424 |
| 2010 | 5,206 |
| 2009 | 4,829 |
| 2008 | 4,823 |
| 2007 | 4,764 |
| 2006 | 4,526 |
| 2005 | 4,267 |
| 2004 | 4,027 |
| 2003 | 3,729 |
| 2002 | 3,467 |
| 2001 | 3,351 |
| 2000 | 3,299 |
| Demand in million metric tons of coal equivalent | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,308 |
| 2015 | 5,490 |
| 2014 | 5,610 |
| 2013 | 5,568 |
| 2012 | 5,491 |
| 2011 | 5,424 |
| 2010 | 5,206 |
| 2009 | 4,829 |
| 2008 | 4,823 |
| 2007 | 4,764 |
| 2006 | 4,526 |
| 2005 | 4,267 |
| 2004 | 4,027 |
| 2003 | 3,729 |
| 2002 | 3,467 |
| 2001 | 3,351 |
| 2000 | 3,299 |
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by T. Wang,
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Jun 14, 2019
This statistic shows the demand for coal worldwide between 2000 and 2016. In 2016, global demand for coal totaled some 5.3 billion metric tons of coal equivalent.
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