Coal electricity production in China is responsible for more than half of the worldwide total, having reached 5,423 terawatt hours in 2022.
Coal power generation worldwide grew to approximately 10,191 terawatt hours in 2022. This was the highest figure in the 23-year period shown and up from 10,082 terawatt hours the previous year. Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours)
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Coal energy in the U.S.Ember. (April 12, 2023). Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Ember. "Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Ember. (2023). Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Ember. "Electricity Production from Coal Worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Ember, Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Ember, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/