Since 1985, the global generation of electricity from coal-fired power plants had increased from around 3.7 petawatt hours to some ten terawatt hours in 2018. Nevertheless, a projection indicates that this figure will decrease in 2019, reaching some 9.8 petawatt hours.
Generation of coal-fired power worldwide from 1985 to 2019 (in terawatt hours)
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Carbon Brief. (November 25, 2019). Generation of coal-fired power worldwide from 1985 to 2019 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Carbon Brief. "Generation of coal-fired power worldwide from 1985 to 2019 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. November 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Carbon Brief. (2019). Generation of coal-fired power worldwide from 1985 to 2019 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Carbon Brief. "Generation of Coal-fired Power Worldwide from 1985 to 2019 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/
Carbon Brief, Generation of coal-fired power worldwide from 1985 to 2019 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/ (last visited January 19, 2021)