Global support for coal expansion 2019/20, by country
The majority of Russians are in favor of expanding the use of coal as an energy source. According to a 2019/20 survey, it was the country with the highest share of its population supporting coal energy, at 56 percent. Malaysia and India followed, with over 50 percent of their respective population supporting coal use. Malaysia and Russia were also the countries with the greatest public support for oil expansion. Support for these fossil fuels was notably lower in many European countries. Only five percent of Swedes backed coal power.
