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Generation capacity of coal Japan 2012-2021

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Catharina Klein,

Apr 18, 2023

In 2021, the installed generation capacity of coal in Japan amounted to over 50 gigawatt. The figure increased steadily throughout the past decade.

Installed generation capacity of coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt)

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Ember. (March 29, 2022). Installed generation capacity of coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300895/japan-installed-generation-capacity-coal/

Ember. "Installed generation capacity of coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300895/japan-installed-generation-capacity-coal/

Ember. (2022). Installed generation capacity of coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300895/japan-installed-generation-capacity-coal/

Ember. "Installed Generation Capacity of Coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in Gigawatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300895/japan-installed-generation-capacity-coal/

Ember, Installed generation capacity of coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300895/japan-installed-generation-capacity-coal/ (last visited September 27, 2023)

Installed generation capacity of coal in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt) [Graph], Ember, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300895/japan-installed-generation-capacity-coal/