The statistic compares the proportion of coal, natural gas and oil that is found in the U.S., India and China with the percentage of the world's population residing here. Unites States comprises 3% of the world's population and has 40% of the world's coal resources.
Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent)
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American Coal Council. (March 24, 2010). Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council. "Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent)." Chart. March 24, 2010. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council. (2010). Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council. "Population of U.S., India and China Compared with Fuel Resources Available as of 2008 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council, Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent) [Graph], American Coal Council, March 24, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/