Central and South America: coal consumption 2022

In 2022, the coal consumption in Central and South America amounted to 1.19 exajoules. This represents a decrease of around 15.6 percent in comparison to the figures registered in the previous year. The, coal production in the region stood at some 1.85 exajoules in 2021.

Coal consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2022 (in exajoules)

Characteristic	Coal consumption in exajoules
2022	1.19
2021	1.41
2020	1.29
2019	1.39
2018	1.37
2017	1.4
2016	1.43
2015	1.48
2014	1.51
2013	1.44
2012	1.31
2011	1.25
2010	1.18
2009	0.98

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Central and South America

Survey time period

2009 to 2022

Supplementary notes

This report was previously published by BP.
According to the source, the data only includes commercial solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal. Excludes coal converted to liquid or gaseous fuels, but includes coal consumed in transformation processes.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.

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