Global coal production amounted to approximately 174.6 exajoules in 2022. This represented an increase of some 7.4 percent in comparison to the previous year. Between 2000 and 2022, production of coal across the globe increased by more than 78 exajoules, reaching a production-peak in the latter year.
Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules)
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265470/global-coal-production-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265470/global-coal-production-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. (2023). Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265470/global-coal-production-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Coal Production Worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265470/global-coal-production-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute, Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265470/global-coal-production-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Coal production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265470/global-coal-production-in-oil-equivalent/