Global coal consumption 1998-2021

Published by
M. Garside,
Mar 2, 2023
In 2021, coal consumption worldwide came to around 160.1 exajoules, up from roughly 151.1 exajoules in the previous year. During the period in consideration, consumption of coal across the globe increased by some 65.2 exajoules, peaking at 162.6 exajoules in 2014.

Coal consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2021 (in exajoules)

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Release date

June 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1998 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures only include commercial solid fuels, as well as coal consumed in transformation processes.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.

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