In 2023, China was the biggest consumer of coal in the Asia-Pacific region, with a total consumption of approximately 92 exajoules. That year, India was the region's second-largest consumer of coal, consuming around 22 exajoules.
Coal consumption in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory
(in exajoules)
Coal in this statistic refers to commercial solid fuels like bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal, and other commercial solid fuels. Excludes coal converted to liquid or gaseous fuels, but includes coal consumed in transformation processes.
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Energy Institute. (June 27, 2024). Coal consumption in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611781/coal-consumption-in-the-asia-pacific-by-country/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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