leading country in terms of coal-fired power generation, at over 4,500 terawatt hours produced every year. India and the United States follow, with each country accounting for roughly 11 percent of world production.
China accounts for over 50 percent of total coal electricity generation in the world. China is by far the Distribution of coal electricity generation worldwide in 2019, by select country
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