leading country in terms of coal-fired power generation, at over 5,300 terawatt hours produced every year. The ten largest coal power producers together generate around 89 percent of the worldwide total.
China accounts for around 53 percent of total coal electricity generation in the world. China is by far the Distribution of coal electricity generation worldwide in 2022, by country
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