GLOBAL COAL CONSUMPTION

Aug. 25, 2019

According to the findings of International Energy Agency (IEA) and 2019 BP Statistical Review, Asia is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, accounting for 75 % of global demand.

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  • Asia is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, accounting for 75 % of global demand. 

  • China is the world’s largest consumer of Coal, followed by India, Japan and South Korea. China continues to emit more carbon dioxide than any other country. 

  • Global coal consumption peaked in 2013 at 3,867 billion tonnes of oil equivalent, but that demand last year had declined merely 2.5 % below the peak. 

  • South-East Asia was the only region in the world in which coal’s share of power generation grew last year. 

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