Coal consumption of World increased from 5.83 million thousand short tons in 2003 to 9.63 million thousand short tons in 2022 growing at an average annual rate of 2.76%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Production | 1,144,634.89 Thousand Short Tons in 2022 | EIA |
| Bituminous Coal | 5,093,081.49 Thousand Short Tons in 2022 | EIA |
| Sub-Bituminous Coal | 1,744,692.43 Thousand Short Tons in 2022 | EIA |
| Lignite | 1,114,378.58 Thousand Short Tons in 2022 | EIA |
| Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent | 4,878.98 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022 | EIA |
| Quadrillion BTU | 193.61 Quadrillion Btu in 2022 | EIA |
| Terajoules | 204,273,231.74 terajoules in 2022 | EIA |
| Macro Region (Thousand Short Tons in 2022) |
| Europe | 60,255.25 | EIA |
| North America | 19,716.33 | EIA |
| Africa | 5,655.28 | EIA |
| Middle East | 4,506.16 | EIA |
| Asia | 42 timeseries | |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 42 timeseries | |
| Oceania | 24 timeseries | |
| South America | 26 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 28 timeseries |
| Country (Thousand Short Tons in 2022) |
China is the top country by coal consumption in the world. As of 2022, coal consumption in China was 685,788.94 thousand short tons that accounts for 59.91% of the world's coal consumption. The top 5 countries (others are India, Russian Federation, Japan, and Republic of Korea) account for 85.82% of it. The world's total coal consumption was estimated at 1.14 million thousand short tons in 2022.
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