The generation of electricity from coal was severely impacted in some of the countries most affected by the global pandemic caused by the disease COVID-19. During the lockdown period comprised between March and April 18, 2020, coal power generation in the United States (in the PJM interconnection region) decreased by 40 percent, compared to the same period one year before.
Year-on-year change in coal power generation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns worldwide in 2020 by country
(in percent)
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IHS Markit. (May 1, 2020). Year-on-year change in coal power generation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns worldwide in 2020 by country (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117037/global-coal-power-generation-year-on-year-change-covid-19-lockdowns-by-country/
IHS Markit. "Year-on-year change in coal power generation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns worldwide in 2020 by country (in percent)." Chart. May 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117037/global-coal-power-generation-year-on-year-change-covid-19-lockdowns-by-country/
IHS Markit. (2020). Year-on-year change in coal power generation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns worldwide in 2020 by country (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117037/global-coal-power-generation-year-on-year-change-covid-19-lockdowns-by-country/
IHS Markit. "Year-on-year Change in Coal Power Generation Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) Lockdowns Worldwide in 2020 by Country (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117037/global-coal-power-generation-year-on-year-change-covid-19-lockdowns-by-country/
IHS Markit, Year-on-year change in coal power generation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns worldwide in 2020 by country (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117037/global-coal-power-generation-year-on-year-change-covid-19-lockdowns-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Year-on-year change in coal power generation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns worldwide in 2020 by country (in percent) [Graph], IHS Markit, May 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117037/global-coal-power-generation-year-on-year-change-covid-19-lockdowns-by-country/
