Asia was the world's region with the highest coal power generation in 2021. That year, this region generated over 7,984 terawatt hours of electricity from coal. By comparison, North America ranked second with a coal power generation of 933 terawatt hours.
Coal electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region
(in terawatt hours)
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Ember. (March 30, 2022). Coal electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311793/global-coal-power-generation-by-region/
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Ember. (2022). Coal electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311793/global-coal-power-generation-by-region/
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Coal electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Ember, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311793/global-coal-power-generation-by-region/
