The statistic compares the proportion of coal, natural gas and oil that is found in the U.S., India and China with the percentage of the world's population residing here. Unites States comprises 3% of the world's population and has 40% of the world's coal resources.
Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008
(in percent)
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American Coal Council. (March 24, 2010). Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council. "Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent)." Chart. March 24, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council. (2010). Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council. "Population of U.S., India and China Compared with Fuel Resources Available as of 2008 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/
American Coal Council, Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Population of U.S., India and China compared with fuel resources available as of 2008 (in percent) [Graph], American Coal Council, March 24, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189191/fuel-resources-in-us-india-and-china/