In 2023, the coal consumption in Central and South America amounted to 1.16 exajoules. This represents a decrease of nearly two percent in comparison to the figures registered in the previous year. The, coal production in the region stood at some 1.69 exajoules in 2023.
Coal consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2023
(in exajoules)
This report was previously published by BP.
According to the source, the data only includes commercial solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal. Excludes coal converted to liquid or gaseous fuels, but includes coal consumed in transformation processes.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Coal consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236060/coal-consumption-in-central-and-south-america-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Coal consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2023 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236060/coal-consumption-in-central-and-south-america-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. (2024). Coal consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2023 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236060/coal-consumption-in-central-and-south-america-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Coal Consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2023 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236060/coal-consumption-in-central-and-south-america-in-oil-equivalent/
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Coal consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236060/coal-consumption-in-central-and-south-america-in-oil-equivalent/
