Global coal consumption change 2020, by region

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M. Garside,
Sep 16, 2024
As the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a decrease in energy demand, there was a notable decline in the consumption of fossil fuels such as coal. In India, coal consumption fell by 27.8 percent in the second quarter of 2020 when compared to a year previous. However, by the fourth quarter, coal consumption in India, China, and the world overall had risen again.

Year-on-year quarterly change in coal consumption worldwide from Q1 2020 to Q4 2020, by select region and country

CharacteristicChinaIndiaUnited StatesEuropean UnionWorld
Q1 -11% -2.8% -30.7% -24.9% -10.9%
Q2 4.3% -27.8% -25.8% -31.9% -7.3%
Q3 2.8% -0.1% -11.4% -11.7% -0.4%
Q4 5.4% 6.3% -7.8% -3.8% 3.7%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Change compared to previous yearChinaIndiaUnited StatesEuropean UnionWorldQ1Q2Q3Q4
-40%-30%-20%-10%0%10%

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March 2021

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