In 2022, China's coal consumption increased by over ten percent, when compared to the previous year. The East Asian country is the world's largest coal consumer. In China, coal is used mostly for power production, primarily for industry and manufacturing.
Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022
(compared with the year before)
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures only include commercial solid fuels, as well as coal produced for Coal-to-Liquids and Coal-to-Gas transformations.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
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Energy Institute, & Kearney. (June 26, 2023). Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute, und Kearney. "Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute, Kearney. (2023). Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute, and Kearney. "Change in Coal Consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (Compared with The Year Before)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute & Kearney, Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before) [Graph], Energy Institute, & Kearney, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
