Australia: Coal consumption

For that indicator, we provide data for Australia from 1980 to 2020. The average value for Australia during that period was 120569.66 thousand short tons with a minimum of 74246 thousand short tons in 1980 and a maximum of 159417.17 thousand short tons in 2009. The latest value from 2020 is 106908.64 thousand short tons. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 191 countries is 42426.16 thousand short tons. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Coal consumption includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale. It also includes net imports of metallurgical coke.