India: Coal consumption

For that indicator, we provide data for India from 1980 to 2021. The average value for India during that period was 475262.07 thousand short tons with a minimum of 107796 thousand short tons in 1980 and a maximum of 1070521.5 thousand short tons in 2019. The latest value from 2021 is 1049853.25 thousand short tons. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 191 countries is 44475.80 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.