Coal consumption - Country rankings

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Coal consumption, thousand short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 47609 thousand short tons. The highest value was in China: 4779588 thousand short tons and the lowest value was in Angola: 0 thousand short tons. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: thousand short tons; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Coal consumption, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 4779588 1 1980 - 2023
India 1181722.63 2 1980 - 2023
USA 515554.78 3 1980 - 2023
Russia 302970.19 4 1992 - 2023
Indonesia 265204.16 5 1980 - 2023
Japan 206881.3 6 1980 - 2023
Germany 195816.19 7 1991 - 2023
South Africa 192244.14 8 1980 - 2023
Poland 134175.34 9 1980 - 2023
Turkey 130489.73 10 1980 - 2023
South Korea 121191.31 11 1980 - 2023
Australia 109500.17 12 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 90458.73 13 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 87076.48 14 1992 - 2023
Taiwan 67338.46 15 1980 - 2023
Czechia 42144.4 16 1993 - 2023
Philippines 40828.42 17 1980 - 2023
Serbia 40823.79 18 2006 - 2023
Thailand 39693.17 19 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 39568.98 20 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 37385.57 21 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 33922.71 22 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 25738.63 23 1992 - 2023
Brazil 24290.57 24 1980 - 2023
North Korea 23866.11 25 1980 - 2023
Romania 20687.78 26 1980 - 2023
Mexico 18723.23 27 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 15746.06 28 1992 - 2023
Canada 15680.27 29 1980 - 2023
Greece 15418.65 30 1980 - 2023
Laos 15091.73 31 1980 - 2023
Morocco 13028.79 32 1980 - 2023
Italy 12723.64 33 1980 - 2023
Colombia 12370.49 34 1980 - 2023
France 10382.92 35 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 9723.7 36 1980 - 2023
Chile 8987.56 37 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 8237.55 38 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 8152.57 39 1992 - 2023
Spain 7385.18 40 1980 - 2023
Israel 7138.18 41 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 6852.72 42 1980 - 2023
UK 6687.41 43 1980 - 2023
Hungary 6440.98 44 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 6412.98 45 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 6365.84 46 1992 - 2023
Zimbabwe 4785.13 47 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 4731.2 48 1993 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3695.32 49 1992 - 2023
Belgium 3545.8 50 1980 - 2023
Finland 3529.6 51 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 3416.57 52 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 3354.33 53 1980 - 2023
Austria 3096.4 54 1980 - 2023
Egypt 3077.67 55 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 2783.62 56 1992 - 2023
Botswana 2525.92 57 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 2465.87 58 1992 - 2023
Cambodia 2440.51 59 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 2410.75 60 1980 - 2023
Sweden 2317.96 61 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 2295.86 62 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 2251.19 63 1980 - 2023
Denmark 1956.94 64 1980 - 2023
Iran 1893.51 65 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 1701.4 66 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 1672.42 67 2006 - 2023
Burma 1601.3 68 1980 - 2023
Ireland 1456.98 69 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 1432.11 70 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 1427.67 71 1980 - 2023
Brunei 1326.08 72 1980 - 2023
Kenya 1287.5 73 1980 - 2023
Nepal 1184.98 74 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 1116.26 75 1980 - 2023
Panama 922.63 76 1980 - 2023
Zambia 906.84 77 1980 - 2023
Norway 901.04 78 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 884.05 79 1980 - 2023
Singapore 862.62 80 1980 - 2023
Belarus 843.07 81 1992 - 2023
Peru 784.36 82 1980 - 2023
Croatia 740.76 83 1992 - 2023
Ethiopia 727.25 84 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 639.34 85 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 563.28 86 1980 - 2023
Senegal 553.36 87 1980 - 2023
Jordan 527.9 88 1980 - 2023
Niger 503.48 89 1980 - 2023
Albania 428.43 90 1980 - 2023
Georgia 417.73 91 1992 - 2023
Lithuania 273.26 92 1992 - 2023
Bhutan 246.17 93 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 227.75 94 1980 - 2023
Honduras 209.44 95 1980 - 2023
Iceland 191.27 96 1980 - 2023
Yemen 181.88 97 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 160.14 98 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 147.4 99 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 137.18 100 1980 - 2023
Moldova 132.17 101 1992 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 131.55 102 1980 - 2023
Togo 99.74 103 1980 - 2023
Ghana 94.13 104 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 89.91 105 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 71.65 106 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 67.38 107 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 65.31 108 1992 - 2023
Cyprus 58.1 109 1980 - 2023
Malawi 54.64 110 1980 - 2023
Benin 49.6 111 1980 - 2023
Syria 48.73 112 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 45.19 113 1980 - 2023
Namibia 34.97 114 1990 - 2023
Oman 34.4 115 1980 - 2023
Armenia 25.69 116 1992 - 2023
DR Congo 24.8 117 1980 - 2023
Latvia 21.9 118 1992 - 2023
Ecuador 21.52 119 1980 - 2023
Algeria 20.56 120 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 13.24 121 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 12.13 122 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 9.92 123 1980 - 2023
Estonia 3.31 124 1992 - 2023
Portugal 2.62 125 1980 - 2023
Cuba 1.1 126 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0.89 127 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.75 128 1980 - 2023
Angola 0 129 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 130 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 131 1986 - 2023
Bahamas 0 132 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0 133 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 134 1980 - 2023
Belize 0 135 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 136 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 137 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0 138 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0 139 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 140 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 141 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 142 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 143 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 144 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0 145 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0 146 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 147 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 148 1994 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 149 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0 150 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0 151 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 152 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 153 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 154 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 155 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 156 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 157 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0 158 1980 - 2023
Iraq 0 159 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0 160 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 161 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0 162 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0 163 1980 - 2023
Libya 0 164 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 165 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 166 1980 - 2023
Mali 0 167 1980 - 2023
Malta 0 168 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0 169 1980 - 2023
Micronesia 0 170 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 171 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0 172 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 173 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0 174 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 175 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 176 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0 177 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 178 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 179 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 180 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 181 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 182 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0 183 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0 184 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 185 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 186 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 187 1992 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 188 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0 189 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 190 1980 - 2023


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

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1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Russia
5. Indonesia
6. Japan
7. Germany
8. South Africa
9. Poland
10. Turkey
11. South Korea
12. Australia
13. Vietnam
14. Kazakhstan
15. Taiwan
16. Czechia
17. Philippines
18. Serbia
19. Thailand
20. Bulgaria
21. Pakistan
22. Malaysia
23. Ukraine
24. Brazil
25. North Korea
26. Romania
27. Mexico
28. Bosnia & Herz.
29. Canada
30. Greece
31. Laos
32. Morocco
33. Italy
34. Colombia
35. France
36. Netherlands
37. Chile
38. Bangladesh
39. Uzbekistan
40. Spain
41. Israel
42. Hong Kong
43. UK
44. Hungary
45. Mongolia
46. North Macedonia
47. Zimbabwe
48. Slovakia
49. Kyrgyzstan
50. Belgium
51. Finland
52. UA Emirates
53. Nigeria
54. Austria
55. Egypt
56. Slovenia
57. Botswana
58. Tajikistan
59. Cambodia
60. Domin. Rep.
61. Sweden
62. Sri Lanka
63. New Zealand
64. Denmark
65. Iran
66. Afghanistan
67. Montenegro
68. Burma
69. Ireland
70. Puerto Rico
71. Guatemala
72. Brunei
73. Kenya
74. Nepal
75. N. Caledonia
76. Panama
77. Zambia
78. Norway
79. Tanzania
80. Singapore
81. Belarus
82. Peru
83. Croatia
84. Ethiopia
85. Mauritius
86. Madagascar
87. Senegal
88. Jordan
89. Niger
90. Albania
91. Georgia
92. Lithuania
93. Bhutan
94. Lebanon
95. Honduras
96. Iceland
97. Yemen
98. Switzerland
99. Kuwait
100. Swaziland
101. Moldova
102. Saudi Arabia
103. Togo
104. Ghana
105. Venezuela
106. Jamaica
107. Luxembourg
108. Azerbaijan
109. Cyprus
110. Malawi
111. Benin
112. Syria
113. Rwanda
114. Namibia
115. Oman
116. Armenia
117. DR Congo
118. Latvia
119. Ecuador
120. Algeria
121. Uruguay
122. Mozambique
123. Bolivia
124. Estonia
125. Portugal
126. Cuba
127. Paraguay
128. Tunisia
129. Angola
130. Ant.& Barb.
131. Aruba
132. Bahamas
133. Bahrain
134. Barbados
135. Belize
136. Bermuda
137. Burkina Faso
138. Burundi
139. Cameroon
140. Cape Verde
141. C.A. Republic
142. Chad
143. Comoros
144. Djibouti
145. Dominica
146. El Salvador
147. Eq. Guinea
148. Eritrea
149. Faroe Isl.
150. Fiji
151. Gabon
152. Gambia
153. Gibraltar
154. Grenada
155. Guinea
156. G.-Bissau
157. Guyana
158. Haiti
159. Iraq
160. Ivory Coast
161. Kiribati
162. Lesotho
163. Liberia
164. Libya
165. Macao
166. Maldives
167. Mali
168. Malta
169. Mauritania
170. Micronesia
171. Montserrat
172. Nicaragua
173. Papua N.G.
174. Qatar
175. R. of Congo
176. St. Vincent & ...
177. Samoa
178. S.T.&Principe
179. Seychelles
180. Sierra Leone
181. Solomon Isl.
182. Somalia
183. Sudan
184. Suriname
185. Tonga
186. Tr.&Tobago
187. Turkmenistan
188. Tuvalu
189. Uganda
190. Vanuatu
4779588.00
1181722.63
515554.78
302970.19
265204.16
206881.30
195816.19
192244.14
134175.34
130489.73
121191.31
109500.17
90458.73
87076.48
67338.46
42144.40
40828.42
40823.79
39693.17
39568.98
37385.57
33922.71
25738.63
24290.57
23866.11
20687.78
18723.23
15746.06
15680.27
15418.65
15091.73
13028.79
12723.64
12370.49
10382.92
9723.70
8987.56
8237.55
8152.57
7385.18
7138.18
6852.72
6687.41
6440.98
6412.98
6365.84
4785.13
4731.20
3695.32
3545.80
3529.60
3416.57
3354.33
3096.40
3077.67
2783.62
2525.92
2465.87
2440.51
2410.75
2317.96
2295.86
2251.19
1956.94
1893.51
1701.40
1672.42
1601.30
1456.98
1432.11
1427.67
1326.08
1287.50
1184.98
1116.26
922.63
906.84
901.04
884.05
862.62
843.07
784.36
740.76
727.25
639.34
563.28
553.36
527.90
503.48
428.43
417.73
273.26
246.17
227.75
209.44
191.27
181.88
160.14
147.40
137.18
132.17
131.55
99.74
94.13
89.91
71.65
67.38
65.31
58.10
54.64
49.60
48.73
45.19
34.97
34.40
25.69
24.80
21.90
21.52
20.56
13.24
12.13
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3.31
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