Coal

OECD and non-OECD coal share of electric power

Coal share of electric power generation
percentage
6000%
history projections

5000%

4000%

non-OECD
3000%

2000%
OECD
1000%

0%
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World coal consumption and production
World coal consumption World coal production
billion short tons billion short tons
10000 10000
history projections history projections
9000 9000
8000 India
8000
7000
7000
6000
6000 China
5000
5000 4000 Other non-OECD
Asia
4000 3000 Other non-OECD
United States
3000 2000 OECD Europe
2000 1000 Other OECD

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World coal consumption and trade by subtypes
World coal consumption by subtypes World coal trade by subtypes
billion short tons billion short tons
10 2.0
history projections history projections
9 1.8
8 1.6
7 1.4
6 1.2
5 1.0 thermal
4 thermal 0.8
3 0.6
metallurgical
2 0.4
1 metallurgical 0.2
0 0.0
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World thermal coal consumption and production
Thermal coal consumption Thermal coal production
billion short tons billion short tons
10 10
history projections history projections
rest of the world
8 Russia 8 rest of the world
United States Russia
OECD Europe United States
Other non- Australia and
6 6
OECD Asia New Zealand
Other non-OECD
China Asia
4 4
China
2 India 2
India

0 0
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World thermal coal imports and exports
Thermal coal imports Thermal coal exports
billion short tons billion short tons
1.2 1.2
history projections history projections
1.0 rest of world 1.0 rest of world
Other non-
OECD Asia Other non-
0.8 0.8 Asian OECD

India Russia
0.6 0.6
Africa
0.4 China 0.4 United States
South Korea
Japan Australia and
0.2 OECD Europe 0.2 New Zealand

0.0 0.0
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World metallurgical coal consumption and production
Metallurgical coal consumption Metallurgical coal production
billion short tons billion short tons
1.4 1.4
history projections history projections
1.2 1.2

rest of world 1.0 rest of world

1.0
Russia 0.8 Russia
0.8 United States
OECD Europe United States
0.6
Other non- Australia and
0.6 New Zealand
OECD Asia 0.4
China Other non-
0.4 OECD Asia
0.2
China
0.2 India 0.0 India
2020 2030 2040 2050
0.0 -0.2
2020 2030 2040 2050

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World metallurgical coal imports and exports
Metallurgical coal imports Metallurgical coal exports
billion short tons billion short tons
0.8 0.8
history projections history projections

rest of world
0.6 0.6 Other non-
rest of world
Other non- OECD Asia
OECD Asia Russia
Canada
0.4 0.4 Africa
India
United States

China Australia and

0.2 South Korea 0.2 New Zealand
Japan
OECD Europe
0.0 0.0
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China coal consumption and supply
Coal consumption in China Coal supply in China
quadrillion British thermal units billion short tons
120 6
history projections history projections

100 5

80 buildings 4
imports

60 electric 3 production
power

40 2
industrial
20 1

0 0
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

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India coal and power sector consumption
Coal consumption by sector, India Power sector energy consumption by source, India
quadrillion British thermal units quadrillion British thermal units

60 60
history projections history projections

50 50

renewables
40 40

30 electric
power 30

20 industrial
20
coal
10 natural gas
buildings 10
nuclear
0 liquid fuels
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 0
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

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