Global coal consumption 1998-2023

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M. Garside,
Oct 14, 2024

In 2023, coal consumption worldwide came to around 164.03 exajoules, up from 161.53 exajoules in the previous year. 2023 was also the year with the highest figure. During the period in consideration, consumption of coal across the globe increased by some 69.12 exajoules.

Coal consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules)

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1998 to 2023

Supplementary notes

This report was previously published by BP.
Figures only include commercial solid fuels, as well as coal consumed in transformation processes.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.

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