China generated about 5.4 petawatt-hours of electricity from coal in 2022. This was the peak in the period in consideration. That year, the coal electricity production share in China stood at 61.3 percent.
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Electricity generation from coal in China from 2000 to 2022
(in terawatt-hours)
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Ember. (May 26, 2023). Electricity generation from coal in China from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303338/coal-electricity-production-in-china/
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Ember. (2023). Electricity generation from coal in China from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303338/coal-electricity-production-in-china/
Ember. "Electricity Generation from Coal in China from 2000 to 2022 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303338/coal-electricity-production-in-china/
Ember, Electricity generation from coal in China from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303338/coal-electricity-production-in-china/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Electricity generation from coal in China from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Ember, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303338/coal-electricity-production-in-china/
