This statistic depicts the coal consumption in North America from 1998 to 2019. In 2019, the total coal consumption in North America amounted to 12.41 exajoules. According to the source, the data only include solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
Coal consumption in North America from 1999 to 2019
(in exajoules)
According to the source, the data only include solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
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BP. (June 17, 2020). Coal consumption in North America from 1999 to 2019 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265506/north-american-coal-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Coal consumption in North America from 1999 to 2019 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265506/north-american-coal-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. (2020). Coal consumption in North America from 1999 to 2019 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265506/north-american-coal-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Coal Consumption in North America from 1999 to 2019 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265506/north-american-coal-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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Coal consumption in North America from 1999 to 2019 (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, June 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265506/north-american-coal-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
