In 2022, China's coal consumption increased by over ten percent, when compared to the previous year. The East Asian country is the world's largest coal consumer. In China, coal is used mostly for power production, primarily for industry and manufacturing.
Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022
(compared with the year before)
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Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022
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This report was previously published by BP.
Figures only include commercial solid fuels, as well as coal produced for Coal-to-Liquids and Coal-to-Gas transformations.
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Energy Institute, & Kearney. (June 26, 2023). Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute, und Kearney. "Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute, Kearney. (2023). Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
Energy Institute, and Kearney. "Change in Coal Consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (Compared with The Year Before)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
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Change in coal consumption in China from 1999 to 2022 (compared with the year before) [Graph], Energy Institute, & Kearney, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265639/change-in-chinese-coal-consumption-since-1999/
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