This statistic represents the leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015. During these five years, China added approximately 297,975 megawatts of new coal capacity, almost three times the amount that India added during the same time.
Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015*
(in megawatts)
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Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015*
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Greenpeace, & Sierra Club. (March 30, 2016). Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015* (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530209/leading-countries-with-the-highest-capacity-additions-for-coal-power/
Greenpeace, und Sierra Club. "Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015* (in megawatts)." Chart. March 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530209/leading-countries-with-the-highest-capacity-additions-for-coal-power/
Greenpeace, Sierra Club. (2016). Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015* (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530209/leading-countries-with-the-highest-capacity-additions-for-coal-power/
Greenpeace, and Sierra Club. "Leading Countries Based on New Coal Power Capacity Additions from 2010 to 2015* (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530209/leading-countries-with-the-highest-capacity-additions-for-coal-power/
Greenpeace & Sierra Club, Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015* (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530209/leading-countries-with-the-highest-capacity-additions-for-coal-power/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Leading countries based on new coal power capacity additions from 2010 to 2015* (in megawatts) [Graph], Greenpeace, & Sierra Club, March 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530209/leading-countries-with-the-highest-capacity-additions-for-coal-power/
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