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The world’s two largest coal consuming countries in 2024 were also the world’s *** most populous nations: China and India, at **Ìý²¹²Ô»å ** exajoules consumed, respectively. In the case of China, this equates to approximately ** percent of the global coal consumption, whereas India accounted for ****Ìý±è±ð°ù³¦±ð²Ô³Ù.

Global coal consumption

Global coal consumption has been steadily increasing since 1998. That year, the global consumption amounted to **** exajoules. In 2010, consumption of coal reached exajoules. This figure increased to * exajoules by 2023. 

China’s coal consumption over time

As one of the largest consumers of coal in the world, China’s coal consumption has more than ** since 1998. That year, the nation consumed **** exajoules. However, since 2013, China has been slowly decreasing the consumption rate. In 2013, the East Asian country consumed **** exajoules, and in 2016 this figure dropped to around ** exajoules. The latest data shows that in 2023, China consumed exajoules worth of coal.

From 2015 to 2016, China’s coal consumption decreased by *** percent. However, consumption increased from 2018 to 2019 by some *** percent. Coal also represents the largest source of energy consumption in China, accounting for **** percent of total energy consumption in 2023.