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.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
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.
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