economic2024
Coal consumption
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
571.5terawatt-hours
Median: 27.4terawatt-hours
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
25,599.3terawatt-hours
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0terawatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China25,599.3terawatt-hours
2India6,379.8terawatt-hours
3United States of America2,195.6terawatt-hours
4Indonesia1,311.3terawatt-hours
5Japan1,258.6terawatt-hours
By Region
Asia1,649.3terawatt-hours(23 countries)
North America785.1terawatt-hours(3 countries)
Africa267.7terawatt-hours(4 countries)
Oceania218.9terawatt-hours(2 countries)
Other161.3terawatt-hours(10 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0terawatt-hours)High (25,599.3terawatt-hours)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 571.5terawatt-hours)
Asia (23)
North America (3)
Africa (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (10)
Europe (31)
South America (6)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 25,599.3terawatt-hours |
| 2 | India | 6,379.8terawatt-hours |
| 3 | United States of America | 2,195.6terawatt-hours |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1,311.3terawatt-hours |
| 5 | Japan | 1,258.6terawatt-hours |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1,041.4terawatt-hours |
| 7 | South Africa | 976.2terawatt-hours |
| 8 | South Korea | 792.4terawatt-hours |
| 9 | Vietnam | 693.4terawatt-hours |
| 10 | Türkiye | 499.8terawatt-hours |
| 11 | Germany | 438.2terawatt-hours |
| 12 | Australia | 423.0terawatt-hours |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 415.6terawatt-hours |
| 14 | Taiwan, Province of China | 396.5terawatt-hours |
| 15 | Poland | 368.9terawatt-hours |
| 16 | Malaysia | 300.7terawatt-hours |
| 17 | Philippines | 271.3terawatt-hours |
| 18 | Thailand | 170.6terawatt-hours |
| 19 | Brazil | 147.8terawatt-hours |
| 20 | Pakistan | 114.7terawatt-hours |
| 21 | Ukraine | 107.1terawatt-hours |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 99.8terawatt-hours |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 89.2terawatt-hours |
| 24 | Canada | 81.1terawatt-hours |
| 25 | Mexico | 78.4terawatt-hours |
| 26 | Morocco | 73.7terawatt-hours |
| 27 | Colombia | 61.6terawatt-hours |
| 28 | France | 49.4terawatt-hours |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 49.3terawatt-hours |
| 30 | Netherlands | 48.2terawatt-hours |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 47.0terawatt-hours |
| 32 | Chile | 36.3terawatt-hours |
| 33 | Hong Kong | 34.8terawatt-hours |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 31.6terawatt-hours |
| 35 | Israel | 30.8terawatt-hours |
| 36 | Belgium | 30.6terawatt-hours |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 30.6terawatt-hours |
| 38 | Austria | 28.0terawatt-hours |
| 39 | Italy | 27.9terawatt-hours |
| 40 | Spain | 27.4terawatt-hours |
| 41 | Estonia | 26.8terawatt-hours |
| 42 | Romania | 25.3terawatt-hours |
| 43 | Slovakia | 22.1terawatt-hours |
| 44 | Finland | 20.9terawatt-hours |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 19.4terawatt-hours |
| 46 | Egypt | 19.1terawatt-hours |
| 47 | Sweden | 18.8terawatt-hours |
| 48 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 18.5terawatt-hours |
| 49 | New Zealand | 14.7terawatt-hours |
| 50 | Belarus | 11.1terawatt-hours |
| 51 | Greece | 10.5terawatt-hours |
| 52 | Slovenia | 10.1terawatt-hours |
| 53 | Argentina | 10.0terawatt-hours |
| 54 | Norway | 8.8terawatt-hours |
| 55 | Hungary | 8.8terawatt-hours |
| 56 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.3terawatt-hours |
| 57 | Peru | 7.1terawatt-hours |
| 58 | Denmark | 5.3terawatt-hours |
| 59 | Ireland | 4.8terawatt-hours |
| 60 | Singapore | 3.5terawatt-hours |
| 61 | Croatia | 2.6terawatt-hours |
| 62 | Venezuela | 2.5terawatt-hours |
| 63 | Algeria | 1.7terawatt-hours |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7terawatt-hours |
| 65 | Oman | 1.4terawatt-hours |
| 66 | Iceland | 1.3terawatt-hours |
| 67 | Lithuania | 1.1terawatt-hours |
| 68 | Kuwait | 1.1terawatt-hours |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.9terawatt-hours |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 0.2terawatt-hours |
| 71 | Cyprus | 0.2terawatt-hours |
| 72 | Qatar | 0.2terawatt-hours |
| 73 | Latvia | 0.1terawatt-hours |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.1terawatt-hours |
| 75 | Portugal | 0.1terawatt-hours |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 0.0terawatt-hours |
| 77 | Iraq | 0.0terawatt-hours |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0terawatt-hours |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0.0terawatt-hours |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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