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Coal Consumption by Country

China has the highest Coal Consumption in 2023 (5,243,651,000 EJ), followed by India (1,330,697,000 EJ) and United States (535,735,900 EJ). Bermuda has the lowest (3.14 EJ).

Environment136 countries · 1 metricUpdated Dec 10, 2024Original page
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Coal Consumption, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 132 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
1,545,464 EJ
Middle half 141.2K EJ – 11.1M EJ
Average
72,566,162.63 EJ
132 countries
Highest
5,243,651,000 EJ
China
Lowest
3.14 EJ
Bermuda

Over time · 2020–2025

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • China
  • India
  • United States
  • Indonesia
  • Russia

Data

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132 countries · # = rank by Coal Consumption
#
1China5,243,651,000 EJ
2India1,330,697,000 EJ
3United States535,735,900 EJ
4Indonesia306,080,100 EJ
5Russia267,492,700 EJ
6South Africa191,067,000 EJ
7Japan187,262,800 EJ
8Germany144,854,600 EJ
9South Korea133,516,100 EJ
10Turkey131,609,100 EJ
11Poland107,935,900 EJ
12Australia103,219,900 EJ
13Vietnam100,538,900 EJ
14Kazakhstan92,345,270 EJ
15Taiwan65,373,730 EJ
16Philippines47,166,530 EJ
17Thailand46,682,630 EJ
18Serbia40,714,360 EJ
19Malaysia37,714,620 EJ
20Czechia34,860,570 EJ
21Pakistan32,941,600 EJ
22North Korea24,171,810 EJ
23Brazil24,062,670 EJ
24Ukraine23,733,820 EJ
25Bulgaria22,488,690 EJ
26Canada18,927,150 EJ
27Laos17,575,230 EJ
28Romania16,747,730 EJ
29Bangladesh15,463,400 EJ
30Mexico15,178,770 EJ
31Bosnia and Herzegovina13,147,160 EJ
32Italy11,954,980 EJ
33Morocco11,131,510 EJ
34Greece11,123,960 EJ
35France10,742,620 EJ
36Colombia10,678,830 EJ
37Uzbekistan9,855,653 EJ
38Mongolia9,829,114 EJ
39Chile8,526,129 EJ
40Spain6,562,621 EJ
41Hong Kong6,136,903 EJ
42United Arab Emirates5,915,088 EJ
43North Macedonia5,890,353 EJ
44Israel5,839,046 EJ
45United Kingdom5,213,887 EJ
46Hungary5,000,444 EJ
47Slovakia4,838,456 EJ
48Cambodia4,829,180 EJ
49Kyrgyzstan4,642,319 EJ
50Zimbabwe3,692,215 EJ
51Austria3,363,023 EJ
52Egypt3,342,069 EJ
53Finland3,187,895 EJ
54Belgium3,078,972 EJ
55Dominican Republic2,592,964 EJ
56Sri Lanka2,558,288 EJ
57New Zealand2,518,811 EJ
58Slovenia2,518,639 EJ
59Tajikistan2,340,903 EJ
60Zambia2,294,347 EJ
61Sweden2,179,456 EJ
62Iran1,952,504 EJ
63Montenegro1,827,740 EJ
64Argentina1,784,172 EJ
65Ethiopia1,773,351 EJ
66Kenya1,601,192 EJ
67Botswana1,489,736 EJ
68Ireland1,477,896 EJ
69Nigeria1,457,309 EJ
70Singapore1,259,234 EJ
71Denmark1,241,519 EJ
72Puerto Rico1,239,243 EJ
73Nepal1,180,348 EJ
74Guatemala1,115,557 EJ
75New Caledonia1,103,710 EJ
76Peru1,069,241 EJ
77Myanmar966,637.6 EJ
78Panama951,046.6 EJ
79Brunei927,359.1 EJ
80Tanzania815,290.5 EJ
81Norway814,635.8 EJ
82Belarus727,299.6 EJ
83Mauritius717,890.4 EJ
84Croatia626,783.2 EJ
85Afghanistan554,334.8 EJ
86Madagascar520,247.3 EJ
87Niger469,198.4 EJ
88Georgia322,827.3 EJ
89Jordan295,926.6 EJ
90Albania281,241.2 EJ
91DR Congo268,069.4 EJ
92Eswatini221,494.7 EJ
93Lebanon178,762.4 EJ
94Benin175,492.2 EJ
95Togo171,967 EJ
96Lithuania168,102.3 EJ
97Honduras159,250.7 EJ
98Senegal147,129.7 EJ
99Iceland142,922.2 EJ
100Rwanda135,893.9 EJ
101Switzerland124,755 EJ
102Jamaica115,213.4 EJ
103Moldova99,759.06 EJ
104Oman89,883.05 EJ
105Lesotho89,316.55 EJ
106Venezuela86,657.99 EJ
107Saudi Arabia60,915.59 EJ
108Ghana56,554.6 EJ
109Kuwait51,553.15 EJ
110Cyprus51,228.75 EJ
111Luxembourg35,021.49 EJ
112Yemen27,793.64 EJ
113Namibia26,306.63 EJ
114Costa Rica25,865.7 EJ
115Latvia21,615.2 EJ
116Armenia20,402.66 EJ
117Ecuador15,008.76 EJ
118Mozambique14,698.2 EJ
119Syria13,607.18 EJ
120Bolivia9,829.3 EJ
121Uruguay8,487.79 EJ
122Azerbaijan6,584.36 EJ
123Malawi3,042.91 EJ
124Bhutan2,956.06 EJ
125Algeria2,819.71 EJ
126Portugal2,018.33 EJ
127Cuba1,102.31 EJ
128Burundi897.15 EJ
129Estonia881.85 EJ
130Paraguay710.99 EJ
131Fiji7.02 EJ
132Bermuda3.14 EJ

What correlates with Coal Consumption (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,598 other country metrics sharing at least 80 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Coal Consumption tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Vegetable ProductionVegetable Production by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 131
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  2. Steel ProductionSteel Production by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 81
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  3. Garlic ProductionGarlic Production by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 90
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  4. Plum ProductionPlum Production by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 80
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  5. All Fish and Seafood ConsumptionFish Consumption by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 121
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  6. Hypertension-Related DeathsHypertension Rates by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 130
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Coal Consumption tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 130
    Plot
  2. LI Users Aged 18-24LinkedIn Users by Country
    r = −0.30 · weak · n = 128
    Plot
  3. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 118
    Plot
  4. Foreign Actors Index (OCI)What Country Has the Most Gangs
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 127
    Plot
  5. Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 91
    Plot
  6. Visa Ease RankEasiest Countries to Immigrate ToA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.23 · weak · n = 88
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Coal Consumption?
China has the highest Coal Consumption in 2023, at 5,243,651,000 EJ, followed by India (1,330,697,000 EJ) and United States (535,735,900 EJ).
Which country has the lowest Coal Consumption?
Bermuda has the lowest Coal Consumption in 2023, at 3.14 EJ.
What is the median Coal Consumption across countries?
The median is 1,545,464 EJ across the 132 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this coal consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Statistical Review of World Energy 2024 - Energy Institute; Statistical Review of World Energy - Energy Institute; Statistical Review of World Energy 2023 - Energy Institute; 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy Data.

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