China is the top country by coal primary consumption in the world. As of 2022, coal primary consumption in China was 5.31 million thousand short tons that accounts for 55.22% of the world's coal primary consumption. The top 5 countries (others are India, the United States of America, Russian Federation, and Indonesia) account for 79.14% of it. The world's total coal primary consumption was estimated at 9.62 million thousand short tons in 2022.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.The quantity of coal burned for the generation of electric power (in short tons), including fuel used for maintenance of standby service.