50 percent of total worldwide consumption. India and the United States followed as the second and third largest consumers, with wide margins between all three countries.
In 2022, China was by far the largest consumer of coal in the world. That year, the country used some 4.55 billion million metric tons of the fossil fuel, which translated to more than Largest coal consuming countries worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons)
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Enerdata. (2023). Largest coal consuming countries worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261301/countries-with-highest-coal-consumption/
Enerdata. "Largest Coal Consuming Countries Worldwide in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261301/countries-with-highest-coal-consumption/
Enerdata, Largest coal consuming countries worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261301/countries-with-highest-coal-consumption/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Largest coal consuming countries worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Enerdata, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261301/countries-with-highest-coal-consumption/