Consumption of Coal Energy in World from 2012 to 2018

October 13, 2020

Author: susil

We have witnessed inconsistency in trend of coal consumption in world from 2012 to 2018. However compound annual growth rate of -0.20% has been observed in consumption of coal in world during the period under consideration.

Consumption of coal was 3,817.3 million tonnes oil equivalent in world during 2012. It has spiked by 1.83% to 3,887 million tonnes oil equivalent during 2013 over 2012. We have seen annual growth of 33 basis points in consumption of coal in world during 2017 from 3,706 million tonnes oil equivalent during 2016. Consumption of coal was 3,772.1 million tonnes oil equivalent in world during 2018, up by 1.44% against 3,718.4 million tonnes oil equivalent during 2017.

The maximum annual growth of 1.83% has been found in 2013 in consumption of coal in world during the period under consideration.

Note: Data Figures in Million Tonnes Oil Equivalent; Primary energy comprises commercially-traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity; P: Provisional; Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2019.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/node/6781538

Resource Title: Trends in World Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel from 2012 to 2018