This was the world's largest coal-consuming country in 2022.

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Adi Ahdiat 06/01/2023 16:20 WIB

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According to the International Energy Agency, China was the world's largest consumer of coal in 2022, consuming 4.2 billion tons.

World's Largest Coal-Consuming Countries (2022)*

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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), China was the world's largest coal consumer in 2022.

"China's consumption reached 53% of total global coal consumption. 60% of China's primary energy comes from coal, forming the backbone of their economy," stated the IEA in its report, *Coal 2022, Analysis and Forecast to 2025*.

The IEA estimates that China consumed 4.2 billion tons of coal in 2022, comprising 3.5 billion tons of thermal coal/lignite and 708 million tons of metallurgical coal.

Thermal coal and lignite are generally used as an energy source for power plants, while metallurgical coal is used as a raw material for steelmaking.

The next largest coal consumers were India, the European Union, the United States, Russia, and Japan, with details as shown in the graph.

Overall, the IEA estimates that global coal consumption in 2022 reached 8.03 billion tons, a 1.2% increase compared to 2021.

The IEA projects that consumption of this fossil fuel commodity will continue to increase until 2025, but the increase will not be uniform.

"Coal burning during 2022-2025 is predicted to increase in China (+5%), India (+7%), and Southeast Asia (+14%). However, coal-fired power generation will decrease in the United States (-18%) and the European Union (-29%)," said the IEA.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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