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Statistics on Coal & Electricity
Modern life is unimaginable without electricity. It lights houses, buildings, streets, provides domestic and industrial heat, and powers most equipment used in homes, offices and machinery in factories. Improving access to electricity worldwide is critical to alleviating poverty.
DOMESTIC USA COAL STATISTICS
Coal plays a vital role in electricity generation worldwide. Coal-fired power plants currently fuel 41% of global electricity. In some countries, coal fuels a higher percentage of electricity.
| Coal in Electricity Generation | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Africa 93% | Poland 87% | PR China 79% |
| Australia 78% | Kazakhstan 75% | India 68% |
| Israel 58% | Czech Rep 51% | Morocco 51% |
| Greece 54% | USA 45% | Germany 41% |
Source: IEA 2012
Global Coal Statistics
Coal provides around 30% of global primary energy needs, generates 41% of the world's electricity and is used in the production of 70% of the world's steel.
Total Global Coal Production
7831Mt (2012e)
7608Mt (2011)
4677 (1990)
Top Ten Coal Producers (2012e)
| PR China | 3549Mt | Russia | 359Mt |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 935Mt | South Africa | 259Mt |
| India | 595Mt | Germany | 197Mt |
| Indonesia | 443Mt | Poland | 144Mt |
| Australia | 421Mt | Kazakhstan | 126Mt |
Total world coal production reached a record level of 7831Mt in 2012, increasing by 2.9% in comparison to previous year.
Reserves
There are two internationally recognised methods for assessing world coal reserves. The first one is produced by the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and is used by the IEA as the main source of information about coal reserves. The second one is produced by the World Energy Council (WEC) and is used by the BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
According to BGR there are 1038 billion tonnes of coal reserves left, equivalent to 132 years of global coal output in 2012. Coal reserves reported by WEC are much lower - 861 billion tonnes, equivalent to 109 years of coal output.
Coal in Electricity Generation
Coal is the major fuel used for generating electricity worldwide. In 2012 coal was used to generate 41% of the world's electricity.
| Mongolia | 98% | Australia | 69% | USA | 43% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 94% | India | 68% | Germany | 43% |
| Poland | 86% | Israel | 59% | UK | 29% |
| PR China | 81% | Indonesia | 44% | Japan | 27% |
Coal & Steel
Approximately 13% (over 1 billion tonnes) of total coal production is currently used by the steel industry and roughly 70% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
World Coal Trade
| Steam | Coking | Lignite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 789Mt | 282Mt | 5Mt |
| 2011 | 857Mt | 283Mt | 4Mt |
| 2012 | 963Mt | 290Mt | 3Mt |
Top Coal Exporters (2012e)
| Total of which | Steam | Coking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 383Mt | 380Mt | 3Mt |
| Australia | 301Mt | 159Mt | 142Mt |
| Russia | 134Mt | 116Mt | 18Mt |
| USA | 114Mt | 51Mt | 63Mt |
| Colombia | 82Mt | 82Mt | 0Mt |
| South Africa | 74Mt | 74Mt | 0Mt |
| Canada | 35Mt | 4Mt | 31Mt |
Top Coal Importers (2012e)
| Total of which | Steam | Coking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR China | 289Mt | 218Mt | 71Mt | |
| Japan | 184Mt | 132Mt | 52Mt | |
| India | 160Mt | 123Mt | 37Mt | |
| South Korea | 125Mt | 94Mt | 31Mt | |
| Chinese Tapei | 64Mt | 56Mt | 8Mt | |
| Germany | 45Mt | 36Mt | 9Mt | |
| UK | 45Mt | 40Mt | 5Mt | |
August 2013
