China Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2025

China coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 70.31%, a 2.32% decline from 2014.
  • China coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 72.63%, a 2.65% decline from 2013.
  • China coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 75.28%, a 0.38% decline from 2012.
  • China coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 75.66%, a 3.22% decline from 2011.
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.