Energy Information Adminstration - Rank Order - Coal Consumption

Taking the coal energy content to be roughly 2.0 × 10¹⁰ joules/ton, the 2006 world energy consumption in coal was

The conversion factor (EIA standard) has a 10% uncertainty due to the varying composition of coal. The above conversion factor assumes

The "short" ton is the conventional ton (2,000 lbs) used in US weight measure. The metric ton, or tonne, is 1.1 tons = 1,000 kg. Assuming a market price of $50/ton in 2008 dollars, the cost per joule is

This number can vary by factors of 2 due to long-term contract discounts and demand fluctuations.

	Rank Order - Coal Consumption
	Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
	Rank Country Coal Consumption (million short tons/year) Date of Information 1 World 6,544.054 2005 2 China 2,332.908 2005 3 United States 1,125.978 2005 4 India 505.973 2005 5 Germany 270.789 2005 6 Russia 258.754 2005 7 Japan 196.282 2005 8 South Africa 193.349 2005 9 Australia 158.150 2005 10 Poland 150.166 2005 11 Korea, South 87.912 2005 12 Turkey 85.068 2005 1 Greece 77.893 2005 13 Kazakhstan 70.680 2005 14 Canada 69.210 2005 15 Ukraine 68.429 2005 16 United Kingdom 68.128 2005 17 Taiwan 65.265 2005 18 Czech Republic 63.940 2005 19 Spain 48.351 2005 20 Former Serbia and Montenegro 45.359 2005 21 Romania 39.659 2005 22 Korea, North 35.505 2005 23 Thailand 33.248 2005 24 Bulgaria 32.335 2005 25 Italy 27.497 2005 26 Indonesia 25.470 2005 27 Brazil 23.743 2005 28 France 23.543 2005 29 Mexico 19.907 2005 30 Vietnam 18.670 2005 31 Estonia 16.340 2005 32 Netherlands 14.210 2005 33 Israel 14.141 2005 34 Hungary 12.928 2005 35 Malaysia 12.045 2005 36 Hong Kong 11.933 2005 37 Philippines 11.813 2005 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.978 2005 39 Slovakia 9.290 2005 40 Belgium 8.655 2005 41 Pakistan 8.504 2005 42 Macedonia 8.153 2005 43 Morocco 7.441 2005 44 Austria 7.360 2005 45 Chile 6.662 2005 46 Denmark 6.514 2005 47 Mongolia 6.342 2005 48 Portugal 6.042 2005 49 Slovenia 5.788 2005 50 Finland 5.644 2005 51 Colombia 4.572 2005 52 Zimbabwe 3.792 2005 53 Sweden 3.704 2005 54 New Zealand 3.447 2005 55 Uzbekistan 3.230 2005 56 Ireland 3.222 2005 57 Iran 1.995 2005 58 Egypt 1.627 2005 59 Kyrgyzstan 1.476 2005 60 Peru 1.474 2005 61 Puerto Rico 1.466 2005 62 Croatia 1.282 2005 63 Norway 1.269 2005 64 Algeria 1.091 2005 65 Botswana 1.068 2005 66 Argentina 0.848 2005 67 Bangladesh 0.772 2005 68 Dominican Republic 0.525 2005 69 Guatemala 0.450 2005 70 Mauritius 0.364 2005 71 Nepal 0.341 2005 72 Lithuania 0.336 2005 73 New Caledonia 0.331 2005 74 Virgin Islands, U.S. 0.320 2005 75 Congo (Kinshasa) 0.317 2005 76 Belarus 0.271 2005 77 Switzerland 0.224 2005 78 Lebanon 0.220 2005 79 Burma (Myanmar) 0.216 2005 80 Swaziland 0.212 2005 81 Honduras 0.202 2005 82 Niger 0.201 2005 83 Moldova 0.186 2005 84 Zambia 0.177 2005 85 Senegal 0.168 2005 86 Iceland 0.165 2005 87 Latvia 0.140 2005 88 Laos 0.132 2005 89 Luxembourg 0.122 2005 90 Kenya 0.119 2005 91 Nicaragua 0.116 2005 92 Albania 0.116 2005 93 Sri Lanka 0.106 2005 94 Tajikistan 0.091 2005 95 Armenia 0.088 2005 96 Tanzania 0.083 2005 97 Bhutan 0.072 2005 98 Jamaica 0.066 2005 99 Cyprus 0.058 2005 100 Cuba 0.057 2005 101 Venezuela 0.057 2005 102 Afghanistan 0.036 2005 103 Georgia 0.034 2005 104 Fiji 0.013 2005 105 Madagascar 0.011 2005 106 Nigeria 0.009 2005 107 Namibia 0.004 2005 108 Syria 0.004 2005 109 Uruguay 0.003 2005 110 Singapore 0.003 2005 111 El Salvador 0.002 2005 112 Panama 0.002 2005 113 Costa Rica 0.002 2005 114 Malawi 0.002 2005 115 Macau 0.001 2005 This page was last updated on 17 October, 2008