China Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
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.
- 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.
| China Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
70.31% |
-2.32% |
| 2014 |
72.63% |
-2.65% |
| 2013 |
75.28% |
-0.38% |
| 2012 |
75.66% |
-3.22% |
| 2011 |
78.88% |
1.69% |
| 2010 |
77.19% |
-1.20% |
| 2009 |
78.38% |
-0.37% |
| 2008 |
78.75% |
-2.20% |
| 2007 |
80.95% |
0.61% |
| 2006 |
80.34% |
1.14% |
| 2005 |
79.20% |
1.02% |
| 2004 |
78.17% |
-1.38% |
| 2003 |
79.56% |
2.01% |
| 2002 |
77.54% |
1.29% |
| 2001 |
76.25% |
-1.96% |
| 2000 |
78.21% |
0.54% |
| 1999 |
77.67% |
2.04% |
| 1998 |
75.64% |
-0.72% |
| 1997 |
76.36% |
0.16% |
| 1996 |
76.20% |
2.45% |
| 1995 |
73.75% |
-1.04% |
| 1994 |
74.79% |
1.29% |
| 1993 |
73.50% |
-1.53% |
| 1992 |
75.03% |
1.52% |
| 1991 |
73.51% |
2.47% |
| 1990 |
71.04% |
1.77% |
| 1989 |
69.27% |
0.73% |
| 1988 |
68.54% |
0.19% |
| 1987 |
68.35% |
1.70% |
| 1986 |
66.65% |
3.18% |
| 1985 |
63.47% |
5.18% |
| 1984 |
58.29% |
3.43% |
| 1983 |
54.85% |
0.52% |
| 1982 |
54.33% |
1.66% |
| 1981 |
52.67% |
-0.37% |
| 1980 |
53.04% |
-3.48% |
| 1979 |
56.51% |
-4.06% |
| 1978 |
60.58% |
3.94% |
| 1977 |
56.64% |
6.07% |
| 1976 |
50.57% |
-5.24% |
| 1975 |
55.81% |
-0.97% |
| 1974 |
56.78% |
-1.14% |
| 1973 |
57.92% |
-5.69% |
| 1972 |
63.62% |
-6.50% |
| 1971 |
70.12% |
-6.50% |
