This statistic shows the coal consumption in OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries from 1998 to 2018. In 2018, the organization's total coal consumption amounted to around 861.3 million metric tons of oil equivalent. According to the source, the data only include commercial solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
Coal consumption in OECD countries from 1998 to 2018
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Consumption in million metric tons of oil equivalent
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Coal consumption in OECD countries from 1998 to 2018
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According to the source, the data only include commercial solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Coal consumption in OECD countries from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265509/coal-consumption-in-oecd-countries-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Coal consumption in OECD countries from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265509/coal-consumption-in-oecd-countries-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. (2019). Coal consumption in OECD countries from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265509/coal-consumption-in-oecd-countries-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Coal Consumption in Oecd Countries from 1998 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265509/coal-consumption-in-oecd-countries-in-oil-equivalent/
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