Foreign media: Global coal consumption is highly concentrated: China leads by a wide margin with 4.78 billion tons, accounting for 51.7%, exceeding the combined total of all other countries; the top six consuming countries (China, India, Indonesia, the United States, Australia, and Russia) together account for 87% of global consumption.
India ranks second with 1.085 billion tons (11.7%), Indonesia third with 836 million tons (9.0%), while the United States and Australia each account for about 5%, and Russia 4.6%. From 2023 to 2024, Turkey saw the fastest growth in coal consumption at 16.9%, followed closely by Pakistan (9.5%), Indonesia (7.6%), and India (7.0%); China's increase was only marginal at 0.9%.
Coal demand in developed countries is declining, but emerging economies continue to rely on coal due to rising energy demands, leading to uneven progress in the global energy transition.
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