The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global annual energy consumption from coal
EnergyFossil FuelsThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.
| Value: |
≈ 1.75 × 1020 J / yr
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This is equivalent to... ≈ 4.88 × 1013 kWh / yr ≈ 5.6 × 1012 W ≈ 5.6 TW ≈ 175 EJ / yr |
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| HuID: | 60490 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2019 | |
| Summary: | Global energy resulting from consumption of coal in 2019. This quantity is estimate from global aggregation of country-level statistics. Consumption flows include five coal types: anthracite, metallurgical, bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite. Coal consumption represents coal used domestically. Consumption accounts for coal used in the transformation sector, energy sector, and industrial sector. It also includes distribution losses. Note that metallurgical coal refers to pulverized coal consumed in making steel. Bituminous coal is a fuel used in steam-electric power generation, and substantial quantities are also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing. | |
| Method: | The EIA collects data from individual countries and does not provide a statement of uncertainty. | |
| Source: | U.S. Energy Information Administration Primary Energy. (2020) | |
| Dataset: | Energy consumption from coal (EIA_CoalConsumption_2022_totals.csv) | Trend: |
| Original Data License: | CC0 | |
| Added By: | rbanks |
