The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.


Value:		≈ 8.1 × 10¹² kg / year see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 8.1 × 10⁹ tonnes / year
HuID:		78435
Relevant Year(s):		2019
Summary:		The value represents coal extracted on an annual basis. This value includes exclusively solid commercial fuels such as bituminous coal, anthracite, lignite, sub-bituminous coal, and other solid fuels. Also includes coal produced for coal-to-liquid and gas transformations.
Method:		The BP Statistical Review of World Energy collects data from individual countries and does not provide a statement of uncertainty.
Source:		British Petroleum bp Statistical Review - 69th edition. (2020)
Dataset:		Annual coal production from 1981-2019 (BP_global_coal_production_1981-2019.csv) global resolution regional resolution
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