Ranked: Where Coal Consumption Rose the Most in 2025
The United States added 0.80 exajoules, while five countries drove 80% of the world’s coal demand growth, the Energy Institute said.
- In 2025, five countries—China, India, the U.S., Indonesia, and Japan—accounted for 80% of global coal consumption growth, with the United States recording the largest annual increase of 0.80 EJ to reach 8.73 EJ.
- China remains the world's largest coal consumer, representing 56% of global demand and 52% of production in 2025; the nation produced 4.8 billion metric tons of mineral fuel in 2024, equal to 28.6% of global output.
- Indonesia ranks fifth globally, producing 921.4 million metric tons of mineral fuel, or 5.5% of world output, and has emerged as the world's largest coal exporter, shipping twice its own 2025 consumption.
- Unlike global trends, Europe reduced its total coal imports by over 50% between 2015 and 2025, yet still relies on imports to meet 41% of consumption amid retiring coal plants and expanding renewables.
- Wind and solar have expanded by more than 1,700% since 2000, now accounting for 63% of U.S. renewable energy production as electrification and data center construction drive electricity demand growth.
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Ranked: Where Coal Consumption Rose the Most in 2025
Ranked: Where Coal Consumption Rose the Most in 2025 Key Takeaways The U.S. (+0.80 EJ) led the world in coal consumption changes between 2024 to 2025, followed by Indonesia (+0.43 EJ). The vast majority of countries either reduced coal consumption or, like China, held consumption flat. Just five countries—China, India, the U.S., Indonesia, and Japan—accounted for 80% of the world’s growing coal consumption in 2025. The biggest driver of rising…
Germany wants to move away from climate-damaging coal and towards energy from wind and sun. Gas power plants should close gaps. Because their planning takes time, an important report is delayed.
Germany wants to move away from climate-damaging coal and towards energy from wind and sun. Gas power plants should close gaps. Because their planning takes time, an important report is delayed.
The consequences of the coal phase-out remain unclear: the Federal Government violates the legal deadline for submitting the test report. Meanwhile, criticism of the closure of RWE brown coal power plants in NRW is growing.
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