Coal remains the world’s largest source of electricity generation, even as countries invest heavily in renewable energy.

This graphic ranks countries by coal consumption in 2025, revealing the scale of Asia’s influence on global demand.

The data for this visualization comes from the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2026. It measures primary coal consumption in exajoules (EJ) during 2025.

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