Coal
Coal supplies a third of all energy used worldwide and makes up 38% of electricity generation, as well as playing a crucial role in industries such as iron and steel.
Despite legitimate concerns about air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, coal use will continue to be significant in the future. Therefore greater efforts are needed by government and industry to embrace less polluting and more efficient technologies to ensure that coal becomes a much cleaner source of energy in the decades to come.
2000 2017 2023 US 762.7742857 472.0171429 413 Europe (EU28) 450.9042857 323.2628571 280 Japan & Korea 198.1014286 293.2314286 284 China 954.9328571 2752.49 2673 India 208.4628571 562.88 708 Southeast Asia 45.49142857 186.3328571 259
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Source: Market Series Report: Coal 2018
Our work on Coal
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Coal 2018
Explore findings from Coal 2018 with global coal demand growing by 1% in 2017 to 7585 Mt after two years of decline -
Key Coal Trends 2018
A free excerpt from the publication Coal Information (2018 edition) covering world coal production and coal reserves, coal demand by type, coal trade and coal prices -
Technology Collaboration Programmes
IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) are unique research partnerships that underpin IEA efforts to support innovation for energy security, economic growth and environmental protection -
Coal Statistics
Annual and quarterly data on coal production and consumption for all countries and complete coal balances and coal trade data for OECD countries and 22 major non-OECD coal-producing and -consuming countries -
Industry Partners
The Coal Industry Advisory Board is a group of high level executives from coal-related industrial enterprises which provides advice to the IEA on a wide range of issues relating to coal -
Future Scenarios for Coal
Access our latest modelling and analysis to gain insight into potential future scenarios for coal globally
Recent reports
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Coal 2018
Comprehensive analysis of recent trends and forecasts through 2023 of coal demand, supply and trade -
Coal Information 2018 Overview
A comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in the world coal sector -
Reducing Emissions in Fossil-Fired Generation - Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam
A shift towards a coal-dominated power sector in Southeast Asia is underway
News
- 3 new IEA reports provide fresh insights into Southeast Asia’s energy future
30 October 2019 - IEA releases new edition of global historical data series for all fuels, all sectors and energy balances
24 September 2019 - Global energy investment stabilised above USD 1.8 trillion in 2018, but security and sustainability concerns are growing
14 May 2019
Events & workshops
Dec18
PublicationCoal 2018Jakarta, Indonesia
Aug24
Statistics: Coal Information 2018 Paris, France
Jul26
Statistics: Coal Information 2018 OverviewParis, France