Tons Of Coal Burned Live:
Worldwide Coal Production (Tons)
Since Beginning Of The Year:
Worldwide coal production and usage
Coal is one of the world's primary sources of energy.
Many countries rely heavily on coal to produce electricity
and heat. While concerns exist over the sustainability of
oil production in the near future - called "peak oil" - no
such concerns exist regarding coal. Reserves are
predicted to last for several decades, if not centuries, at
current production levels. In fact, several countries such
as Germany have ceased coal mining because coal
imported from other countries is cheaper than
domestically produced coal.
Coal production worldwide currently sits at around 8
billion metric tonnes and is expected to rise to over 9
billion metric tonnes by 2030. The majority of this is
mined in China, which produces 3.5 billion metric tonnes,
followed by the United States and India with 960 and 450
million metric tonnes respectively.
China's hunger for coal
China in particular relies heavily on coal to fuel her
growing cities and industry, producing well over 70%
of her energy from burning coal. This consumes over
3.2 billion metric tonnes every year. In fact,
consumption in China is outpacing production, and
China has not always been able to secure sufficient
supply for her power plants, leading to blackouts. The
Chinese government aims to keep coal consumption
below 3.8 billion metric tones annually and is looking
toward nuclear power production as an alternative to
achieve this. Nevertheless, the vast majority of energy
produced in China is created in coal-firing plants, of
which 620 are currently operating in China, with
another 160 planned to be added over the next four
years. This means that China finishes 3 new coal
power plants every month on average.
In addition, China is making a modest effort to
increase alternative usage of coal, such as coal-to-
liquid and coal-to-gas conversions, to reduce their
dependency on imported oil. This, however, will create
even more demand for coal in China. In 2010, China
imported almost 200 million metric tonnes of coal.
New regulations regarding safety in Chinese coal
mines have led to several of them being shut down for
lack of safety, so China will look to import more coal
until production is other mines can be brought up.
Number Of Chinese Coal Power Plants:
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