Coal's Resurgence Challenges Global Energy Transition

Despite efforts to decarbonize the economy, global coal consumption surpassed 164 exajoules for the first time in 2023. The fossil fuel still accounts for 26% of the world’s total energy consumption. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti shows global coal consumption by region from 1965 to 2023, based on data from the Energy Institute. China Leads in Coal Consumption China is by far the largest consumer of coal, accounting for 56% of the global total, with 91.94 exajoules in 2023. It is followed by India, with 21.98 exajoules,…