For this graphic, Visual Capitalist has partnered with Range ETFs to explore world coal consumption in 2023 and find out who consumed the most coal.
China and the U.S. account for nearly half of fossil fuel use.
Fossil fuels accounted for 81% of the energy mix.
Ten materials, including cobalt, lithium, graphite, and rare earths, are deemed critical by all three.
Coal still leads the charge when it comes to electricity, representing 35% of global power generation.
Mining represents 7% of British Columbia's GDP despite only accounting for 0.04% of the land use.
Global consumption of coal surpassed 8 billion tonnes per year for the first time in 2022. Here are the countries using the most coal.
With Russia’s revenues from fossil fuel exports having declined significantly, which countries are still importing Russian fossil fuels?
Asia is on its way to account for half of the world’s electricity generation by 2025. How is this growing demand currently being met?
While Russia still makes billions from fossil fuel exports, revenues are declining. Here are the largest importers since the start of the invasion.
