FAQs about Coal

6. Which countries are the ten largest consumers of coal?

1. China 4320 million tons
2. India 966 million tons
3. United States 731 million tons
4. Germany 257 million tons
5. Russia 230 million tons
6. Japan 210 million tons
7. South Africa 202 million tons
8. South Korea 157 million tons
9. Poland 149 million tons
10. Australia 130 million tons

Data for 2016. Source: The Global Economy

FAQs about Coal

1. What is coal?

2. What are the main uses of coal?

3. What are the differences between charcoal, coal and coke?

4. How does carbon affect the environment?

5. Which countries are the ten largest producers of coal?

6. Which countries are the ten largest consumers of coal?

7. How does coal affect climate change?

8. Is there a plan to stop using coal?

9. Which countries are closing their coal mines and why?

10. What is cast iron or pig iron, and what is its relationship with steel and coal?

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