| Data Item | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| World | 483,237.42 | 494,101.77 | 505,904.01 | 454,057.24 | 454,798.20 | 389,943.67 | 447,012.20 | 456,858.00 | 434,476.23 | 385,713.17 | 385,062.22 | 398,081.36 | 390,352.13 | 402,259.87 | 423,480.49 | 445,670.46 | 471,965.12 | 497,748.82 | 491,430.53 | 509,827.07 | 516,413.92 | 523,230.71 | 501,574.62 | 524,262.78 | 562,583.60 | 558,401.80 | 562,640.43 | 603,789.97 | 625,290.96 | 625,224.83 | 680,524.25 | 702,729.74 | 732,626.83 | 706,910.64 | 736,672.31 | 791,295.69 | 818,048.66 | 804,230.97 | 836,940.59 | 883,641.81 | 894,999.88 | 904,497.57 | 899,226.81 | 907,654.80 | 944,081.29 | 951,285.90 | 962,103.78 | 1,006,320.77 | 1,029,544.46 | 1,037,102.82 | 1,038,646.54 | 1,084,094.88 | 1,060,145.53 | 1,066,354.57 | 1,094,860.84 | 1,107,254.54 | 1,125,977.61 | 1,112,291.76 | 1,127,998.13 | 1,120,548.44 | 997,477.61 | 1,048,513.72 | 1,002,948.17 | 889,185.12 | 924,441.82 | 917,731.48 | 799,374.74 |
The quantity of coal burned for the generation of electric power (in short tons), including fuel used for maintenance of standby service.
Source: EIA