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Electricity generation from coal

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  1. 1China5,751.6
  2. 2India1,474.2
  3. 3United States737.2
  4. 4Japan330.1
  5. 5Russian Federation219.5
  6. 6South Africa197.5
  7. 7Korea, Rep.194.5
  8. 8Viet Nam149.2
  9. 9Australia122.4
  10. 10Turkiye121.4
  11. 11Taiwan104.6
  12. 12Germany103.2
  13. 13Malaysia89.6
  14. 14Poland87.3
  15. 15Philippines72.2
  16. 16Kazakhstan67.1
  17. 17Thailand33.6
  18. 18Pakistan28.9
  19. 19Morocco27.4
  20. 20Canada26.7
  21. 21Czechia26.6
  22. 22Serbia23.8
  23. 23Bangladesh22.2
  24. 24Brazil17.2
  25. 25Chile15.7
  26. 26Mexico10.9
  27. 27Cambodia10.1
  28. 28Netherlands9.6
  29. 29Bulgaria8.6
  30. 30Mongolia8.3
  31. 31Bosnia and Herzegovina8
  32. 32Romania6.7
  33. 33Dominican Republic6.6
  34. 34Uzbekistan5.7
  35. 35Colombia5.5
  36. 36Sri Lanka4.8
  37. 37Italy3.7
  38. 38Puerto Rico (US)3.4
  39. 39Argentina2.8
  40. 40Israel2.8
  41. 41Greece2.7
  42. 42Slovenia2.2
  43. 43North Macedonia2.1
  44. 44Kyrgyz Republic2
  45. 45France1.7
  46. 46Hungary1.4
  47. 47Tajikistan1.2
  48. 48Spain0.92
  49. 49Denmark0.89
  50. 50Croatia0.73
  51. 50Iran, Islamic Rep.0.73
  52. 51Montenegro0.6
  53. 52Singapore0.57
  54. 53New Zealand0.49
  55. 54United Kingdom0.33
  56. 55Slovak Republic0.31
  57. 56Ireland0.16
  58. 56Finland0.16
  59. 57Belarus0.02
  60. 58Peru0.01
  61. 59Ecuador0
  62. 59Luxembourg0
  63. 59Costa Rica0
  64. 59Belgium0
  65. 59Nigeria0
  66. 59Ethiopia0
  67. 59Norway0
  68. 59Austria0
  69. 59Georgia0
  70. 59Kenya0
  71. 59Oman0
  72. 59Azerbaijan0
  73. 59Malta0
  74. 59Switzerland0
  75. 59Estonia0
  76. 59Bolivia0
  77. 59Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  78. 59Cyprus0
  79. 59Moldova0
  80. 59Lithuania0
  81. 59Latvia0
  82. 59Kuwait0
  83. 59Armenia0
  84. 59Paraguay0
  85. 59Sweden0
  86. 59Tunisia0
  87. 59Qatar0
  88. 59Uruguay0
  89. 59Portugal0

Electricity generation from coal