The development of the coal industry can be said to be full of stamina and great potential. After all, China is a large coal production and consumption country, and coal has long been the mainstay of China's energy. In 2018, China's coal development is also closely related to the world, as can be seen from the following data:

Coal production

According to the data from the 2019 BP World Energy Statistics Yearbook, the world coal production in 2018 was 8.01 billion tons, up 4.0% from the previous year.

Prior to this, world coal output exceeded 8 billion tons for three consecutive years in 2012-2014, and world coal output fell to less than 8 billion tons in 2015-2017. By 2018, it again rose to more than 8 billion tons.

In 2018, China's coal production accounted for 46.0% of the world's total output, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from the previous year. There are 10 countries with an output of more than 100 million tons, sorted by quantity, China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Australia, Russia, South Africa, Germany, Poland and Kazakhstan.

Coal consumption

In 2018, global coal consumption was 3.772 billion tons of oil equivalent, up 1.4% from the previous year.

Among them, China accounted for 50.5% of the world's total coal consumption, an increase of 4.1 percentage points from the previous year; the top ten countries in consumption are China, India, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Germany, Indonesia and Poland.

Coal production capacity

According to China Power News, China's coal industry has achieved significant results in overcapacity reduction, which has contributed to a significant increase in capacity utilization.

According to statistical data, the capacity utilization rate of China's coal mining and washing industry was 59.5% in 2016, the capacity utilization rate of China's coal mining and washing industry was 68.2% in 2017, and the capacity utilization rate of coal mining and washing industry was 70.6 in 2018. %.

Other energy

natural gas

　　The growth of energy consumption is driven by the growth of natural gas,which has contributed more than 40%of growth.

　　Natural gas consumption has increased by 195 billion cubic meters,or 5.3%,one of the fastest growth rates since 1984.

　　The increase in natural gas consumption was mainly driven by the United States(78 billion cubic meters),supported by China(43 billion cubic meters),Russia(23 billion cubic meters)and Iran(16 billion cubic meters).

　　oil

　　The average oil consumption increased by more than 1.4 million barrels per day,or 1.5%.China(680,000 bpd)and the United States(500,000 bpd)are the biggest contributors to growth.

　　Global oil production has increased by 2.2 million barrels per day.Almost all of the net growth has come from US manufacturing.Its production growth(2.2 million barrels per day)has set a world record.

　　Renewable energy,hydropower and nuclear energy

　　Renewable energy increased by 14.5%year-on-year,slightly higher than the historical average,although its increase(71 million tons of oil equivalent)is close to 2017(a record-breaking increase).

　　Solar power generation increased by 30 million tons of oil equivalent,slightly lower than the growth of wind power(32 million tons of oil equivalent),and provided more than 40%growth in renewable energy.

　　China has once again become the largest contributor to renewable energy growth(32 million tons of oil equivalent),surpassing the growth of the entire OECD(26 million tons of oil equivalent).

　　Hydropower generation increased by more than 3.1%year-on-year(more than the average growth rate).Nuclear power generation increased by 2.4%year-on-year,the fastest growth since 2010.