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Coal
Consumption by Country, 1980-2002
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Year
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China
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Japan
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France
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Germany
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United
Kingdom
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United
States
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World
Total
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(Million
tons of oil equivalent)
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1980
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307.5
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52.8
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33.6
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135.9
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74.6
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384.7
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1,786.1
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1981
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308.3
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56.8
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30.7
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137.3
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73.5
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397.3
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1,813.0
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1982
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329.1
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56.3
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30.7
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137.5
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68.4
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382.5
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1,847.0
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1983
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348.0
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54.1
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27.9
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138.2
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69.4
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397.0
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1,897.6
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1984
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382.5
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60.9
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26.5
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143.6
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52.1
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426.5
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2,010.8
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1985
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416.6
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64.4
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25.8
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142.7
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66.3
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436.6
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2,110.4
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1986
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436.0
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58.9
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21.2
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145.3
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69.6
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431.1
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2,142.5
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1987
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466.0
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59.9
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19.3
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142.2
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73.6
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450.4
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2,214.3
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1988
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498.1
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66.1
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14.1
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140.8
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69.5
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472.1
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2,282.9
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1989
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502.7
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66.2
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19.0
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137.9
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71.9
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477.0
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2,279.8
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1990
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506.4
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67.6
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19.7
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133.9
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68.1
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479.0
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2,288.9
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1991
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526.2
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69.3
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20.8
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108.8
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66.6
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475.0
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2,207.0
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1992
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542.8
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67.3
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17.5
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99.0
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58.6
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478.9
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2,204.5
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1993
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572.8
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67.8
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14.7
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95.2
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54.5
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496.6
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2,220.5
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1994
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624.0
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70.2
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14.0
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91.6
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49.9
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499.2
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2,232.9
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1995
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637.9
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73.7
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15.3
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88.0
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44.3
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503.7
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2,280.8
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1996
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645.8
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75.6
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15.8
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86.6
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42.7
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525.9
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2,317.3
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1997
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664.2
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81.8
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14.3
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86.7
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40.2
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537.6
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2,346.0
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1998
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638.0
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79.4
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17.0
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84.9
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37.3
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543.4
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2,292.4
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1999
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617.4
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82.4
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14.8
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80.5
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34.7
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542.3
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2,288.0
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2000
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590.1
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88.6
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14.2
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80.9
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36.6
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566.4
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2,341.2
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2001
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634.2
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92.2
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12.1
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78.7
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40.7
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549.3
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2,398.5
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Percent
change from 1990-2001:
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25.2
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36.4
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-38.7
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-41.2
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-40.2
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14.7
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4.8
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Source:
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U.S.
Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "International
Coal Consumption Data," available at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/coal.html,
updated May 2003. (Data converted from British thermal units to
million tons oil equivalent.)
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