Electricity production from coal sources rose 4.74% to 4,360,863 GWh in China in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources in China reached an all time high of 4,360,863 GWh in 2017 and an all time low of 96,845 GWh in 1974. When compared to China's main peers, electricity production from coal sources in India amounted to 1,141,357 GWh, 342,459 GWh in Japan, 153,278 GWh in Russia and 1,314,043 GWh in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bangladesh | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 780 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Canada | GWh | 77,623 | 67,490 | 68,593 | 68,451 | 68,097 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | GWh | 3,695,410 | 3,755,839 | 4,074,171 | 4,070,941 | 4,042,505 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | GWh | 262,470 | 277,127 | 288,206 | 274,410 | 272,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | GWh | 701,255 | 787,130 | 847,969 | 949,931 | 1,006,555 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | GWh | 281,577 | 330,798 | 359,246 | 353,086 | 346,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | GWh | 33,782 | 34,233 | 31,738 | 33,778 | 33,764 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | GWh | 96.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | GWh | 165,011 | 169,163 | 161,872 | 158,702 | 158,552 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | GWh | 227,517 | 228,168 | 228,967 | 217,183 | 225,726 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,038 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | GWh | 1,876,340 | 1,640,796 | 1,713,944 | 1,713,690 | 1,468,296 |
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