Demand – Coal 2020 – Analysis - IEA
Worldwide electricity consumption rose 1.0% in 2019, less than one-third of 2018 growth. This weak growth rate was one of the main reasons for a record 3.0% (-305 TWh) fall in coal-fired power generation, with resultant drops in consumption of both thermal coal (-2.4% to 4 341 Mt) and lignite (-9% to 657 Mt).