Coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 3.72% to 0.015% in Australia in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Australia reached an all time high of 0.028% in 1999 and an all time low of 0.015% in 2013.
Australia has been ranked 10th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Coal Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | % | 0.021% | 0.018% | 0.017% | 0.016% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||
| Indonesia | % | 0.009% | 0.009% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.009% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Philippines | % | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.004% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.003% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% |