Total coal consumption fell 10.1% to 1,504 kt in Afghanistan in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 1,673 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 1.10 kt in 2000.
Afghanistan has been ranked 64th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 37 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | kt | 551 | 799 | 1,631 | 1,367 | 1,485 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 3,320,623 | 3,847,153 | 4,287,557 | 4,538,507 | 4,678,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 687,032 | 735,965 | 770,315 | 841,320 | 837,899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 1,949 | 1,439 | 1,262 | 917 | 917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kazakhstan | kt | 80,357 | 88,691 | 93,997 | 95,027 | 94,217 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | kt | 1,391 | 1,861 | 2,016 | 2,832 | 2,229 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 8,972 | 8,507 | 8,455 | 7,594 | 7,228 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | kt | 236 | 228 | 252 | 478 | 580 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Uzbekistan | kt | 4,208 | 4,053 | 4,263 | 4,306 | 4,487 |
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