Total coal consumption rose 4.64% to 3,083 kt in Sweden in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Sweden reached an all time high of 5,053 kt in 1986 and an all time low of 2,452 kt in 1981. When compared to Sweden's main peers, total coal consumption in Denmark amounted to 3,458 kt, 4,438 kt in Finland, 869 kt in Norway and 228,176 kt in Russia in 2015.
Sweden has been ranked 56th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 4 places below 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 |
| Australia | kt | 158,349 | 148,601 | 145,301 | 139,312 | 130,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 3,320,623 | 3,847,153 | 4,287,557 | 4,538,507 | 4,678,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 7,500 | 7,350 | 6,127 | 4,803 | 6,072 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | kt | 6,293 | 7,676 | 5,916 | 5,098 | 6,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 247,867 | 253,876 | 258,751 | 271,234 | 270,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 142 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 63,807 | 71,650 | 72,752 | 73,855 | 79,366 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 181,497 | 195,959 | 189,619 | 197,483 | 209,934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 13,191 | 13,109 | 12,898 | 14,122 | 14,322 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 3,296 | 2,937 | 3,075 | 3,757 | 3,272 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 917 | 750 | 786 | 821 | 802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Russia | kt | 204,083 | 235,307 | 244,615 | 256,226 | 229,820 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 2,520 | 3,449 | 3,222 | 2,888 | 3,123 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 997,478 | 1,048,514 | 1,002,948 | 889,185 | 924,442 |
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