Coal demand

As a result, global coal demand – which had been set to decline slightly year-over-year – is now forecast to rise by 1.2% in 2026, bringing the world's consumption to a record 8.94 billion tonnes.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2026). Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflict. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/global-coal-demand-set-to-increase-this-year-amid-middle-east-conflict. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPM5

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MLA

International Energy Agency. "Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflict." 2026, https://www.iea.org/news/global-coal-demand-set-to-increase-this-year-amid-middle-east-conflict. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPM5.

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Chicago

International Energy Agency. "Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflict." 2026. https://www.iea.org/news/global-coal-demand-set-to-increase-this-year-amid-middle-east-conflict. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPM5.

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BibTeX

@misc{iea2026coalmbjpm5, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflict}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPM5}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/global-coal-demand-set-to-increase-this-year-amid-middle-east-conflict. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: forecast. Update cadence: annual. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPM5.