China
TOP 10
Singapore is the first Asian country to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance ( PPCA ), with the total number of nations involved now standing at 48
China
50.5 % Global Consumption
Global Position 1
China burns more coal than all the other countries on the planet combined , and almost 5 times as much as India which takes second place globally . Little wonder therefore that China is reluctant to commit to moving away from this fossil fuel in the near future . Interestingly , when you consider China ’ s coal consumption per capita , then it ’ s huge population means it actually burns less coal per person than Germany and several entries on this APAC list ( including South Korea and the largest global per capita consumer , Australia ). businesschief . asia 75