Which country consumes the most coal in the world?

As a matter of fact, China takes the title of most prolific consumer of coal by a landslide, responsible for 56% or 58% of the global consumption of this potent energy source. The sheer size of its industrial market and power generation needs drives the demand for coal in China much higher than anywhere else in the world, with India and the United States coming in as the second and third biggest consumers of coal.