Share of Primary Energy from Coal
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Provided by: Our World in Data|Published on: July 20, 2021
Data, Graphs, and Maps
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Synopsis
- Using this interactive chart, map, and data, students can see the percentage of energy that each country gets from coal.
- Students can also look at other charts that contain this data.

Subjects: Science, Geography, Mathematics
Authors: Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The resource offers charts for different countries side by side or all in the same chart.
- Students will be able to conceptualize global coal usage with this resource.
Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to understand alternative sources of energy.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can compare data from their country with the global average and discuss what they notice.
- After looking at the data, students can discuss how coal and other fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
- Students can discuss the connections between coal ash and environmental justice using the resource “Belleville” Coal Ash Dumping.
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