Review of non-traditional coal mining countries. Part II
With the exception of Japan the rest of Southeast Asia and Australasia collectively just about balances energy consumption with demand. Japan, however, is a large consumer of energy, but produces only about one fifth of its requirements. Average per capita demand for energy is low, being only about one twentieth of that in North America. Notable exceptions are Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, but energy demand in the other countries is bound to increase as their economies develop. Southeast Asia and Australasia account for about one quarter of total world coal reserves and production. However, outside the ''traditional'' countries of China, Australia, India and Japan, production is only around 2.5 percent of world total. In addition Australia produces about 3.0 percent of world output of lignite and brown coal.
- OSTI ID:
- 7340555
- Journal Information:
- World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 2:4; ISSN WOCOD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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