| Consumption of Coal by Different Sectors in India | ||||||
| 1991-1992 to 2011-2012 | ||||||
| (Million Metric Tonne) | ||||||
| Year | Sectors | |||||
| Power | Steel | Railway | Cement | Fertilizer | Others | |
| 1991-92 | 120.7 | 20.8 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 42 |
| 1992-93 | 131.3 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 4 | 40.3 |
| 1993-94 | 144.4 | 21.5 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 36.5 |
| 1994-95 | 183.2 | 20.3 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 37.7 |
| 1995-96 | 165.3 | 20.5 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 38 |
| 1996-97 | 199.2 | 25.1 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 44.7 |
| 1997-98 | 212.92 | 23.61 | 0.1 | 10.13 | 4.6 | 49.4 |
| 1998-99 | 204.68 | 24.98 | - | 8.61 | 4.11 | 43.17 |
| 1999-00 | 222.63 | 21.4 | - | 9.5 | 3.37 | 44.91 |
| 2000-01 | 234.6 | 19.98 | - | 10.33 | 3.18 | 45.27 |
| 2001-02 | 242.76 | 20.28 | - | 11.85 | 3.2 | 45.9 |
| 2002-03 | 250.42 | 18.93 | - | 12.56 | 2.49 | 49.79 |
| 2003-04 | 265.53 | 18.91 | - | 13.65 | 5.21 | 49.12 |
| 2004-05 | 303.89 | 17.51 | - | 14.7 | 2.18 | 35.04 |
| 2005-06 | 312.54 | 18.59 | - | 14.97 | 2.26 | 47.23 |
| 2006-07 | 288.63 | 16.15 | - | 14.59 | 3.08 | 77.36 |
| 2007-08 | 363.6 | 68.1 | - | 26.8 | 1.64* | 49 |
| 2008-09 | 394.28 | 56.74 | - | 19.39 | 1.83* | 75.32 |
| 2009-10 | 455.2 | 88.33 | - | 25.59 | 2.13 | 58.9 |
| 2011-12b | 520 | 97.46 | - | 33.35 | - | 62.43 |
| Abbr. : BE : Budget estimates. | ||||||
| Note : @ : CIL. a: including Coke-Oven and Sponge Iron from 2007-08 onwards. | ||||||
| b : projected. | ||||||
| * : April to December. | ||||||
| Source : Centre for Industrial & Economic Research (CIER). (652) (ON141) | ||||||