Glossary:Solid fuels

Solid fuels are fossil fuels covering various types of coals and solid products derived from coals. They consist of carbonised vegetable matter and usually have the physical appearance of a black or brown rock.

Further information

• Supply, transformation and consumption - commodity balances (ESMS metadata file: nrg_cb)

Related concepts

• Fossil fuel

Statistical data

• Coal production and consumption statistics
• Production of lignite in the EU - statistics
• Production of lignite in the Western Balkans - statistics