Coal reserves - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Coal reserves, million short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 6752.79 million short tons. The highest value was in the USA: 273243.91 million short tons and the lowest value was in Angola: 0 million short tons. The indicator is available from 2008 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million short tons; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Coal reserves, 2022 Global rank Available data
USA 273243.91 1 2008 - 2023
Russia 178757.2 2 2008 - 2023
China 173107.86 3 2008 - 2023
Australia 164764.48 4 2008 - 2023
India 140794.75 5 2008 - 2023
Germany 39021.77 6 2008 - 2023
Indonesia 38641.48 7 2008 - 2023
Ukraine 37891.91 8 2008 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 31414.73 9 2008 - 2023
Poland 30597.92 10 2008 - 2023
Kazakhstan 28224.65 11 2008 - 2023
Turkey 12097.85 12 2008 - 2023
North Korea 11684.49 13 2008 - 2023
South Africa 10905.15 14 2008 - 2023
Serbia 7839.63 15 2008 - 2023
New Zealand 7440.59 16 2008 - 2023
Brazil 7270.84 17 2008 - 2023
Canada 7255.4 18 2008 - 2023
Swaziland 5119.13 19 2008 - 2023
Colombia 5019.92 20 2008 - 2023
Belgium 4519.47 21 2008 - 2023
Tajikistan 4491.91 22 2008 - 2023
Czechia 3962.8 23 2008 - 2023
Bangladesh 3593.53 24 2008 - 2023
Netherlands 3579.2 25 2008 - 2023
Vietnam 3434.8 26 2008 - 2023
Greece 3170.24 27 2008 - 2023
Pakistan 3149.3 28 2008 - 2023
Hungary 2902.38 29 2008 - 2023
Mongolia 2777.82 30 2008 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 2495.63 31 2008 - 2023
Bulgaria 2396.42 32 2008 - 2023
Nigeria 2363.35 33 2008 - 2023
Mozambique 1975.34 34 2008 - 2023
Botswana 1829.83 35 2008 - 2023
Peru 1727.32 36 2008 - 2023
Tanzania 1554.26 37 2008 - 2023
Uzbekistan 1515.68 38 2008 - 2023
Iran 1326.08 39 2008 - 2023
Spain 1308.44 40 2008 - 2023
Chile 1301.83 41 2008 - 2023
Mexico 1278.68 42 2008 - 2023
Thailand 1171.76 43 2008 - 2023
DR Congo 1089.08 44 2008 - 2023
Zambia 1041.68 45 2008 - 2023
Georgia 993.18 46 2008 - 2023
Malawi 884.05 47 2008 - 2023
Argentina 881.85 48 2008 - 2023
Turkmenistan 881.85 49 2008 - 2023
Uganda 881.85 50 2008 - 2023
Venezuela 805.79 51 2008 - 2023
Italy 672.41 52 2008 - 2023
Albania 575.41 53 2008 - 2023
Zimbabwe 553.36 54 2008 - 2023
Philippines 397.93 55 2008 - 2023
Japan 385.81 56 2008 - 2023
Namibia 385.81 57 2008 - 2023
Montenegro 371.48 58 2008 - 2023
North Macedonia 365.97 59 2008 - 2023
South Korea 359.35 60 2008 - 2023
Armenia 349.43 61 2008 - 2023
Romania 320.77 62 2008 - 2023
Burma 277.78 63 2008 - 2023
Malaysia 249.12 64 2008 - 2023
Algeria 245.82 65 2008 - 2023
Egypt 200.62 66 2008 - 2023
France 176.37 67 2008 - 2023
Madagascar 165.35 68 2008 - 2023
Morocco 105.82 69 2008 - 2023
Slovenia 104.72 70 2008 - 2023
Niger 99.21 71 2008 - 2023
Afghanistan 72.75 72 2008 - 2023
Laos 68.34 73 2008 - 2023
Ireland 44.09 74 2008 - 2023
UK 28.66 75 2008 - 2023
Ecuador 26.46 76 2008 - 2023
Slovakia 20.94 77 2008 - 2023
Nepal 8.82 78 2008 - 2023
Sweden 5.51 79 2008 - 2023
C.A. Republic 3.31 80 2008 - 2023
Portugal 3.31 81 2008 - 2023
N. Caledonia 2.2 82 2008 - 2023
Norway 2.2 83 2008 - 2023
Bolivia 1.1 84 2008 - 2023
Taiwan 1.1 85 2008 - 2023
Angola 0 86 2008 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 87 2008 - 2023
Aruba 0 88 2008 - 2023
Austria 0 89 2008 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0 90 2008 - 2023
Bahamas 0 91 2008 - 2023
Bahrain 0 92 2008 - 2023
Barbados 0 93 2008 - 2023
Belarus 0 94 2008 - 2023
Belize 0 95 2008 - 2023
Benin 0 96 2008 - 2023
Bermuda 0 97 2008 - 2023
Bhutan 0 98 2008 - 2023
Brunei 0 99 2008 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 100 2008 - 2023
Burundi 0 101 2008 - 2023
Cambodia 0 102 2008 - 2023
Cameroon 0 103 2008 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 104 2008 - 2023
Chad 0 105 2008 - 2023
Comoros 0 106 2008 - 2023
Croatia 0 107 2008 - 2023
Cuba 0 108 2008 - 2023
Cyprus 0 109 2008 - 2023
Denmark 0 110 2008 - 2023
Djibouti 0 111 2008 - 2023
Dominica 0 112 2008 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0 113 2008 - 2023
El Salvador 0 114 2008 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 115 2008 - 2023
Eritrea 0 116 2008 - 2023
Estonia 0 117 2008 - 2023
Ethiopia 0 118 2008 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 119 2008 - 2023
Fiji 0 120 2008 - 2023
Finland 0 121 2008 - 2023
Gabon 0 122 2008 - 2023
Gambia 0 123 2008 - 2023
Ghana 0 124 2008 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 125 2008 - 2023
Grenada 0 126 2008 - 2023
Guatemala 0 127 2008 - 2023
Guinea 0 128 2008 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 129 2008 - 2023
Guyana 0 130 2008 - 2023
Haiti 0 131 2008 - 2023
Honduras 0 132 2008 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 133 2008 - 2023
Iceland 0 134 2008 - 2023
Iraq 0 135 2008 - 2023
Israel 0 136 2008 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0 137 2008 - 2023
Jamaica 0 138 2008 - 2023
Jordan 0 139 2008 - 2023
Kenya 0 140 2008 - 2023
Kiribati 0 141 2008 - 2023
Kuwait 0 142 2008 - 2023
Latvia 0 143 2008 - 2023
Lebanon 0 144 2008 - 2023
Lesotho 0 145 2008 - 2023
Liberia 0 146 2008 - 2023
Libya 0 147 2008 - 2023
Lithuania 0 148 2008 - 2023
Luxembourg 0 149 2008 - 2023
Macao 0 150 2008 - 2023
Maldives 0 151 2008 - 2023
Mali 0 152 2008 - 2023
Malta 0 153 2008 - 2023
Mauritania 0 154 2008 - 2023
Mauritius 0 155 2008 - 2023
Moldova 0 156 2008 - 2023
Montserrat 0 157 2008 - 2023
Nicaragua 0 158 2008 - 2023
Oman 0 159 2008 - 2023
Panama 0 160 2008 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 161 2008 - 2023
Paraguay 0 162 2008 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0 163 2008 - 2023
Qatar 0 164 2008 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 165 2008 - 2023
Rwanda 0 166 2008 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 167 2008 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 168 2008 - 2023
Samoa 0 169 2008 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 170 2008 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 171 2008 - 2023
Senegal 0 172 2008 - 2023
Seychelles 0 173 2008 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 174 2008 - 2023
Singapore 0 175 2008 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 176 2008 - 2023
Somalia 0 177 2008 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0 178 2008 - 2023
Sudan 0 179 2008 - 2023
Suriname 0 180 2008 - 2023
Switzerland 0 181 2008 - 2023
Syria 0 182 2008 - 2023
Togo 0 183 2008 - 2023
Tonga 0 184 2008 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 185 2008 - 2023
Tunisia 0 186 2008 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 187 2008 - 2023
Uruguay 0 188 2008 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 189 2008 - 2023
Yemen 0 190 2008 - 2023


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Definition: Proven reserves of coal in million short tons. A short ton equals exactly 2,000 pounds or 907.18 kilograms.

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1. USA
2. Russia
3. China
4. Australia
5. India
6. Germany
7. Indonesia
8. Ukraine
9. Kyrgyzstan
10. Poland
11. Kazakhstan
12. Turkey
13. North Korea
14. South Africa
15. Serbia
16. New Zealand
17. Brazil
18. Canada
19. Swaziland
20. Colombia
21. Belgium
22. Tajikistan
23. Czechia
24. Bangladesh
25. Netherlands
26. Vietnam
27. Greece
28. Pakistan
29. Hungary
30. Mongolia
31. Bosnia & Herz.
32. Bulgaria
33. Nigeria
34. Mozambique
35. Botswana
36. Peru
37. Tanzania
38. Uzbekistan
39. Iran
40. Spain
41. Chile
42. Mexico
43. Thailand
44. DR Congo
45. Zambia
46. Georgia
47. Malawi
48. Argentina
49. Turkmenistan
50. Uganda
51. Venezuela
52. Italy
53. Albania
54. Zimbabwe
55. Philippines
56. Japan
57. Namibia
58. Montenegro
59. North Macedonia
60. South Korea
61. Armenia
62. Romania
63. Burma
64. Malaysia
65. Algeria
66. Egypt
67. France
68. Madagascar
69. Morocco
70. Slovenia
71. Niger
72. Afghanistan
73. Laos
74. Ireland
75. UK
76. Ecuador
77. Slovakia
78. Nepal
79. Sweden
80. C.A. Republic
81. Portugal
82. N. Caledonia
83. Norway
84. Bolivia
85. Taiwan
86. Angola
87. Ant.& Barb.
88. Aruba
89. Austria
90. Azerbaijan
91. Bahamas
92. Bahrain
93. Barbados
94. Belarus
95. Belize
96. Benin
97. Bermuda
98. Bhutan
99. Brunei
100. Burkina Faso
101. Burundi
102. Cambodia
103. Cameroon
104. Cape Verde
105. Chad
106. Comoros
107. Croatia
108. Cuba
109. Cyprus
110. Denmark
111. Djibouti
112. Dominica
113. Domin. Rep.
114. El Salvador
115. Eq. Guinea
116. Eritrea
117. Estonia
118. Ethiopia
119. Faroe Isl.
120. Fiji
121. Finland
122. Gabon
123. Gambia
124. Ghana
125. Gibraltar
126. Grenada
127. Guatemala
128. Guinea
129. G.-Bissau
130. Guyana
131. Haiti
132. Honduras
133. Hong Kong
134. Iceland
135. Iraq
136. Israel
137. Ivory Coast
138. Jamaica
139. Jordan
140. Kenya
141. Kiribati
142. Kuwait
143. Latvia
144. Lebanon
145. Lesotho
146. Liberia
147. Libya
148. Lithuania
149. Luxembourg
150. Macao
151. Maldives
152. Mali
153. Malta
154. Mauritania
155. Mauritius
156. Moldova
157. Montserrat
158. Nicaragua
159. Oman
160. Panama
161. Papua N.G.
162. Paraguay
163. Puerto Rico
164. Qatar
165. R. of Congo
166. Rwanda
167. Saint Lucia
168. St. Vincent & ...
169. Samoa
170. S.T.&Principe
171. Saudi Arabia
172. Senegal
173. Seychelles
174. Sierra Leone
175. Singapore
176. Solomon Isl.
177. Somalia
178. Sri Lanka
179. Sudan
180. Suriname
181. Switzerland
182. Syria
183. Togo
184. Tonga
185. Tr.&Tobago
186. Tunisia
187. UA Emirates
188. Uruguay
189. Vanuatu
190. Yemen
273243.91
178757.20
173107.86
164764.48
140794.75
39021.77
38641.48
37891.91
31414.73
30597.92
28224.65
12097.85
11684.49
10905.15
7839.63
7440.59
7270.84
7255.40
5119.13
5019.92
4519.47
4491.91
3962.80
3593.53
3579.20
3434.80
3170.24
3149.30
2902.38
2777.82
2495.63
2396.42
2363.35
1975.34
1829.83
1727.32
1554.26
1515.68
1326.08
1308.44
1301.83
1278.68
1171.76
1089.08
1041.68
993.18
884.05
881.85
881.85
881.85
805.79
672.41
575.41
553.36
397.93
385.81
385.81
371.48
365.97
359.35
349.43
320.77
277.78
249.12
245.82
200.62
176.37
165.35
105.82
104.72
99.21
72.75
68.34
44.09
28.66
26.46
20.94
8.82
5.51
3.31
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