Coal reserves - Country rankings

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Coal reserves, million short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 6608.49 million short tons. The highest value was in the USA: 274410.15 million short tons and the lowest value was in Angola: 0 million short tons. The indicator is available from 2008 to 2022. 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 274410.15 1 2008 - 2022
Russia 178757.2 2 2008 - 2022
Australia 165596.72 3 2008 - 2022
China 157847.49 4 2008 - 2022
India 122413.73 5 2008 - 2022
Germany 39572.93 6 2008 - 2022
Indonesia 38436.45 7 2008 - 2022
Ukraine 37891.91 8 2008 - 2022
Poland 31450.18 9 2008 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 31414.73 10 2008 - 2022
Kazakhstan 28224.65 11 2008 - 2022
Turkey 12704.12 12 2008 - 2022
North Korea 11684.49 13 2008 - 2022
South Africa 10905.15 14 2008 - 2022
New Zealand 8350 15 2008 - 2022
Serbia 8282.76 16 2008 - 2022
Brazil 7270.84 17 2008 - 2022
Canada 7255.4 18 2008 - 2022
Swaziland 5119.13 19 2008 - 2022
Colombia 5019.92 20 2008 - 2022
Belgium 4519.47 21 2008 - 2022
Tajikistan 4491.91 22 2008 - 2022
Czechia 3962.8 23 2008 - 2022
Vietnam 3703.76 24 2008 - 2022
Bangladesh 3593.53 25 2008 - 2022
Netherlands 3579.2 26 2008 - 2022
Pakistan 3377.48 27 2008 - 2022
Hungary 3206.62 28 2008 - 2022
Greece 3170.24 29 2008 - 2022
Mongolia 2777.82 30 2008 - 2022
Bulgaria 2608.07 31 2008 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 2495.63 32 2008 - 2022
Nigeria 2363.35 33 2008 - 2022
Mozambique 1975.34 34 2008 - 2022
Botswana 1829.83 35 2008 - 2022
Peru 1727.32 36 2008 - 2022
Tanzania 1554.26 37 2008 - 2022
Uzbekistan 1515.68 38 2008 - 2022
Mexico 1334.9 39 2008 - 2022
Iran 1326.08 40 2008 - 2022
Spain 1308.44 41 2008 - 2022
Chile 1301.83 42 2008 - 2022
Thailand 1171.76 43 2008 - 2022
DR Congo 1089.08 44 2008 - 2022
Zambia 1041.68 45 2008 - 2022
Georgia 993.18 46 2008 - 2022
Malawi 884.05 47 2008 - 2022
Argentina 881.85 48 2008 - 2022
Turkmenistan 881.85 49 2008 - 2022
Uganda 881.85 50 2008 - 2022
Venezuela 805.79 51 2008 - 2022
Italy 672.41 52 2008 - 2022
Albania 575.41 53 2008 - 2022
Zimbabwe 553.36 54 2008 - 2022
Philippines 397.93 55 2008 - 2022
Japan 385.81 56 2008 - 2022
Namibia 385.81 57 2008 - 2022
Montenegro 371.48 58 2008 - 2022
North Macedonia 365.97 59 2008 - 2022
South Korea 359.35 60 2008 - 2022
Armenia 349.43 61 2008 - 2022
Romania 320.77 62 2008 - 2022
Burma 277.78 63 2008 - 2022
Malaysia 249.12 64 2008 - 2022
Algeria 245.82 65 2008 - 2022
Egypt 200.62 66 2008 - 2022
France 176.37 67 2008 - 2022
Madagascar 165.35 68 2008 - 2022
Morocco 105.82 69 2008 - 2022
Slovenia 104.72 70 2008 - 2022
Niger 99.21 71 2008 - 2022
Afghanistan 72.75 72 2008 - 2022
Laos 68.34 73 2008 - 2022
Ireland 44.09 74 2008 - 2022
UK 28.66 75 2008 - 2022
Ecuador 26.46 76 2008 - 2022
Slovakia 20.94 77 2008 - 2022
Nepal 8.82 78 2008 - 2022
Sweden 5.51 79 2008 - 2022
C.A. Republic 3.31 80 2008 - 2022
Portugal 3.31 81 2008 - 2022
N. Caledonia 2.2 82 2008 - 2022
Norway 2.2 83 2008 - 2022
Bolivia 1.1 84 2008 - 2022
Taiwan 1.1 85 2008 - 2022
Angola 0 86 2008 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0 87 2008 - 2022
Aruba 0 88 2008 - 2022
Austria 0 89 2008 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0 90 2008 - 2022
Bahamas 0 91 2008 - 2022
Bahrain 0 92 2008 - 2022
Barbados 0 93 2008 - 2022
Belarus 0 94 2008 - 2022
Belize 0 95 2008 - 2022
Benin 0 96 2008 - 2022
Bermuda 0 97 2008 - 2022
Bhutan 0 98 2008 - 2022
Brunei 0 99 2008 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0 100 2008 - 2022
Burundi 0 101 2008 - 2022
Cambodia 0 102 2008 - 2022
Cameroon 0 103 2008 - 2022
Cape Verde 0 104 2008 - 2022
Chad 0 105 2008 - 2022
Comoros 0 106 2008 - 2022
Croatia 0 107 2008 - 2022
Cuba 0 108 2008 - 2022
Cyprus 0 109 2008 - 2022
Denmark 0 110 2008 - 2022
Djibouti 0 111 2008 - 2022
Dominica 0 112 2008 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0 113 2008 - 2022
El Salvador 0 114 2008 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0 115 2008 - 2022
Eritrea 0 116 2008 - 2022
Estonia 0 117 2008 - 2022
Ethiopia 0 118 2008 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0 119 2008 - 2022
Fiji 0 120 2008 - 2022
Finland 0 121 2008 - 2022
Gabon 0 122 2008 - 2022
Gambia 0 123 2008 - 2022
Ghana 0 124 2008 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 125 2008 - 2022
Grenada 0 126 2008 - 2022
Guatemala 0 127 2008 - 2022
Guinea 0 128 2008 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 129 2008 - 2022
Guyana 0 130 2008 - 2022
Haiti 0 131 2008 - 2022
Honduras 0 132 2008 - 2022
Hong Kong 0 133 2008 - 2022
Iceland 0 134 2008 - 2022
Iraq 0 135 2008 - 2022
Israel 0 136 2008 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0 137 2008 - 2022
Jamaica 0 138 2008 - 2022
Jordan 0 139 2008 - 2022
Kenya 0 140 2008 - 2022
Kiribati 0 141 2008 - 2022
Kuwait 0 142 2008 - 2022
Latvia 0 143 2008 - 2022
Lebanon 0 144 2008 - 2022
Lesotho 0 145 2008 - 2022
Liberia 0 146 2008 - 2022
Libya 0 147 2008 - 2022
Lithuania 0 148 2008 - 2022
Luxembourg 0 149 2008 - 2022
Macao 0 150 2008 - 2022
Maldives 0 151 2008 - 2022
Mali 0 152 2008 - 2022
Malta 0 153 2008 - 2022
Mauritania 0 154 2008 - 2022
Mauritius 0 155 2008 - 2022
Moldova 0 156 2008 - 2022
Montserrat 0 157 2008 - 2022
Nicaragua 0 158 2008 - 2022
Oman 0 159 2008 - 2022
Panama 0 160 2008 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0 161 2008 - 2022
Paraguay 0 162 2008 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0 163 2008 - 2022
Qatar 0 164 2008 - 2022
R. of Congo 0 165 2008 - 2022
Rwanda 0 166 2008 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 167 2008 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 168 2008 - 2022
Samoa 0 169 2008 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 170 2008 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0 171 2008 - 2022
Senegal 0 172 2008 - 2022
Seychelles 0 173 2008 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0 174 2008 - 2022
Singapore 0 175 2008 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0 176 2008 - 2022
Somalia 0 177 2008 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0 178 2008 - 2022
Sudan 0 179 2008 - 2022
Suriname 0 180 2008 - 2022
Switzerland 0 181 2008 - 2022
Syria 0 182 2008 - 2022
Togo 0 183 2008 - 2022
Tonga 0 184 2008 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0 185 2008 - 2022
Tunisia 0 186 2008 - 2022
UA Emirates 0 187 2008 - 2022
Uruguay 0 188 2008 - 2022
Vanuatu 0 189 2008 - 2022
Yemen 0 190 2008 - 2022



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. Australia
4. China
5. India
6. Germany
7. Indonesia
8. Ukraine
9. Poland
10. Kyrgyzstan
11. Kazakhstan
12. Turkey
13. North Korea
14. South Africa
15. New Zealand
16. Serbia
17. Brazil
18. Canada
19. Swaziland
20. Colombia
21. Belgium
22. Tajikistan
23. Czechia
24. Vietnam
25. Bangladesh
26. Netherlands
27. Pakistan
28. Hungary
29. Greece
30. Mongolia
31. Bulgaria
32. Bosnia & Herz.
33. Nigeria
34. Mozambique
35. Botswana
36. Peru
37. Tanzania
38. Uzbekistan
39. Mexico
40. Iran
41. Spain
42. Chile
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
274410.15
178757.20
165596.72
157847.49
122413.73
39572.93
38436.45
37891.91
31450.18
31414.73
28224.65
12704.12
11684.49
10905.15
8350.00
8282.76
7270.84
7255.40
5119.13
5019.92
4519.47
4491.91
3962.80
3703.76
3593.53
3579.20
3377.48
3206.62
3170.24
2777.82
2608.07
2495.63
2363.35
1975.34
1829.83
1727.32
1554.26
1515.68
1334.90
1326.08
1308.44
1301.83
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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