Coal reserves - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Coal reserves, million short tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 9561.16 million short tons. The highest value was in China: 173107.86 million short tons and the lowest value was in Azerbaijan: 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
China 173107.86 1 2008 - 2023
India 140794.75 2 2008 - 2023
Indonesia 38641.48 3 2008 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 31414.73 4 2008 - 2023
Kazakhstan 28224.65 5 2008 - 2023
North Korea 11684.49 6 2008 - 2023
Tajikistan 4491.91 7 2008 - 2023
Bangladesh 3593.53 8 2008 - 2023
Vietnam 3434.8 9 2008 - 2023
Pakistan 3149.3 10 2008 - 2023
Mongolia 2777.82 11 2008 - 2023
Uzbekistan 1515.68 12 2008 - 2023
Iran 1326.08 13 2008 - 2023
Thailand 1171.76 14 2008 - 2023
Georgia 993.18 15 2008 - 2023
Turkmenistan 881.85 16 2008 - 2023
Philippines 397.93 17 2008 - 2023
Japan 385.81 18 2008 - 2023
South Korea 359.35 19 2008 - 2023
Armenia 349.43 20 2008 - 2023
Burma 277.78 21 2008 - 2023
Malaysia 249.12 22 2008 - 2023
Afghanistan 72.75 23 2008 - 2023
Laos 68.34 24 2008 - 2023
Nepal 8.82 25 2008 - 2023
Taiwan 1.1 26 2008 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0 27 2008 - 2023
Bahrain 0 28 2008 - 2023
Bhutan 0 29 2008 - 2023
Brunei 0 30 2008 - 2023
Cambodia 0 31 2008 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 32 2008 - 2023
Iraq 0 33 2008 - 2023
Israel 0 34 2008 - 2023
Jordan 0 35 2008 - 2023
Kuwait 0 36 2008 - 2023
Lebanon 0 37 2008 - 2023
Macao 0 38 2008 - 2023
Maldives 0 39 2008 - 2023
Oman 0 40 2008 - 2023
Qatar 0 41 2008 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 42 2008 - 2023
Singapore 0 43 2008 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0 44 2008 - 2023
Syria 0 45 2008 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 46 2008 - 2023
Yemen 0 47 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. China
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Kazakhstan
6. North Korea
7. Tajikistan
8. Bangladesh
9. Vietnam
10. Pakistan
11. Mongolia
12. Uzbekistan
13. Iran
14. Thailand
15. Georgia
16. Turkmenistan
17. Philippines
18. Japan
19. South Korea
20. Armenia
21. Burma
22. Malaysia
23. Afghanistan
24. Laos
25. Nepal
26. Taiwan
27. Azerbaijan
28. Bahrain
29. Bhutan
30. Brunei
31. Cambodia
32. Hong Kong
33. Iraq
34. Israel
35. Jordan
36. Kuwait
37. Lebanon
38. Macao
39. Maldives
40. Oman
41. Qatar
42. Saudi Arabia
43. Singapore
44. Sri Lanka
45. Syria
46. UA Emirates
47. Yemen
173107.86
140794.75
38641.48
31414.73
28224.65
11684.49
4491.91
3593.53
3434.80
3149.30
2777.82
1515.68
1326.08
1171.76
993.18
881.85
397.93
385.81
359.35
349.43
277.78
249.12
72.75
68.34
8.82
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86553.9
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173107.86


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