Coal by country

Coal reserves in BTUs as of 2009
Coal output in 2005

This article includes lists representing proven reserves and production of coal by country. All data is taken from British Petroleum.

The reserve list specifies different types of coal and includes countries with at least 0.1% share of estimated world coal reserves.

The production list includes countries with coal production close to or larger than 1 million tonnes.

By IEA the top 10 coal producers in 2011 were (Mt): China 3,576 (46%), United States 1,004 (13%), India 586 (8%), Australia 414 (5%), Indonesia 376 (5%), Russia 334 (4%), South Africa 253 (3%), Germany 189 (2%), Poland 139 (2%) and Kazakhstan 117 (2%). In 2011 total coal production was 7,783 Mt.[1]

Top coal producers in 2012 were (Mt): China 3,549, United States 935, India 595, Indonesia 443, Australia 421, Russia 354, South Africa 259, Germany 197, Poland 144 and Kazakhstan 126. In 2012 total coal production was 7,832 Mt. World coal production increased from year 2011 to 2012.[2]

See also

See also separate lists:

Proved recoverable coal reserves at end-2006
(million tonnes)[3]		 Coal production in 2007
(million tonnes)[4]
Rank Country Anthracite & bituminous Subbituminous & lignite Total Share
1 USA 111,338135,305246,64327.1
2 Pakistan 0185,000185,00020
3 Russia 49,088107,922157,01017.3
4 China 62,20052,300114,50012.6
5 India 90,0852,36092,44510.2
6 Australia 38,60039,90078,5008.6
7 South Africa 48,750048,7505.4
8 Ukraine 16,27417,87934,1533.8
9 Kazakhstan 28,1513,12831,2793.4
10 Poland 14,000014,0001.5
11 Brazil 010,11310,1131.1
12 Germany 1836,5566,7390.7
13 Colombia 6,2303816,6110.7
14 Canada 3,4713,1076,5780.7
15 Czech Republic 2,0943,4585,5520.6
16 Indonesia 7404,2284,9680.5
17 Turkey 2783,9084,1860.5
18 Greece03,9003,9000.4
19 Hungary 1983,1593,3570.4
20 United Kingdom03,1963,1960.3
21 Bulgaria 42,1832,1870.2
22 Thailand 01,3541,3540.1
23 North Korea 3003006000.1
24 New Zealand 335385710.1
25 Spain 2003305300.1
26 Zimbabwe 50205020.1
27 Romania 224724940.1
28 Venezuela 47904790.1
Total World 478,771430,293909,064100.0
  • Recent discoveries in the Thar region of Pakistan have given rise to a discovery of nearly 185 billion tonnes.[5]
Rank Country Production Share
—   World 6,395.6 100
1  China 2,536.7 39.7
2  United States 1,039.2 16.2
—  European Union 590.5 9.2
3  India 478.2 7.5
4  Australia 393.9 6.2
5  Russia 314.2 4.9
6  South Africa 269.4 4.2
7  Germany 201.9 3.2
8  Indonesia 174.8 2.7
9  Poland 145.8 2.3
10  Kazakhstan 94.4 1.5
11  Turkey 76.6 1.2
12  Ukraine 76.3 1.2
13  Colombia 71.7 1.1
14  Canada 69.4 1.1
15  Czech Republic 62.6 1.0
16  Greece 62.5 1.0
17  Vietnam 41.2 0.6
18  Romania 35.4 0.6
19  Bulgaria 30.4 0.5
20  Thailand 18.3 0.3
21  Spain 18.2 0.3
22  United Kingdom 17.0 0.3 [6]
23  Mexico 12.2 0.2
24  Hungary 9.8 0.2
25  Venezuela 8.0 0.1
26  Brazil 5.9 0.1
27  New Zealand 4.6 0.1
28  Pakistan 3.6 0.1
28  Zimbabwe 3.3
29  South Korea 3.2
31  Japan 1.3
32  France 0.9

References

  1. ↑ IEA Key energy statistics 2012
  2. ↑ Key world statistics 2013 IEA page 11 gas, page 13 oil, page 15 coal
  3. ↑ "BP Statistical review of world energy June 2007" (XLS). British Petroleum. June 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Review of World Energy 2008". British Petroleum.
  5. ↑ Thar coal reserves can turn around Pakistani fortunes
  6. ↑ World coal statistics