Global Coal Reserves

Updated on 08.25.2022

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Middle School

Life and earth sciences

The main reserves are in the United States, way ahead of Russia, Australia, China and India. The mining sector in China is undergoing a major overhaul, with many small production sites being shut down in favor of bigger and more modern mines.

Global Coal Reserves (in millions of metric tons)

Source: BP Statistical Review 2022
Country	Proved Reserves End-2020	Share of Global Reserves
United States	248941	23,2%
Russia	162166	15,1%
Australia	150227	14,0%
China	143197	13,3%
India	111052	10,3%
Indonesia	34869	3,2%
Germany	35900	3,3%
Ukraine	34375	3,2%
Poland	28395	2,6%
Kazakhstan	25605	2,4%
Turkey	11525	1,1%
South Africa	9893	0,9%
Reste of the world	77 963	7,3%
Total World	1 074 108	100,00%