Which has higher coal reserves, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.17 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2023.

What is the difference in coal reserves between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

90.00 million tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria: Coal reserves

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2.26 billion tonnes

in 2023

Bulgaria

2.17 billion tonnes

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

31st

Bulgaria rank

32nd

Coal reserves over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.17 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 90.00 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 31st and Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 216 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.85 billion tonnes	2.18 billion tonnes	672.00 million tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	2.35 billion tonnes	2.37 billion tonnes	13.65 million tonnes	Bulgaria
2020s	2.26 billion tonnes	2.27 billion tonnes	6.00 million tonnes	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal reserves, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.17 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal reserves between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 90.00 million tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria rank globally for coal reserves?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 31st and Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal reserves
Unit: tonnes
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 3,421 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proved reserves, measured in tonnes, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.