Japan vs Namibia: Coal reserves

Japan

350.00 million tonnes

in 2023

Namibia

350.00 million tonnes

in 2023

Japan rank

57th

Namibia rank

57th

Coal reserves over time

Japan
Namibia

How they compare

Japan currently reports 350.00 million tonnes against 350.00 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 0 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 57th and Namibia ranks 57th of 216 countries.

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Coal reserves in Japan
Coal reserves in Namibia
Full country ranking

About this data

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: 07 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.