Coal reserves by country
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.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
247.88 billion tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Antarctica
Median
0 tonnes
Years covered
16
2008–2023
Data points
3,421
What the numbers show
Coal reserves is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 247.88 billion tonnes in United States; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Antarctica.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 tonnes, and the mean is 5.52 billion tonnes.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 40,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 91.7%).
Coal reserves: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 247.88 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 162.17 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | China | 157.04 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 149.47 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 5 | India | 127.73 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 35.40 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 35.05 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 34.38 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.50 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 2,835.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 27.76 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 25.61 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 10.97 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 13 | North Korea | 10.60 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 1,666.7% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 9.89 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 7.11 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 16 | New Zealand | 6.75 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 17 | Brazil | 6.60 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Canada | 6.58 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Eswatini | 4.64 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 3,125.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 4.55 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 4.10 billion tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 4.07 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 986.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 3.60 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 3.26 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 1,012.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Netherlands | 3.25 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 553.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 3.12 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 27 | Greece | 2.88 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Pakistan | 2.86 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 2.52 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 2.17 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 33 | Nigeria | 2.14 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 523.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Mozambique | 1.79 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Botswana | 1.66 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 4,050.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 1.57 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 1,436.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Tanzania | 1.41 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 424.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 1.38 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Iran | 1.20 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 1.19 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 1.18 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Mexico | 1.16 billion tonnes | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 43 | Thailand | 1.06 billion tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 988.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1,022.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Zambia | 945.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 901.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 348.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 802.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 40,000.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Argentina | 800.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 800.00 million tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 800.00 million tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Venezuela | 731.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 610.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 3,488.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Albania | 522.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 502.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Greenland | 383.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 361.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 57 | Japan | 350.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Namibia | 350.00 million tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Montenegro | 337.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 332.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | South Korea | 326.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Armenia | 317.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 291.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Myanmar | 252.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 4,100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Malaysia | 226.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 66 | Algeria | 223.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 278.0% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 182.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1,037.5% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 160.00 million tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Madagascar | 150.00 million tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 96.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 585.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovenia | 95.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 90.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 66.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Laos | 62.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 76 | United Kingdom | 26.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 24.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Slovakia | 19.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 8.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 5.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 3.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Portugal | 3.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 83 | New Caledonia | 2.00 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Norway | 2.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Bolivia | 999,998 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Taiwan | 999,998 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Aruba | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Angola | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | American Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Austria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Burundi | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Benin | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Belarus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Belize | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Barbados | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Brunei | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Bhutan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Switzerland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cameroon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Congo | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Comoros | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cuba | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cayman Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Djibouti | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Denmark | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Eritrea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Estonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Finland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Faroe Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Gabon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Ghana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Gambia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Grenada | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Guam | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Guyana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Hong Kong | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Honduras | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Croatia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Haiti | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Iraq | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Israel | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Jamaica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Jordan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Kenya | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cambodia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Kuwait | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Liberia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Libya | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Lithuania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Latvia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Macao | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Moldova | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Mali | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Oman | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Panama | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Paraguay | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Palestine | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Qatar | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Sudan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Senegal | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Singapore | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | El Salvador | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Somalia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | South Sudan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Suriname | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Syria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Chad | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Togo | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Tunisia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Uruguay | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Yemen | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | French Guiana | 0 tonnes | 2016 | — | flat |
| 87 | Reunion | 0 tonnes | 2016 | — | flat |
| 87 | Western Sahara | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Montserrat | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Falkland Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Saint Helena | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Antarctica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
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.