Coal left in the world (BOE):
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| Tons (short ton, st) | BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) | |
| 1,139,471,430,000 | 5,458,633,478,739 | |
| 8,561,852,178 | 41,015,519,747 |
See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves
There are 1,139,471 tons (short tons, st) of proven coal reserves in the world as of 2016.
The world has proven reserves equivalent to 133.1 times its annual consumption. This means it has about 133 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
See also: List of countries by Coal Consumption
| # | Country | Coal Reserves (tons) in 2016 | World Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 254,197,000,000 | 22.3% |
| 2 | Russia | 176,770,840,800 | 15.5% |
| 3 | Australia | 159,634,329,600 | 14.0% |
| 4 | China | 149,818,259,000 | 13.1% |
| 5 | India | 107,726,551,700 | 9.5% |
| 6 | Germany | 39,802,209,480 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Ukraine | 37,891,906,250 | 3.3% |
| 8 | South Africa | 35,053,458,000 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Poland | 28,451,723,410 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 28,224,647,550 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Indonesia | 24,910,001,380 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Turkey | 12,514,525,430 | 1.1% |
| 13 | New Zealand | 8,349,998,250 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Serbia | 8,282,757,340 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Brazil | 7,270,836,760 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Canada | 7,255,404,420 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Colombia | 5,380,375,110 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Czech Republic (Czechia) | 4,012,408,400 | 0.4% |
| 19 | Vietnam | 3,703,761,600 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Pakistan | 3,377,477,840 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Hungary | 3,206,619,790 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Greece | 3,170,243,560 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Mongolia | 2,777,821,200 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 2,608,065,460 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,495,629,840 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Mozambique | 1,975,339,520 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 1,515,676,250 | 0.1% |
| 28 | Mexico | 1,334,897,410 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Iran | 1,326,078,930 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Spain | 1,308,441,970 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Chile | 1,301,828,110 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Thailand | 1,171,755,530 | 0.1% |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,070,343,010 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Venezuela | 805,788,610 | 0.1% |
| 35 | North Korea | 661,386,000 | 0.1% |
| 36 | Albania | 575,405,820 | 0.1% |
| 37 | Laos | 554,461,930 | 0.0% |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 553,359,620 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Argentina | 551,155,000 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Netherlands | 547,848,070 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 413,366,250 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Slovenia | 408,957,010 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Japan | 385,808,500 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Nigeria | 379,194,640 | 0.0% |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 365,966,920 | 0.0% |
| 46 | South Korea | 359,353,060 | 0.0% |
| 47 | Philippines | 348,329,960 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 322,976,830 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Romania | 320,772,210 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Tanzania | 296,521,390 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Georgia | 221,564,310 | 0.0% |
| 52 | Greenland | 201,722,730 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Malaysia | 198,415,800 | 0.0% |
| 54 | Armenia | 179,676,530 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Eswatini | 158,732,640 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Montenegro | 156,528,020 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Slovakia | 148,811,850 | 0.0% |
| 58 | Peru | 112,435,620 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Botswana | 106,434,000 | 0.0% |
| 60 | DR Congo | 97,003,280 | 0.0% |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 77,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 72,752,460 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Algeria | 65,036,290 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Zambia | 49,603,950 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Portugal | 39,683,160 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Ecuador | 26,455,440 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Italy | 18,739,270 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Egypt | 17,636,960 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Ireland | 15,432,340 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Morocco | 15,432,340 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Niger | 6,613,860 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Myanmar | 6,613,860 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Central African Republic | 3,306,930 | 0.00% |
| 74 | New Caledonia | 2,204,620 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Malawi | 2,204,620 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Norway | 1,102,310 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Sweden | 1,102,310 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1,102,310 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Taiwan | 1,102,310 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Nepal | 1,102,310 | 0.00% |