In 2022, the United States held some 218 billion metric tons of hard coal (also known as anthracite) reserves, making it the country with the largest reserves of hard coal worldwide. The U.S. was followed by China in second place, which is also the world's largest hard coal producer.
Reserves of hard coal worldwide in 2022, by leading country
(in million metric tons)
hard coal is also known as anthracite and black coal
Supplementary notes
* According to the national classification, hard coal only includes bituminous coal and anthracite.
BGR (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe) is the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Commodities.
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