Global proved reserves of coal reached 1.07 trillion metric tons in 2020. The majority of these reserves are anthracite and bituminous coal, at over 750 billion metric tons. As of that year, the life years of coal is predicted to be a about 139 years at the current rate of production. The United States, Russia, and Australia are the countries with the largest proven coal reserves.
Proved coal reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2020, by type
(in million metric tons)
According to the source, proved reserves of coal are taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known deposits under existing economic and operating conditions.
This statistic has been compiled using several editions of the report.
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