Coal left in the world (BOE):

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Summary Table

  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
(Data shown in the table is for 2016. Counter shows current estimate.)

World Coal Reserves

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).

Coal Reserves
1,139,471,430,000 Tons
(5,458,633,478,739 billion BOE)
133 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of World's Proven Coal Reserves

World Coal Consumption

See also: List of countries by Coal Consumption

  • The world consumes 8,561,852,178 tons (short tons, st) of coal per year as of the year 2016.
  • The world consumes 1,139,533 cubic feet of coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 world population of 7,513,474,238 people) or 3,122 cubic feet per capita per day.

History of Global Coal Consumption


Sources