This statistic shows the leading ten countries worldwide according to their reserves of hard coal in 2017. In that year, the United States some 220 billion metric tons of hard coal reserves. Thus, the U.S. was the country with the largest reserves of hard coal worldwide.
Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2017
(in million metric tons)
* 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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BGR. (August 26, 2019). Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264774/top-countries-based-on-hard-coal-reserves/
BGR. "Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2017 (in million metric tons)." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264774/top-countries-based-on-hard-coal-reserves/
BGR. (2019). Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2017 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264774/top-countries-based-on-hard-coal-reserves/
BGR. "Leading Countries Based on Hard Coal Reserves in 2017 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264774/top-countries-based-on-hard-coal-reserves/
BGR, Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2017 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264774/top-countries-based-on-hard-coal-reserves/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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