In 2020, the United States held some 218.5 billion metric tons in hard coal reserves, making it the country with the largest reserves of hard coal worldwide. It was followed by China, the largest hard coal producer.
Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2020
(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. (February 10, 2022). Leading countries based on hard coal reserves in 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264774/top-countries-based-on-hard-coal-reserves/
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