This statistic depicts lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region. In Europe in 2015, the proven resources of lignite were some 325 billion metric tons, while the reserves of lignite were some 71 billion metric tons.
Lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region
(in billion metric tons)
Characteristic
Resources (proven, recovery potential unclear)
Reserves (recovery economically and technically possible)
* The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization of nine former Soviet Union states, including Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kazahkstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, & Friends of the Earth. (November 18, 2015). Lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/534556/lignite-resources-and-reserves-worldwide/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, und Friends of the Earth. "Lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region (in billion metric tons)." Chart. November 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534556/lignite-resources-and-reserves-worldwide/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Friends of the Earth. (2015). Lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534556/lignite-resources-and-reserves-worldwide/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Friends of the Earth. "Lignite Resources and Reserves Worldwide as of 2015, by Region (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534556/lignite-resources-and-reserves-worldwide/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung & Friends of the Earth, Lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534556/lignite-resources-and-reserves-worldwide/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Lignite resources and reserves worldwide as of 2015, by region (in billion metric tons) [Graph], Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, & Friends of the Earth, November 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/534556/lignite-resources-and-reserves-worldwide/