Major coal producers

Major coal producers
The reserve life is an estimate based only on current production levels for the countries shown, and makes no assumptions of future production or even current production trends.
Production of Coal by Country and year (million tonnes)[55]
Country
2003
2004
2005
2006
Share
Reserve Life (years)
China
1722.0
1992.3
2204.7
2380.0
38.4 %
48
USA
972.3
1008.9
1026.5
1053.6
17.0 %
234
India
375.4
407.7
428.4
447.3
7.2 %
207
Australia
351.5
366.1
378.8
373.8
6.0 %
210
Russia
276.7
281.7
298.5
309.2
5.0 %
508
South Africa
237.9
243.4
244.4
256.9
4.1 %
190
Germany
204.9
207.8
202.8
197.2
3.2 %
34
Indonesia
114.3
132.4
146.9
195.0
3.1 %
25
Poland
163.8
162.4
159.5
156.1
2.5 %
90
Total World
5187.6
5585.3
5886.7
6195.1
100 %
142