India Coal

Summary Table

Tons Global Rank
Coal Reserves 107,726,551,700 #5 in the world
Coal Production 761,662,038 #2 in the world
Coal Consumption 966,288,693 #2 in the world
Daily Deficit −204,626,654
Coal Imports 215,789,801
Coal Exports 1,018,312
Net Imports 214,771,489

(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in India

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India holds 107,727 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #5 in the world and accounting for about 9.45% of the world's total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

India has proven reserves equivalent to 111.5 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 111 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
107,726,551,700 Tons
Global Rank: #5 | Share of World: 9.45%
111 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in India


Coal Consumption in India

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  • India consumes 966,288,693 Tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year as of the year 2016.
  • India ranks #2 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 11.29% of the world's total consumption of 8,561,852,178.
  • India consumes 718,995 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 1,343,944,296 people), or 1,970 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in India

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  • India produces 761,662,038 tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #2 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • India imports 22% of its coal consumption (214,771,489 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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