Japan Coal

Coal Reserves in Japan

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Japan holds 386 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #43 in the world and accounting for about 0.034% of the world's total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Japan has proven reserves equivalent to 1.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 2 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

History of Coal Reserves in Japan

Coal Consumption in Japan

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• Japan consumes 210,559,949 Tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year as of the year 2016.
• Japan ranks #6 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 2.46% of the world's total consumption of 8,561,852,178.
• Japan consumes 1,655,867 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 127,159,951 people), or 4,537 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Japan

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• Japan produces 1,353,637 tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #49 in the world.

Coal Imports

• Japan imports 99% of its coal consumption (209,162,148 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production