Afghanistan Coal

Coal Reserves in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan holds 73 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #62 in the world and accounting for about 0.0064% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Afghanistan has proven reserves equivalent to 38.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 39 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

History of Coal Reserves in Afghanistan

Coal Consumption in Afghanistan

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• Afghanistan consumes 1,871,722 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

• Afghanistan ranks #61 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.022% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

• Afghanistan consumes 53,939 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 34,700,612 people), or 148 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Afghanistan

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• Afghanistan produces 1,871,722 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #45 in the world.

Coal Imports and Exports

• Afghanistan does not import nor export any Coal (as of 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production