Bangladesh Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 322,976,830 #48 in the world
Coal Production 995,386 #50 in the world
Coal Consumption 2,099,900 #60 in the world
Daily Deficit −1,104,514
Coal Imports 3,128,923
Coal Exports 0
Net Imports 3,128,923
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh holds 323 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #48 in the world and accounting for about 0.028% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Bangladesh has proven reserves equivalent to 153.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 154 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
322,976,830 Tons
Global Rank: #48 | Share of World: 0.028%
154 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Bangladesh


Coal Consumption in Bangladesh

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  • Bangladesh consumes 2,099,900 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Bangladesh ranks #60 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.025% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Bangladesh consumes 13,058 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 160,811,932 people), or 36 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Bangladesh

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  • Bangladesh produces 995,386 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #50 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Bangladesh imports 149% of its coal consumption (3,128,923 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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