Canada Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 7,255,404,420 #16 in the world
Coal Production 67,605,855 #13 in the world
Coal Consumption 42,907,417 #19 in the world
Daily Surplus +24,698,438
Coal Imports 6,962,137
Coal Exports 33,434,695
Net Exports 26,472,558
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Canada

See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves

Canada holds 7,255 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #16 in the world and accounting for about 0.64% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Canada has proven reserves equivalent to 169.1 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 169 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
7,255,404,420 Tons
Global Rank: #16 | Share of World: 0.64%
169 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Canada


Coal Consumption in Canada

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  • Canada consumes 42,907,417 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Canada ranks #19 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.50% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Canada consumes 1,180,288 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 36,353,343 people), or 3,234 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Canada

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  • Canada produces 67,605,855 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #13 in the world.

Coal Exports

  • Canada exports 39% of its coal production (26,472,558 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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