| Tons | Global Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Reserves | 149,818,259,000 | #4 in the world |
| Coal Production | 3,708,155,408 | #1 in the world |
| Coal Consumption | 4,319,921,826 | #1 in the world |
| Daily Deficit | −611,766,418 | |
| Coal Imports | 281,754,534 | |
| Coal Exports | 9,532,676 | |
| Net Imports | 272,221,858 |
See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves
China holds 149,818 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #4 in the world and accounting for about 13.15% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).
China has proven reserves equivalent to 34.7 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 35 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
See also: List of countries by Coal Consumption
China consumes 4,319,921,826 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.
China ranks #1 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 50.46% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.
China consumes 3,076,752 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 1,404,052,632 people), or 8,429 cubic feet per capita per day.
See also: List of countries by Coal Production