Germany Coal

Coal Reserves in Germany

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Germany holds 39,802 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #6 in the world and accounting for about 3.49% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Germany has proven reserves equivalent to 154.6 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 155 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

History of Coal Reserves in Germany

Coal Consumption in Germany

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• Germany consumes 257,488,593 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

• Germany ranks #4 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 3.01% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

• Germany consumes 3,111,265 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 82,760,102 people), or 8,524 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Germany

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• Germany produces 193,593,194 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #8 in the world.

Coal Imports

• Germany imports 25% of its coal consumption (63,388,337 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production