Iran Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 1,326,078,930 #29 in the world
Coal Production 1,395,157 #48 in the world
Coal Consumption 1,472,686 #67 in the world
Daily Deficit −77,529
Coal Imports 297,737
Coal Exports 224,537
Net Imports 73,200
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Iran

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Iran holds 1,326 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #29 in the world and accounting for about 0.12% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Iran has proven reserves equivalent to 900.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 900 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
1,326,078,930 Tons
Global Rank: #29 | Share of World: 0.12%
900 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Iran


Coal Consumption in Iran

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  • Iran consumes 1,472,686 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Iran ranks #67 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.017% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Iran consumes 17,571 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 83,812,228 people), or 48 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Iran

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  • Iran produces 1,395,157 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #48 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Iran imports 5% of its coal consumption (73,200 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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