Laos Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 554,461,930 #37 in the world
Coal Production 5,330,918 #31 in the world
Coal Consumption 5,247,934 #47 in the world
Daily Surplus +82,984
Coal Imports 8,732
Coal Exports 24,000
Net Exports 15,268
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Laos

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Laos holds 554 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #37 in the world and accounting for about 0.049% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Laos has proven reserves equivalent to 105.7 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 106 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
554,461,930 Tons
Global Rank: #37 | Share of World: 0.049%
106 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Laos


Coal Consumption in Laos

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  • Laos consumes 5,247,934 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Laos ranks #47 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.061% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Laos consumes 759,601 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 6,908,802 people), or 2,081 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Laos

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  • Laos produces 5,330,918 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #31 in the world.

Coal Exports

  • Laos exports 0% of its coal production (15,268 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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