Malaysia Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 198,415,800 #53 in the world
Coal Production 2,661,820 #39 in the world
Coal Consumption 33,022,853 #24 in the world
Daily Deficit −30,361,033
Coal Imports 26,670,879
Coal Exports 415,500
Net Imports 26,255,379
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Malaysia

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Malaysia holds 198 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #53 in the world and accounting for about 0.017% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Malaysia has proven reserves equivalent to 6 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 6 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
198,415,800 Tons
Global Rank: #53 | Share of World: 0.017%
6 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Malaysia


Coal Consumption in Malaysia

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  • Malaysia consumes 33,022,853 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Malaysia ranks #24 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.39% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Malaysia consumes 1,038,791 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 31,789,685 people), or 2,846 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Malaysia

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  • Malaysia produces 2,661,820 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #39 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Malaysia imports 80% of its coal consumption (26,255,379 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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