Mexico Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 1,334,897,410 #28 in the world
Coal Production 13,852,746 #24 in the world
Coal Consumption 22,478,332 #27 in the world
Daily Deficit −8,625,586
Coal Imports 9,127,352
Coal Exports 2,864
Net Imports 9,124,488
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Mexico

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Mexico holds 1,335 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #28 in the world and accounting for about 0.12% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Mexico has proven reserves equivalent to 59.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 59 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
1,334,897,410 Tons
Global Rank: #28 | Share of World: 0.12%
59 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Mexico


Coal Consumption in Mexico

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  • Mexico consumes 22,478,332 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Mexico ranks #27 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.26% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Mexico consumes 183,870 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 122,251,351 people), or 504 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Mexico

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  • Mexico produces 13,852,746 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #24 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Mexico imports 41% of its coal consumption (9,124,488 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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