Nepal Coal

Coal Reserves in Nepal

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Nepal holds 1 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #77 in the world and accounting for about 0.000097% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Nepal has proven reserves equivalent to 3.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 4 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

History of Coal Reserves in Nepal

Coal Consumption in Nepal

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• Nepal consumes 283,303 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

• Nepal ranks #88 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.0033% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

• Nepal consumes 10,134 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 27,955,462 people), or 28 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Nepal

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• Nepal produces 23,149 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #65 in the world.

Coal Imports

• Nepal imports 73% of its coal consumption (207,403 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production