Netherlands Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 547,848,070 #40 in the world
Coal Production 0 # in the world
Coal Consumption 18,203,547 #31 in the world
Daily Deficit −18,203,547
Coal Imports 54,558,833
Coal Exports 38,116,777
Net Imports 16,442,056
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in the Netherlands

See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves

the Netherlands holds 548 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #40 in the world and accounting for about 0.048% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

the Netherlands has proven reserves equivalent to 30.1 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 30 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
547,848,070 Tons
Global Rank: #40 | Share of World: 0.048%
30 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in the Netherlands


Coal Consumption in the Netherlands

See also: List of countries by Coal Consumption

  • the Netherlands consumes 18,203,547 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • the Netherlands ranks #31 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.21% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • the Netherlands consumes 1,058,057 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 17,204,693 people), or 2,899 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Imports

  • the Netherlands imports 90% of its coal consumption (16,442,056 tons in 2016).

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