North Korea Coal

Coal Reserves in North Korea

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North Korea holds 661 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #35 in the world and accounting for about 0.058% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

North Korea has proven reserves equivalent to 61.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 62 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

History of Coal Reserves in North Korea

Coal Consumption in North Korea

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• North Korea consumes 10,707,839 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

• North Korea ranks #37 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.13% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

• North Korea consumes 416,675 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 25,698,326 people), or 1,142 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in North Korea

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• North Korea produces 34,237,749 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #21 in the world.

Coal Exports

• North Korea exports 67% of its coal production (23,094,114 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production