Peru Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 112,435,620 #58 in the world
Coal Production 493,173 #54 in the world
Coal Consumption 1,267,657 #70 in the world
Daily Deficit −774,483
Coal Imports 645,315
Coal Exports 148,047
Net Imports 497,268
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Peru

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Peru holds 112 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #58 in the world and accounting for about 0.0099% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Peru has proven reserves equivalent to 88.7 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 89 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
112,435,620 Tons
Global Rank: #58 | Share of World: 0.0099%
89 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Peru


Coal Consumption in Peru

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  • Peru consumes 1,267,657 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Peru ranks #70 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.015% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Peru consumes 41,069 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 30,866,494 people), or 113 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Peru

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  • Peru produces 493,173 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #54 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Peru imports 39% of its coal consumption (497,268 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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