Portugal Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 39,683,160 #65 in the world
Coal Production 0 # in the world
Coal Consumption 5,290,177 #46 in the world
Daily Deficit −5,290,177
Coal Imports 5,423,748
Coal Exports 0
Net Imports 5,423,748
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Portugal

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Portugal holds 40 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #65 in the world and accounting for about 0.0035% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Portugal has proven reserves equivalent to 7.5 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 8 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
39,683,160 Tons
Global Rank: #65 | Share of World: 0.0035%
8 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Portugal


Coal Consumption in Portugal

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  • Portugal consumes 5,290,177 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Portugal ranks #46 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.062% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Portugal consumes 511,307 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 10,346,372 people), or 1,401 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Imports

  • Portugal imports 103% of its coal consumption (5,423,748 tons in 2016).

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