Spain Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 1,308,441,970 #30 in the world
Coal Production 2,187,157 #40 in the world
Coal Consumption 21,948,094 #29 in the world
Daily Deficit −19,760,937
Coal Imports 15,244,055
Coal Exports 499,347
Net Imports 14,744,708
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Spain

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Spain holds 1,308 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #30 in the world and accounting for about 0.11% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Spain has proven reserves equivalent to 59.6 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 60 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
1,308,441,970 Tons
Global Rank: #30 | Share of World: 0.11%
60 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Spain


Coal Consumption in Spain

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  • Spain consumes 21,948,094 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Spain ranks #29 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.26% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Spain consumes 469,651 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 46,732,771 people), or 1,287 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Spain

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  • Spain produces 2,187,157 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #40 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Spain imports 67% of its coal consumption (14,744,708 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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