Thailand Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 1,171,755,530 #32 in the world
Coal Production 18,715,682 #23 in the world
Coal Consumption 42,674,986 #20 in the world
Daily Deficit −23,959,304
Coal Imports 23,999,601
Coal Exports 39,472
Net Imports 23,960,129
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Thailand

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Thailand holds 1,172 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #32 in the world and accounting for about 0.10% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Thailand has proven reserves equivalent to 27.5 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 27 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
1,171,755,530 Tons
Global Rank: #32 | Share of World: 0.10%
27 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Thailand


Coal Consumption in Thailand

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  • Thailand consumes 42,674,986 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Thailand ranks #20 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.50% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Thailand consumes 602,245 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 70,859,841 people), or 1,650 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Thailand

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  • Thailand produces 18,715,682 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #23 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Thailand imports 56% of its coal consumption (23,960,129 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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