Venezuela Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 805,788,610 #34 in the world
Coal Production 825,630 #52 in the world
Coal Consumption 180,696 #96 in the world
Daily Surplus +644,934
Coal Imports 36,935
Coal Exports 639,340
Net Exports 602,404
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Venezuela

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Venezuela holds 806 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #34 in the world and accounting for about 0.071% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Venezuela has proven reserves equivalent to 4,459.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 4,459 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
805,788,610 Tons
Global Rank: #34 | Share of World: 0.071%
4,459 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Venezuela


Coal Consumption in Venezuela

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  • Venezuela consumes 180,696 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Venezuela ranks #96 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.0021% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Venezuela consumes 5,873 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 30,765,720 people), or 16 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Venezuela

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  • Venezuela produces 825,630 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #52 in the world.

Coal Exports

  • Venezuela exports 73% of its coal production (602,404 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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