Vietnam Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 3,703,761,600 #19 in the world
Coal Production 42,468,697 #15 in the world
Coal Consumption 56,641,097 #16 in the world
Daily Deficit −14,172,400
Coal Imports 14,693,792
Coal Exports 1,546,342
Net Imports 13,147,450
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Vietnam

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Vietnam holds 3,704 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #19 in the world and accounting for about 0.33% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Vietnam has proven reserves equivalent to 65.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 65 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
3,703,761,600 Tons
Global Rank: #19 | Share of World: 0.33%
65 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Vietnam


Coal Consumption in Vietnam

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  • Vietnam consumes 56,641,097 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Vietnam ranks #16 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.66% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Vietnam consumes 602,564 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 94,000,117 people), or 1,651 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Vietnam

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  • Vietnam produces 42,468,697 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #15 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Vietnam imports 23% of its coal consumption (13,147,450 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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