Survey Of Energy Resources
COAL (INCLUDING LIGNITE)


Coal: proved recoverable reserves at end-1999

 

million tonnes

Bituminous including anthracite

Sub-
bituminous

Lignite

TOTAL

Algeria

40

40

Botswana

4 300

4 300

Central African Republic

3

3

Congo (Democratic Rep.)

88

88

Egypt (Arab Rep.)

22

22

Malawi

2

2

Morocco

N

N

Mozambique

212

212

Niger

70

70

Nigeria

21

169

190

South Africa

49 520

49 520

Swaziland

208

208

Tanzania

200

200

Zambia

10

10

Zimbabwe

502

502

Total Africa

55 171

193

3

55 367

Canada

3 471

871

2 236

6 578

Greenland

183

183

Mexico

860

300

51

1 211

United States of America

115 891

101 021

33 082

249 994

Total North America

120 222

102 375

35 369

257 966

Argentina

430

430

Bolivia

1

1

Brazil

11 929

11 929

Chile

31

1 150

1 181

Colombia

6 267

381

6 648

Ecuador

24

24

Peru

960

100

1 060

Venezuela

479

479

Total South America

7 738

13 890

124

21 752

Afghanistan

66

66

China

62 200

33 700

18 600

114 500

India

82 396

2 000

84 396

Indonesia

790

1 430

3 150

5 370

Japan

773

773

Kazakhstan

31 000

3 000

34 000

Korea (Democratic People's Rep.)

300

300

600

Korea (Republic)

78

78

Kyrgyzstan

812

812

Malaysia

4

4

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

2

2

Nepal

2

2

Pakistan

2 265

2 265

Philippines

232

100

332

Taiwan, China

1

1

Thailand

1 268

1 268

Turkey

278

761

2 650

3 689

Uzbekistan

1 000

3 000

4 000

Vietnam

150

150

Total Asia

179 040

38 688

34 580

252 308


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