Australia and Asia had the largest hard coal reserves of any world region as of 2022, with total reserves amounting to nearly 9,150 exajoules. North America had the second largest hard coal reserves worldwide at that time, at more than 5,600 exajoules.
Reserves of hard coal worldwide in 2022, by region
(in exajoules)
* The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization of nine former Soviet Union states, including Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kazahkstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
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BGR. (June 19, 2024). Reserves of hard coal worldwide in 2022, by region (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/534664/hard-coal-reserves-worldwide-by-region/
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