Energy: proved coal reserves at end 2006 (in million tonnes)

rank country anthracite & bitumous sub-bitumous & lignite total percent of total
1. USA 111,338 135,305 246,643 27.13%
2. Russian Federation 49,088 107,922 157,010 17.27%
3. China 62,200 52,300 114,500 12.60%
4. India 90,085 2,360 92,445 10.17%
5. Australia 38,600 39,900 78,500 8.64%
6. South Africa 48,750 - 48,750 5.36%
7. Ukraine 16,274 17,879 34,153 3.76%
8. Kazakhstan 28,151 3,128 31,279 3.44%
9. Poland 14,000 - 14,000 1.54%
10. Brazil - 10,113 10,113 1.11%
11. Germany 183 6,556 6,739 0.74%
12. Colombia 6,230 381 6,611 0.73%
13. Canada 3,471 3,107 6,578 0.72%
14. Czech Republic 2,094 3,458 5,552 0.61%
15. Indonesia 740 4,228 4,968 0.55%
16. Turkey 278 3,908 4,186 0.46%
17. Greece - 3,900 3,900 0.43%
18. Hungary 198 3,159 3,357 0.37%
19. Pakistan - 3,050 3,050 0.34%
20. Bulgaria 4 2,183 2,187 0.24%
21. Thailand - 1,354 1,354 0.15%
22. Mexico 860 351 1,211 0.13%
23. North Korea 300 300 600 0.07%
24. New Zealand 33 538 571 0.06%
25. Spain 200 330 530 0.06%
26. Zimbabwe 502 - 502 0.06%
27. Romania 22 472 494 0.05%
28. Venezuela 479 - 479 0.05%
29. Japan 359 - 359 0.04%
30. United Kingdom 220 - 220 0.02%
31. Vietnam 150 - 150 0.02%
32. South Korea - 80 80 0.01%
33. France 15 - 15 0.00%
  World 478,771 430,293 909,064 100%
source: World Energy Council.