Energy: proved coal reserves at end 2009 (in million tonnes)

rank country anthracite & bitumous sub-bitumous & lignite total percent of total
  World 411,321 414,680 826,001 100%
1. US 108,950 129,358 238,308 28.85%
2. Russian Federation 49,088 107,922 157,010 19.01%
3. China 62,200 52,300 114,500 13.86%
4. Australia 36,800 39,400 76,200 9.23%
5. India 54,000 4,600 58,600 7.09%
6. Ukraine 15,351 18,522 33,873 4.10%
7. Kazakhstan 28,170 3,130 31,300 3.79%
8. South Africa 30,408 - 30,408 3.68%
9. Poland 6,012 1,490 7,502 0.91%
10. Brazil - 7,059 7,059 0.85%
11. Colombia 6,434 380 6,814 0.82%
12. Germany 152 6,556 6,708 0.81%
13. Canada 3,471 3,107 6,578 0.80%
14. Czech Republic 1,673 2,828 4,501 0.54%
15. Indonesia 1,721 2,607 4,328 0.52%
16. Greece - 3,900 3,900 0.47%
17. Hungary 199 3,103 3,302 0.40%
18. Pakistan 1 2,069 2,070 0.25%
19. Bulgaria 5 1,991 1,996 0.24%
20. Turkey - 1,814 1,814 0.22%
21. Thailand - 1,354 1,354 0.16%
22. Mexico 860 351 1,211 0.15%
23. Other Africa 929 174 1,103 0.13%
24. North Korea 300 300 600 0.07%
25. New Zealand 33 538 571 0.07%
26. Spain 200 330 530 0.06%
27. Zimbabwe 502 - 502 0.06%
28. Venezuela 479 - 479 0.06%
29. Romania 12 410 422 0.05%
30. Japan 355 - 355 0.04%
31. United Kingdom 155 - 155 0.02%
32. Vietnam 150 - 150 0.02%
33. South Korea 133 - 133 0.02%
source: World Energy Council.