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A B C D E F
1 Coal
2 Reserves at end 1997
3 Million tonnes
Sub-
4 Anthracite and bituminous
bituminous and Lignite Total Share of Total R/P ratio
5 USA 106495 134063 240558 23.3% 244
6 Canada 4509 4114 8623 0.8% 110
7 Mexico 860 351 1211 0.1% 116
8 Total North America 111864 138528 250392 24.2% 233
9
10 Brazil - 2845 2845 0.3% *
11 Colombia 4240 299 4539 0.4% 141
12 Venezuela 417 - 417 + 79
13 Other S. & Cent. America 992 1404 2396 0.3% *
14 Total S. & Cent. America 5649 4548 10197 1.0% 231
15
16 Bulgaria 13 2698 2711 0.3% 96
17 Czech Republic 1642 3500 5142 0.5% 71
18 France 113 26 139 + 20
19 Germany 24000 43300 67300 6.5% 301
20 Greece - 3000 3000 0.3% 50
21 Hungary 596 3865 4461 0.4% 284
22 Poland 29100 13000 42100 4.1% 209
23 Romania 1 3117 3118 0.3% 92
24 Spain 850 600 1450 0.1% 54
25 Turkey 162 6986 7148 0.7% 171
26 United Kingdom 2000 500 2500 0.2% 52
27 Other Europe 584 17014 17598 1.8% 294
28 Total Europe 59061 97606 156667 15.2% 191
29
30 Total Former Soviet Union 104000 137000 241000 23.4% *
31
32 South Africa 55333 - 55333 5.4% 255
33 Zimbabwe 734 - 734 0.1% 138
34 Other Africa 4338 1267 5605 0.5% *
35 Middle East 193 - 193 + 102
36 Total Africa & Middle East 60598 1267 61865 6.0% 273
37
38 Australia 45340 45600 90940 8.8% 327
39 China 62200 52300 114500 11.1% 82
40 India 68047 1900 69947 6.8% 212
41 Indonesia 962 31101 32063 3.1% *
42 Japan 804 17 821 0.1% 191
43 New Zealand 27 90 117 + 31
44 North Korea 300 300 600 0.1% 19
45 South Korea 183 - 183 + 41
46 Taiwan 99 - 99 + *
47 Other Asia Pacific 225 1995 2220 0.2% 51
48 Total Asia Pacific 178187 133303 311490 30.2% 146
49
50 TOTAL WORLD 519358 512252 1031610 100.0% 219
51 Of which OECD 217195 259115 476310 46.2% 230
52 Other EMEs** 198080 93411 291491 28.3% 137
53
54 * More than 500 years
55 + Less than 0.05
56 ** Excludes Central Europe and Former Soviet Union
 Coal: Proved reserves at end 2004
Million tonnes
Anthracite and Sub-bituminous Share of
Total
bituminous and Lignite total

USA 111338 135305 246643 27.1%

Canada 3471 3107 6578 0.7%
Mexico 860 351 1211 0.1%
Total North America 115669 138763 254432 28.0%

Brazil - 10113 10113 1.1%

Colombia 6230 381 6611 0.7%
Venezuela 479 - 479 0.1%
Other S. & Cent. America 992 1698 2690 0.3%
Total S. & Cent. America 7701 12192 19893 2.2%

Bulgaria 4 2183 2187 0.2%

Czech Republic 2094 3458 5552 0.6%
France 15 - 15 *
Germany 183 6556 6739 0.7%
Greece - 3900 3900 0.4%
Hungary 198 3159 3357 0.4%
Kazakhstan 28151 3128 31279 3.4%
Poland 14000 - 14000 1.5%
Romania 22 472 494 0.1%
Russian Federation 49088 107922 157010 17.3%
Spain 200 330 530 0.1%
Turkey 278 3908 4186 0.5%
Ukraine 16274 17879 34153 3.8%
United Kingdom 220 - 220 *
Other Europe & Eurasia 1529 21944.06 23473.06 2.6%
Total Europe & Eurasia 112256 174839.06 287095.06 31.6%

South Africa 48750 - 48750 5.4%

Zimbabwe 502 - 502 0.1%
Other Africa 910 174 1084 0.1%
Middle East 419 - 419 w
Total Africa & Middle East 50581 174 50755 5.6%

Australia 38600 39900 78500 8.6%

China 62200 52300 114500 12.6%
India 90085 2360 92445 10.2%
Indonesia 740 4228 4968 0.5%
Japan 359 - 359 w
New Zealand 33 538 571 0.1%
North Korea 300 300 600 0.1%
Pakistan - 3050 3050 0.3%
South Korea - 80 80 w
Thailand - 1354 1354 0.1%
Vietnam 150 - 150 w
Other Asia Pacific 97 215 312 w
Total Asia Pacific 192564 104325 296889 32.7%

TOTAL WORLD 478771 430293.06 909064.06 100.0%

Of which OECD 172363 200857 373220 41.1%
Former Soviet Uni 94513 132741.06 227254.06 25.0%
Other EMEs 211895 96695 308590 33.9%
* More than 500 years Source: World Energy Coun
w Less than 0.05%

Notes:
Proved reserves of coal - Generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering in
indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known deposits under exis
economic and operating conditions.
Reserves/Production (R/P) ratio - If the reserves remaining at the end of the year are divided by th
production in that year, the result is the length of time that those remaining reserves would last if
production were to continue at that level.
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