Coal recoverable reserves (2023)

United States of America leads the world in coal recoverable reserves at 273,243.9 million short tons in 2023, followed by Russian Federation (178,757.2 million short tons) and China (173,107.9 million short tons). Australia (164,764.5 million short tons) and India (140,794.7 million short tons) close out the top 5. Next up, Germany (39,021.8 million short tons) and Indonesia (38,641.5 million short tons). Ukraine (37,891.9 million short tons), Kyrgyzstan (31,414.7 million short tons), and Poland (30,597.9 million short tons) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — United States of America has 8.9× the value of Poland (30,597.9 million short tons). Four of the top ten are in Europe, with three from Eastern.