Which countries have coal reserves? 46 countries in the Magna Factbook list coal among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
46 countries list coal among their natural resources. United States — scored 90.0/100 by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of China, Russia. Control of coal is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 90.0/100 |
| 2 | China | 88.03/100 |
| 3 | Russia | 84.29/100 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 82.72/100 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 73.44/100 |
| 6 | Australia | 72.51/100 |
| 7 | Turkey | 70.6/100 |
| 8 | South Korea | 69.12/100 |
| 9 | Canada | 67.8/100 |
| 10 | Germany | 66.96/100 |
| 11 | Spain | 66.07/100 |
| 12 | Iran | 65.89/100 |
| # | Country | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Vietnam | 65.5/100 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 65.31/100 |
| 15 | Italy | 64.38/100 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 62.95/100 |
| 17 | South Africa | 61.47/100 |
| 18 | Colombia | 60.09/100 |
| 19 | Peru | 59.43/100 |
| 20 | Poland | 58.78/100 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 58.6/100 |
| 22 | North Korea | 58.2/100 |
| 23 | Austria | 56.36/100 |
| 24 | Honduras | 55.64/100 |
| 25 | Romania | 55.56/100 |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 55.42/100 |
| 27 | Nigeria | 54.23/100 |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 53.99/100 |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 52.79/100 |
| 30 | Mongolia | 51.22/100 |
| 31 | Burma | 51.17/100 |
| 32 | Hungary | 50.59/100 |
| 33 | Albania | 50.43/100 |
| 34 | Serbia | 49.36/100 |
| 35 | Tanzania | 48.26/100 |
| 36 | Madagascar | 45.96/100 |
| 37 | DRC | 41.48/100 |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.34/100 |
| 39 | Botswana | 34.42/100 |
| 40 | Zambia | 30.26/100 |
| 41 | Mozambique | 29.18/100 |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 24.27/100 |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 20.43/100 |
| 44 | Malawi | 14.36/100 |
| 45 | Niger | 13.02/100 |
| 46 | Eswatini | 12.4/100 |
