5 Countries with the Biggest Coal Reserves

2. Russian Federation

Coal Reserves as of 2021: 178,757 million short tonnes

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world in terms of landmass, and one that has large amounts of oil, gas, coal, and other minerals. Russian companies are among the largest suppliers of gas all around, and it is also the world’s sixth largest producer of coal. Additionally, while Russian coal is used by some countries such as Turkey and India to generate electricity, less than one fifth of Russia’s own power requirement is met by the fuel. Russian exports are also under scrutiny this year, due to its Ukraine invasion which has seen Europe diversify its energy supply chain away from the country.