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. 2009 Oct 27;364(1532):3067–3079. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0170

Table 4.

World production and reserves of coal, 2005 (billion tonnes). Adapted from Energy Information Administration (2008).

country/region 2005 production 2005 recoverable reserves 2005 R/P ratio
China 2.21 114.7 52
other Asia/
Oceania 1.07 143.2 134
USA 1.03 239.8 233
Europe 0.73 46.2 63
Eurasia 0.46 226.5 492
other 0.40 75.4 189
world total 5.90 845.8 143