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Greece Coal

Reserves (2023)#27 World
3,170,243,560short tons
0.25%
of world reserves
275 years
at current production
Production (2024)#29 World
6,963,380short tons−39.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#39 World
7,390,222short tons−33.6% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−1,169.4short tons

Production covers 94.2% of consumption.

Imports cover 0.65% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Greece

  • Greece holds 3,170,243,560 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#27 in the world), and accounting for about 0.25% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Greece has about 275 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Greece

  • Greece produced 6,963,380 short tons of coal in 2024 (#29 in the world), a decrease of 39.7% from 11,539,642 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Greece

  • Greece consumed 7,390,222 short tons of coal in 2024 (#39 in the world), a decrease of 33.6% from 2023. This represents 0.08% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Greece averaged 1,471 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 4.03 pounds per day (#30 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Greece

  • Greece imported 48,050 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.65% of consumption).
  • Greece exported 816,377 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈11.7% of production).
  • This made Greece a net exporter of 768,328 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Greece

  • In 2024, Greece produced approximately 19,078 short tons of coal per day and consumed 20,247 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 1,169.4 short tons.

Greece Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———6,963,380−39.7%290.07%7,390,222−33.6%390.08%1,47148,050816,377−768,328
20233,170,243,560270.25%11,539,642−23.6%280.12%11,123,959−27.9%350.12%2,17254,4615.3954,455
20223,170,243,560270.25%15,105,093+13.3%240.16%15,418,653+13.3%300.17%2,961.677,718399,450−321,732
20213,170,243,560290.25%13,332,705−13.9%250.15%13,607,063−13.7%300.16%2,572.3293,64742,313251,334
20203,170,243,560290.25%15,491,424−48.7%230.18%15,774,649−46.9%290.19%2,948.7335,4909,537.1325,953
20193,170,243,560290.26%30,176,232−25%190.34%29,691,112−29.6%240.34%5,540.1359,91516,193343,723
20183,170,243,560290.26%40,221,969−3.3%180.46%42,204,539−0.29%190.49%7,866418,07122,789395,282
20173,170,243,560290.26%41,591,642+15.6%180.49%42,325,397+11.2%200.50%7,871.9453,38610,855442,530
20163,170,243,560290.26%35,977,194−29.4%190.44%38,077,094−22.5%200.45%7,067.3343,92119,583324,338
20153,170,243,560290.26%50,977,428−9%150.59%49,105,706−14.6%170.57%9,076.1283,29415,188268,106
20143,170,243,560290.28%56,046,952−5.7%140.63%57,502,001−4.6%160.65%10,557370,37622,893347,483
20133,170,243,560220.29%59,440,964−14.3%150.66%60,282,027−12.2%170.67%10,993486,11929,141456,978
20123,170,243,560210.30%69,397,028+7.3%150.78%68,630,923+3.2%170.77%12,424455,25432,386422,868
20113,170,243,560210.31%64,668,118+3.8%150.75%66,533,227+3.5%160.77%11,978557,76920,828536,941
20103,170,243,560210.32%62,302,561−12.9%150.76%64,284,515−11%160.78%11,557717,6044,065.1713,539
20093,170,243,560210.32%71,532,203−1.3%130.93%72,256,420+0.65%130.95%13,010327,3865,289.2322,097
20083,170,243,560210.32%72,443,813−0.89%140.96%71,787,939−2.9%140.95%12,962746,2649,287.4736,976
2007———73,091,971+2.3%131.0%73,946,262+3.1%140.99%13,389673,51130,032643,479
2006———71,415,358−6.6%121.0%71,717,391−7.9%151.0%13,020422,18543,674378,511
2005———76,498,109−0.92%121.1%77,888,122−1.4%121.2%14,186712,09270,027642,065
2004———77,206,895+2.6%111.2%78,958,465+1%111.2%14,425897,28092,670804,610
2003———75,286,671−3.1%111.3%78,155,984+1.8%121.3%14,316823,42695,720727,706
2002———77,677,581+6.2%111.4%76,811,165+1.8%111.4%14,1061,092,38967,1831,025,207
2001———73,131,655+3.8%121.4%75,489,496+4.3%121.4%13,9241,502,44954,4591,447,989
2000———70,423,279+3%131.4%72,405,232+6%131.4%13,4301,372,37690,3821,281,994
1999———68,399,438+1.9%131.4%68,320,071+0.12%121.4%12,7371,326,07987,0791,239,000
1998———67,113,042+3.5%141.3%68,235,194+3.3%131.4%12,7841,513,47283,7761,429,696
1997———64,864,330−1.6%141.3%66,066,950+0.55%141.3%12,4391,338,20472,7441,265,461
1996———65,897,194+3.7%121.3%65,704,290+2%141.3%12,4321,822,11849,6041,772,514
1995———63,561,399+1.7%131.3%64,421,201−1.6%151.3%12,2481,553,1551,141.41,552,013
1994———62,470,112+3.4%131.3%65,488,237+4.9%141.4%12,5141,653,4655,255.41,648,210
1993———60,425,327−0.43%141.3%62,429,327+0.4%141.3%11,9911,473,7889,1161,464,673
1992———60,683,268+4.5%131.2%62,181,307+6.3%141.3%12,0042,350,1252,510.72,347,614
1991———58,086,225+1.5%101.2%58,517,229−0.65%111.2%11,3551,550,95001,550,950
1990———57,205,480+0.06%91.1%58,899,730+0.57%101.2%11,4831,521,18801,521,188
1989———57,172,410+7.3%111.1%58,566,833+4.3%111.2%11,4631,315,05601,315,056
1988———53,266,926+8.3%101.0%56,161,592+14.7%111.1%11,0371,642,44201,642,442
1987———49,176,254+17.1%110.97%48,970,122+11.5%141.0%9,6641,976,44201,976,442
1986———41,993,602+6.2%120.85%43,910,519+4.9%150.93%8,704.81,935,65601,935,656
1985———39,559,701+10.4%120.82%41,848,097+16.4%160.89%8,338.72,248,71202,248,712
1984———35,827,280+6.2%130.78%35,945,227+0.39%160.80%7,204.32,078,95702,078,957
1983———33,724,072+11.7%130.77%35,806,336+17.2%150.83%7,225.21,565,28001,565,280
1982———30,202,192+0.31%130.69%30,553,829+1.5%170.73%6,211.7556,6670556,667
1981———30,109,598+17.7%130.72%30,111,802+17.9%160.74%6,174316,3630316,363
1980———25,571,387—140.62%25,531,704—170.63%5,289.7587,5310587,531

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