Norway Coal

Reserves (2023)#85 World

2,204,620short tons

< 0.01%

of world reserves

17 years

at current production

Production (2024)#60 World

132,170short tons+0.13% YoY

Consumption (2024)#83 World

738,432short tons−9.4% YoY

Daily Deficit (2024)

−1,661short tons

Production covers 17.9% of consumption.

Imports cover 98.4% of consumption.

Consumption

Production

Deficit

Coal Reserves in Norway

Norway holds 2,204,620 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#85 in the world), and accounting for about 0.00017% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
As of 2023 production rates, Norway has about 17 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Norway

Norway produced 132,170 short tons of coal in 2024 (#60 in the world), an increase of 0.13% from 131,996 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Norway

Norway consumed 738,432 short tons of coal in 2024 (#83 in the world), a decrease of 9.4% from 2023. This represents 0.0076% of the world's total coal consumption.
Per capita, coal consumption in Norway averaged 264.8 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.73 pounds per day (#65 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Norway

Norway imported 726,335 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈98.4% of consumption).
Norway exported 122,467 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈92.7% of production).
This made Norway a net importer of 603,868 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Norway

In 2024, Norway produced approximately 362.1 short tons of coal per day and consumed 2,023.1 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 1,661 short tons.

Norway Coal History (1980-2024)

	Reserves			Production				Consumption					Trade

2024	—	—	—	132,170	+0.13%	60	< 0.01%	738,432	−9.4%	83	0.01%	264.8	726,335	122,467	603,868
2023	2,204,620	85	< 0.01%	131,996	+2.3%	62	< 0.01%	814,636	−9.6%	83	0.01%	295.2	758,173	66,225	691,949
2022	2,204,620	85	< 0.01%	128,970	−3.5%	61	< 0.01%	901,039	−11.3%	80	0.01%	330.2	897,698	92,943	804,755
2021	2,204,620	85	< 0.01%	133,673	+76.6%	60	< 0.01%	1,016,126	+5.7%	80	0.01%	375.8	972,428	89,975	882,453
2020	2,204,620	85	< 0.01%	75,690	−43.3%	62	< 0.01%	961,168	+4.3%	79	0.01%	357.4	936,175	50,697	885,478
2019	2,204,620	85	< 0.01%	133,402	−19.5%	60	< 0.01%	921,269	+6.7%	77	0.01%	344.5	874,950	87,082	787,867
2018	2,204,620	85	< 0.01%	165,737	+14.8%	60	< 0.01%	863,389	−2.8%	77	0.01%	325.1	821,882	124,230	697,652
2017	1,102,310	86	< 0.01%	144,403	−84%	62	< 0.01%	888,462	+7.8%	77	0.01%	336.7	860,905	82,673	778,232
2016	2,845,010	84	< 0.01%	901,690	−26%	53	0.01%	824,528	−4.6%	77	0.01%	314.9	727,525	1,005,307	−277,782
2015	5,868,488	81	< 0.01%	1,219,155	−34%	51	0.01%	864,211	−4.4%	75	0.01%	333	763,901	1,238,996	−475,096
2014	8,891,967	80	< 0.01%	1,846,369	−9.7%	47	0.02%	903,894	+5.8%	72	0.01%	351.9	838,858	1,772,514	−933,657
2013	13,227,720	72	< 0.01%	2,044,785	+50.9%	43	0.02%	854,290	+4%	72	0.01%	336.3	709,888	2,279,577	−1,569,689
2012	14,330,030	72	< 0.01%	1,354,739	−11.3%	48	0.02%	821,221	+4.5%	70	0.01%	327.3	842,165	1,403,241	−561,076
2011	16,534,650	70	< 0.01%	1,527,802	−28.4%	44	0.02%	785,947	+4.9%	69	0.01%	317.4	781,538	1,657,874	−876,336
2010	19,841,580	68	< 0.01%	2,132,970	−26.7%	43	0.03%	749,571	+29.8%	70	0.01%	306.6	753,980	1,864,006	−1,110,026
2009	26,455,440	68	< 0.01%	2,911,201	−23%	38	0.04%	577,610	−24.8%	71	0.01%	239.2	467,379	2,642,237	−2,174,858
2008	26,455,440	68	< 0.01%	3,780,923	−15.8%	37	0.05%	768,310	+3.3%	69	0.01%	322.3	709,888	3,691,636	−2,981,749
2007	—	—	—	4,489,709	+70.1%	35	0.06%	744,059	+9.4%	67	0.01%	316	672,409	3,715,887	−3,043,478
2006	—	—	—	2,640,032	+62.8%	39	0.04%	680,125	−14.2%	67	0.01%	291.9	582,020	2,497,834	−1,915,815
2005	—	—	—	1,621,498	−49.3%	39	0.02%	792,561	−14.9%	64	0.01%	342.9	735,241	1,836,448	−1,101,208
2004	—	—	—	3,201,108	−1.4%	37	0.05%	931,452	+11.8%	63	0.01%	405.7	844,369	3,021,432	−2,177,062
2003	—	—	—	3,245,201	+38.1%	36	0.06%	833,346	−3.3%	63	0.01%	365.1	739,650	2,972,930	−2,233,280
2002	—	—	—	2,350,125	+19.2%	37	0.04%	862,006	−11%	63	0.02%	379.9	722,013	2,259,736	−1,537,722
2001	—	—	—	1,970,930	+182.9%	40	0.04%	968,930	−11.1%	59	0.02%	429.3	910,508	1,650,158	−739,650
2000	—	—	—	696,660	+56.4%	44	0.01%	1,090,185	−1.4%	60	0.02%	485.5	1,013,023	632,726	380,297
1999	—	—	—	445,333	+23.2%	46	0.01%	1,105,617	−3.7%	59	0.02%	495.6	1,008,614	317,465	691,148
1998	—	—	—	361,558	−15%	47	0.01%	1,147,505	+10.4%	59	0.02%	517.9	1,065,934	320,772	745,162
1997	—	—	—	425,492	+67.8%	46	0.01%	1,039,478	−1.6%	59	0.02%	472	949,089	202,825	746,264
1996	—	—	—	253,531	−21.2%	50	0.01%	1,056,013	−1.8%	59	0.02%	482.1	917,122	171,960	745,162
1995	—	—	—	321,875	−3%	49	0.01%	1,075,855	+10.8%	59	0.02%	493.6	1,025,148	198,416	826,733
1994	—	—	—	331,795	+12.3%	49	0.01%	971,135	+15.5%	59	0.02%	447.9	876,336	197,313	679,023
1993	—	—	—	295,419	−25.3%	51	0.01%	841,063	+11.1%	62	0.02%	390.1	789,254	249,122	540,132
1992	—	—	—	395,729	+8.8%	49	0.01%	757,287	+1.3%	61	0.02%	353.4	682,330	185,188	497,142
1991	—	—	—	363,762	+8.9%	42	0.01%	747,366	−12.5%	52	0.02%	350.7	662,488	298,726	363,762
1990	—	—	—	334,000	−10.6%	41	0.01%	854,290	−2.3%	50	0.02%	402.8	785,947	279,987	505,960
1989	—	—	—	373,683	+28.4%	42	0.01%	874,132	−21.6%	50	0.02%	413.6	724,218	287,703	436,515
1988	—	—	—	291,010	−33.8%	42	0.01%	1,114,435	−3.3%	49	0.02%	529.5	853,188	281,089	572,099
1987	—	—	—	439,822	−8.7%	40	0.01%	1,151,914	+0.97%	49	0.02%	550.3	821,221	223,769	597,452
1986	—	—	—	481,709	−13.8%	40	0.01%	1,140,891	−6.3%	49	0.02%	547.6	849,881	135,584	714,297
1985	—	—	—	558,871	+12.4%	39	0.01%	1,216,950	+0.82%	47	0.03%	586.1	1,010,818	259,043	751,775
1984	—	—	—	497,142	−10.2%	40	0.01%	1,207,029	+6%	47	0.03%	583.1	850,983	212,746	638,237
1983	—	—	—	553,360	+14.1%	38	0.01%	1,138,686	+1.2%	46	0.03%	551.6	604,066	139,993	464,073
1982	—	—	—	485,016	+7.3%	40	0.01%	1,125,459	+0.1%	42	0.03%	547	887,360	105,822	781,538
1981	—	—	—	451,947	+42.4%	39	0.01%	1,124,356	+5.5%	42	0.03%	548.5	763,901	92,594	671,307
1980	—	—	—	317,465	—	41	0.01%	1,065,934	—	41	0.03%	521.8	814,607	100,310	714,297

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.

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