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Peru Coal

Reserves (2023)#36 World
1,727,319,770short tons
0.13%
of world reserves
> 500 years
at current production
Production (2024)#45 World
2,099,392short tons+37.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#75 World
955,151short tons−10.7% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+3,134.9short tons

Consumption uses 45.5% of production.

Exports take 93% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Coal Reserves in Peru

  • Peru holds 1,727,319,770 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#36 in the world), and accounting for about 0.13% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Peru has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Peru

  • Peru produced 2,099,392 short tons of coal in 2024 (#45 in the world), an increase of 37.8% from 1,523,483 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Peru

  • Peru consumed 955,151 short tons of coal in 2024 (#75 in the world), a decrease of 10.7% from 2023. This represents 0.0098% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Peru averaged 55.83 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.15 pounds per day (#89 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Peru

  • Peru imported 335,664 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈35.1% of consumption).
  • Peru exported 1,951,449 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈93% of production).
  • This made Peru a net exporter of 1,615,785 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Peru

  • In 2024, Peru produced approximately 5,751.8 short tons of coal per day and consumed 2,616.9 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 3,134.9 short tons.

Peru Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———2,099,392+37.8%450.02%955,151−10.7%750.01%55.83335,6641,951,449−1,615,785
20231,727,319,770360.13%1,523,483+803.3%460.02%1,069,241+36.3%780.01%63.18491,6321,383,238−891,606
20221,727,319,770360.13%168,653−64.5%60< 0.01%784,357+202.4%840.01%46.86391,8261,277,206−885,379
20211,727,319,770360.14%474,696+26.8%540.01%259,406−19.4%91< 0.01%15.65245,924474,696−228,772
20201,727,319,770360.14%374,487−46.2%55< 0.01%321,845−28.3%88< 0.01%19.6291,101374,487−83,386
20191,727,319,770360.14%695,440+10.8%550.01%448,809+7.7%870.01%27.66400,804521,133−120,329
20181,727,319,770360.14%627,922+44%570.01%416,584−16.1%89< 0.01%26.12351,317627,922−276,605
20171,727,319,770350.14%435,949+47%570.01%496,582−16.5%870.01%31.71414,053435,949−21,896
20161,727,319,770350.14%296,521+6.7%59< 0.01%594,552+9.1%820.01%38.52494,761148,047346,714
20151,727,319,770350.14%277,782+9.1%58< 0.01%544,720−12.5%820.01%35.77427,667160,730266,938
20141,727,319,770350.15%254,634+9.5%59< 0.01%622,757+2.4%800.01%41.36558,401190,277368,124
2013112,435,620600.01%232,587−7%58< 0.01%608,008−23.8%750.01%40.78525,191149,771375,420
2012112,435,620600.01%250,224+24%58< 0.01%798,032+8.6%710.01%54.01688,376140,568547,808
2011112,435,620600.01%201,723−4.2%57< 0.01%734,605−23.3%700.01%50.14655,537122,654532,883
2010112,435,620600.01%210,541+35.9%56< 0.01%957,250+4.7%670.01%65.82863,249116,540746,709
2009112,435,620600.01%154,944−1%58< 0.01%914,427−2.4%670.01%63.29842,09133,758808,333
2008112,435,620600.01%156,528+26.8%57< 0.01%936,743+4.8%660.01%65.23731,6765,285.5726,390
2007———123,459+4.7%57< 0.01%893,973−0.05%650.01%62.67848,2483,623844,625
2006———117,947+148.8%55< 0.01%894,414+7.8%650.01%63.15799,1753,638.1795,537
2005———47,399+95.5%59< 0.01%830,039+10.6%630.01%59.081,036,1712,145.71,034,026
2004———24,251+37.5%66< 0.01%750,673+16.6%640.01%53.91,002,000584.21,001,416
2003———17,637−27.3%66< 0.01%643,749−3.8%640.01%46.68850,9834,775.2846,208
2002———24,251+15.8%63< 0.01%669,102+29.4%640.01%49.04932,554105.7932,449
2001———20,944+18.8%65< 0.01%516,983−8.9%640.01%38.35536,82590.39536,735
2000———17,637−23.8%66< 0.01%567,690+25%640.01%42.69688,9440688,944
1999———23,149+5%63< 0.01%454,152−2.4%640.01%34.69469,5840469,584
1998———22,046−9.1%62< 0.01%465,175+22.3%640.01%36.15481,7090481,709
1997———24,251−62.1%62< 0.01%380,297+10.2%650.01%30.09356,0460356,046
1996———63,934+12.8%59< 0.01%345,023−16.8%640.01%27.81281,0890281,089
1995———56,676−30.5%59< 0.01%414,469+12.6%630.01%34.04338,4090338,409
1994———81,571−10.9%60< 0.01%368,172−16.7%660.01%30.83309,7490309,749
1993———91,597−7.7%59< 0.01%442,026+79.8%650.01%37.76401,2410401,241
1992———99,208+34.3%59< 0.01%245,815−6.9%710.01%21.43209,4390209,439
1991———73,855−31.1%51< 0.01%264,015+45.1%560.01%23.48219,3600219,360
1990———107,146−19.2%49< 0.01%181,971−14.1%57< 0.01%16.5349,604049,604
1989———132,581−14.6%48< 0.01%211,947+4.7%58< 0.01%19.6979,367079,367
1988———155,205+10.9%46< 0.01%202,340+8%56< 0.01%19.2282,674082,674
1987———139,938−26.8%46< 0.01%187,338+7.6%57< 0.01%18.247,400047,400
1986———191,251+16.7%43< 0.01%174,165−3.7%59< 0.01%17.3237,479037,479
1985———163,941+23.9%46< 0.01%180,779+12.3%57< 0.01%18.473,855073,855
1984———132,305+14.2%47< 0.01%160,937+17.7%57< 0.01%16.7993,696093,696
1983———115,853+27.7%47< 0.01%136,686+5.7%58< 0.01%14.6160,627060,627
1982———90,748−21.7%47< 0.01%129,329+0.28%59< 0.01%14.1838,581038,581
1981———115,936+116.6%47< 0.01%128,970+15.2%56< 0.01%14.4970,548070,548
1980———53,517—48< 0.01%111,940—56< 0.01%12.958,423058,423

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