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Spain Coal

Reserves (2023)#41 World
1,308,441,970short tons
0.10%
of world reserves
Consumption (2024)#48 World
3,971,323short tons−39.5% YoY

Coal Reserves in Spain

  • Spain holds 1,308,441,970 short tons of proven coal reserves (#41 in the world), and accounting for about 0.1% of the world's total proven coal reserves.

Coal Production in Spain

  • Spain last reported coal production in 2018.

Coal Consumption in Spain

  • Spain consumed 3,971,323 short tons of coal in 2024 (#48 in the world), a decrease of 39.5% from 2023. This represents 0.04% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Spain averaged 165.8 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.45 pounds per day (#75 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Spain

  • Spain imported 6,123,222 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈154.2% of consumption).
  • Spain exported 1,073,213 short tons of coal in 2024.
  • This made Spain a net importer of 5,050,009 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Spain

  • In 2024, Spain consumed approximately 10,880 short tons per day of coal.

Spain Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———0———3,971,323−39.5%480.04%165.86,123,2221,073,2135,050,009
20231,308,441,970410.10%0———6,562,621−11.1%420.07%273.910,512,9031,659,3528,853,551
20221,308,441,970410.10%0———7,385,178+54.5%410.08%308.811,361,9601,415,8499,946,111
20211,308,441,970420.10%0———4,780,729−4.1%480.05%200.34,888,677691,0804,197,597
20201,308,441,970420.10%0———4,984,123−43.1%470.06%209.14,375,2622,189,5372,185,725
20191,308,441,970420.11%0−100%——8,758,981−57.9%420.10%369.39,467,6481,678,3267,789,322
20181,308,441,970420.11%2,646,646−19.3%420.03%20,828,000−21.1%290.24%884.617,390,367303,94617,086,421
20171,308,441,970410.11%3,281,577+50%380.04%26,412,450+20.3%280.31%1,127.121,142,185292,85620,849,328
20161,308,441,970410.11%2,187,157−35.2%430.03%21,948,094−12.5%270.26%939.315,244,055500,34714,743,708
20151,308,441,970410.11%3,377,478−21.4%400.04%25,070,939−1.8%280.29%1,074.120,982,260622,42620,359,834
20141,308,441,970410.11%4,297,907−11.4%360.05%25,535,011+9.7%270.29%1,093.118,073,064754,26717,318,797
20131,308,441,970310.12%4,851,266−28.8%340.05%23,273,071−5.7%280.26%993.315,061,239746,26414,314,975
20121,308,441,970300.12%6,813,378−6.6%320.08%24,690,000+23.7%290.28%1,050.224,707,2842,051,04422,656,240
20111,308,441,970300.13%7,298,395−21.5%310.08%19,958,805+21.5%300.23%849.317,823,2181,311,25216,511,965
20101,308,441,970300.13%9,292,473−10.7%280.11%16,431,033−21%310.20%701.613,039,7571,640,14911,399,608
20091,308,441,970300.13%10,411,318−7.3%250.14%20,811,613−28.5%280.27%892.518,447,1151,516,81916,930,296
20081,308,441,970290.13%11,229,232−40.7%250.15%29,100,984−37.7%250.38%1,258.823,113,1151,984,71721,128,398
2007———18,939,890−6.9%240.26%46,709,284+6.4%200.63%2,052.426,940,5741,034,22725,906,347
2006———20,334,313−5.3%240.29%43,880,756−10.6%210.62%1,963.526,130,442231,73625,898,707
2005———21,474,101−4.9%230.32%49,070,432−2.3%190.73%2,232.627,178,71863,69727,115,021
2004———22,583,025−0.36%220.36%50,232,267+6.1%190.79%2,323.726,688,03869,85126,618,187
2003———22,665,698−6.7%210.39%47,353,033−7.5%190.81%2,22823,755,56861,32823,694,239
2002———24,288,299−2.8%210.45%51,210,016+10%190.95%2,452.827,031,89420,45727,011,437
2001———24,998,186−3.4%210.47%46,573,700−8.7%190.88%2,258.420,851,78124,24020,827,541
2000———25,872,318−3.4%210.50%51,018,214+6%180.98%2,487.523,932,51416,43723,916,077
1999———26,785,031−7%200.54%48,111,422+9.4%170.97%2,357.722,200,7669,594.222,191,172
1998———28,812,179−1.3%200.57%43,977,760−2.6%180.89%2,165.516,043,020016,043,020
1997———29,200,192−1.9%210.58%45,158,334+11.5%180.91%2,234.212,500,195012,500,195
1996———29,751,347−4.6%210.59%40,509,892−13.9%190.81%2,013.513,371,020013,371,020
1995———31,200,885−4.5%200.63%47,070,842−0.43%190.96%2,350.415,309,984015,309,984
1994———32,664,752−6.2%190.67%47,274,769−3.6%180.99%2,372.112,973,086012,973,086
1993———34,814,257−5.6%180.73%49,047,283−5.8%181.0%2,473.914,027,997014,027,997
1992———36,895,418−0.27%170.75%52,073,124−0.85%161.1%2,641.915,739,884015,739,884
1991———36,995,728−5.9%130.74%52,518,458+1.2%131.1%2,679.414,316,802014,316,802
1990———39,332,625−2.1%120.76%51,911,085−2.4%121.0%2,656.311,525,7533,306.911,522,446
1989———40,180,351+14.5%120.76%53,197,481+26.2%131.0%2,72611,650,3148,920.811,641,394
1988———35,097,594−8%140.68%42,139,107−16%150.83%2,163.69,662,8493,8799,658,970
1987———38,130,052−9.7%130.75%50,150,696−3.1%121.0%2,581.69,797,3311,837.29,795,494
1986———42,240,571−3.4%110.85%51,769,989−3%111.1%2,6739,608,8364,225.59,604,611
1985———43,720,975+0.18%110.90%53,395,896+3.4%101.1%2,766.59,279,2465,8799,273,367
1984———43,642,711−0.9%100.95%51,656,451−1.3%111.1%2,687.87,711,7619,553.47,702,207
1983———44,040,646+0.96%101.0%52,314,530+4.2%101.2%2,735.26,516,85711,7586,505,099
1982———43,622,869+12.9%91.0%50,187,072+11.1%101.2%2,638.27,915,68814,3307,901,358
1981———38,633,808+23.9%100.92%45,158,334+31.1%101.1%2,388.57,773,49015,4327,758,058
1980———31,186,593—120.75%34,442,778—130.85%1,835.16,266,63218,7396,247,893

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