Ukraine Coal

37,891,906,250short tons
2.9%
of world reserves
at current production
21,791,592short tons−0.41% YoY
25,112,032short tons+5.8% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−9,097.1short tons

Production covers 86.8% of consumption.

Imports cover 21.3% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Ukraine

  • Ukraine holds 37,891,906,250 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#8 in the world), and accounting for about 2.9% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Ukraine has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Ukraine

  • Ukraine produced 21,791,592 short tons of coal in 2024 (#19 in the world), a decrease of 0.41% from 21,881,960 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Ukraine

  • Ukraine consumed 25,112,032 short tons of coal in 2024 (#23 in the world), an increase of 5.8% from 2023. This represents 0.26% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Ukraine averaged 1,326.6 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 3.63 pounds per day (#35 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Ukraine

  • Ukraine imported 5,349,647 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈21.3% of consumption).

coal Balance in Ukraine

  • In 2024, Ukraine produced approximately 59,703 short tons of coal per day and consumed 68,800 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 9,097.1 short tons.

Ukraine Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———21,791,592−0.41%190.22%25,112,032+5.8%230.26%1,326.65,349,64705,349,647
202337,891,906,25082.9%21,881,960+8.4%200.23%23,733,820−7.8%240.25%1,2585,636,34322,0745,614,269
202237,891,906,25082.9%20,182,196−26.5%200.22%25,738,635−42.9%230.28%1,254.16,828,0226,046.86,821,976
202137,891,906,25083.0%27,472,848+2%190.31%45,062,237+5.5%160.52%2,034.520,673,6265,545.420,668,081
202037,891,906,25083.0%26,940,456−6.3%190.32%42,728,071−12.4%170.51%1,912.618,685,3922,881.518,682,510
201937,891,906,25083.1%28,737,222−2.7%210.32%48,765,092−7.1%160.56%2,169.423,239,30216,56823,222,734
201837,891,906,25083.1%29,535,294+8.5%200.34%52,483,514+11.3%160.61%2,321.823,575,24270,42223,504,819
201737,891,906,25063.1%27,210,522−23.3%220.32%47,154,507−14.2%170.55%2,075.621,797,303701,17221,096,131
201637,891,906,25073.1%35,461,313−6.7%200.43%54,963,381+0.06%160.65%2,409.817,248,8762,263,39714,985,479
201537,891,906,25073.1%37,990,012−25%190.44%54,930,312−17.7%150.63%2,399.516,085,4913,209,68112,875,810
201437,891,906,25073.3%50,630,201−28.7%160.57%66,772,428−15.1%150.75%2,904.916,592,9726,617,2109,975,762
201337,891,906,25073.5%71,018,526−1.7%140.79%78,618,954−2.7%140.87%3,408.815,797,3658,087,8547,709,512
201237,891,906,25073.6%72,226,658+4.5%140.81%80,805,937+0.52%130.90%3,497.314,615,5477,770,6176,844,930
201137,891,906,25073.7%69,097,200+8.7%140.80%80,390,366+10.3%130.93%3,47214,009,2759,424,8124,584,464
201037,891,906,25073.8%63,558,092−3.3%140.78%72,857,179+7.7%130.89%3,136.613,408,5167,891,1335,517,383
200937,891,906,25073.8%65,735,155−7.5%150.86%67,656,481−12.8%140.88%2,902.28,684,0095,206,8523,477,157
200837,891,906,25073.8%71,032,856+0.35%150.94%77,559,634−0.64%131.0%3,313.214,129,4295,786,3528,343,076
2007———70,782,632+4.1%140.96%78,058,980+3.2%131.0%3,317.214,500,9095,374,5669,126,343
2006———67,980,560+2.2%160.97%75,640,512+7.5%131.1%3,199.810,841,2345,287,6345,553,600
2005———66,536,534+1.3%141.0%70,379,187−4.1%131.0%2,9588,179,1505,463,3392,715,811
2004———65,685,551−7.2%141.0%73,402,823−7%121.2%3,059.810,559,0424,874,0765,684,966
2003———70,803,576+4.3%121.2%78,941,931+11.9%111.4%3,267.811,350,5023,438,3447,912,157
2002———67,853,794−0.21%141.3%70,567,682−0.8%131.3%2,899.46,125,5463,773,1052,352,440
2001———67,994,890−1.2%151.3%71,135,371−3.2%131.3%2,897.27,251,0053,373,2243,877,781
2000———68,787,451−0.67%151.3%73,502,031+1.6%121.4%2,966.47,281,8692,286,7794,995,090
1999———69,248,217+5.5%121.4%72,375,470+4.6%111.5%2,896.45,483,9992,356,7393,127,260
1998———65,618,310+1.6%151.3%69,215,701+2%121.4%2,747.82,822,9522,073,445749,507
1997———64,567,808+2.8%151.3%67,857,296+0.01%131.4%2,672.22,558,3252,616,884−58,559
1996———62,790,885−25.3%131.2%67,850,537−25.2%131.3%2,649.12,256,3662,524,290−267,924
1995———84,104,048−11.8%101.7%90,732,208−4.8%101.8%3,512.32,012,1162,645,544−633,428
1994———95,352,020−18.2%102.0%95,324,937−20.4%102.0%3,6611,039,4644,526,085−3,486,621
1993———116,543,929−14.3%102.4%119,814,395−10%92.5%4,577.4647,9473,418,263−2,770,317
1992———136,008,519—102.8%133,165,598—92.8%5,090.1527,1914,602,327−4,075,136

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