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Venezuela Coal

Reserves (2023)#52 World
805,788,610short tons
0.06%
of world reserves
> 500 years
at current production
Production (2024)#55 World
346,935short tons+111.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#123 World
6,356.1short tons−92.7% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+933.1short tons

Consumption uses 1.8% of production.

Exports take 25.6% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Coal Reserves in Venezuela

  • Venezuela holds 805,788,610 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#52 in the world), and accounting for about 0.06% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Venezuela has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Venezuela

  • Venezuela produced 346,935 short tons of coal in 2024 (#55 in the world), an increase of 111.8% from 163,787 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Venezuela

  • Venezuela consumed 6,356.1 short tons of coal in 2024 (#123 in the world), a decrease of 92.7% from 2023. This represents 0.000065% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Venezuela averaged 0.45 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.0012 pounds per day (#124 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Venezuela

  • Venezuela imported 35.49 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.56% of consumption).
  • Venezuela exported 88,858 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈25.6% of production).
  • This made Venezuela a net exporter of 88,823 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Venezuela

  • In 2024, Venezuela produced approximately 950.5 short tons of coal per day and consumed 17.41 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 933.1 short tons.

Venezuela Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———346,935+111.8%55< 0.01%6,356.1−92.7%123< 0.01%0.4535.4988,858−88,823
2023805,788,610520.06%163,787−24.6%59< 0.01%86,658−3.6%108< 0.01%6.1234.06135,699−135,665
2022805,788,610520.06%217,155+24.9%58< 0.01%89,914+33.7%107< 0.01%6.37190.7136,536−136,345
2021805,788,610520.06%173,854−44.6%59< 0.01%67,241−1.6%110< 0.01%4.764,794.4434,708−429,914
2020805,788,610520.06%313,871−27.7%56< 0.01%68,343+3.3%109< 0.01%4.81200.6753,596−753,395
2019805,788,610520.07%434,274−43.1%56< 0.01%66,139+0.68%112< 0.01%4.5723,069342,923−319,854
2018805,788,610520.07%762,807−3.9%550.01%65,692−46.8%110< 0.01%4.414,08796,077−91,990
2017805,788,610510.07%793,718−3.9%550.01%123,459−26.4%106< 0.01%8.0834,113454,410−420,297
2016805,788,610510.07%825,630−9.8%540.01%167,743−15.5%96< 0.01%10.936,935639,340−602,404
2015805,788,610510.07%914,917−30.8%530.01%198,416−33.3%95< 0.01%12.9851,520708,785−657,266
2014805,788,610510.07%1,322,772−22.9%500.01%297,624−6.2%89< 0.01%19.67111,9231,025,148−913,225
2013805,788,610350.07%1,714,757−18.6%470.02%317,465−0.35%88< 0.01%21.23105,7961,594,321−1,488,525
2012805,788,610350.08%2,106,514−26.8%420.02%318,568+2.8%83< 0.01%21.56137,0731,676,081−1,539,007
2011805,788,610350.08%2,878,131−17.6%380.03%309,749+2.9%82< 0.01%21.23166,1423,032,286−2,866,143
2010936,963,500340.09%3,493,772−15%370.04%300,931+17.2%80< 0.01%20.89128,0823,427,861−3,299,779
2009936,963,500340.09%4,109,412−24.3%350.05%256,838+20.7%79< 0.01%18.0690,0224,009,196−3,919,174
2008936,963,500330.09%5,425,570−19.3%320.07%212,746+1.6%83< 0.01%15.17136,1335,973,682−5,837,549
2007———6,720,784−12.7%290.09%209,439+57.7%80< 0.01%15.15182,2437,765,653−7,583,410
2006———7,697,431−2.9%270.11%132,828+136.3%85< 0.01%9.76174,3167,414,151−7,239,835
2005———7,931,120−1.3%260.12%56,218−7.3%95< 0.01%4.2163,3887,236,311−7,072,923
2004———8,038,596−1.3%260.13%60,627−6.8%94< 0.01%4.6143,7958,748,704−8,604,909
2003———8,146,071+0.28%260.14%65,036−6.3%92< 0.01%5.0253,5618,143,133−8,089,571
2002———8,122,922−2.8%280.15%69,446−6%91< 0.01%5.4659,3928,095,365−8,035,973
2001———8,361,021−3.8%270.16%73,855−3.6%90< 0.01%5.9171,1168,333,464−8,262,348
2000———8,691,714+13%260.17%76,611−3.5%89< 0.01%6.2582,8408,741,318−8,658,479
1999———7,693,021−6.4%270.15%79,366+21%83< 0.01%6.660,5587,526,573−7,466,015
1998———8,218,823+44.9%270.16%65,587+26.6%87< 0.01%5.5643,1776,512,447−6,469,271
1997———5,672,487+41.4%300.11%51,809+17.6%87< 0.01%4.4840,9455,627,293−5,586,348
1996———4,011,306−10.5%340.08%44,047+3.7%89< 0.01%3.8938,7123,987,055−3,948,343
1995———4,479,788−5%330.09%42,464−9.1%92< 0.01%3.8333,9244,675,999−4,642,075
1994———4,715,682+12.1%340.10%46,699+8.6%94< 0.01%4.335,4214,558,052−4,522,631
1993———4,205,313+55.7%340.09%42,990−2.9%93< 0.01%4.0532,8314,216,336−4,183,505
1992———2,700,660+12.6%350.06%44,258−2.8%91< 0.01%4.2634,8622,545,234−2,510,372
1991———2,397,524−0.64%310.05%45,525+16.3%74< 0.01%4.4823,0432,420,673−2,397,630
1990———2,412,957+3%300.05%39,132−18.6%73< 0.01%3.9518,9172,021,637−2,002,720
1989———2,342,409+95%300.04%48,061−17.4%73< 0.01%4.9719,7491,861,802−1,842,052
1988———1,201,518+800.8%350.02%58,202−14.8%71< 0.01%6.1720,9441,129,868−1,108,924
1987———133,380+112.3%48< 0.01%68,343+5.1%69< 0.01%7.4331,96765,036−33,069
1986———62,832+5.6%50< 0.01%65,036+3.5%71< 0.01%7.2643,039043,039
1985———59,525+5.9%51< 0.01%62,832+3.6%71< 0.01%7.241,658041,658
1984———56,218+37.8%51< 0.01%60,627+3.8%70< 0.01%7.1336,376036,376
1983———40,785−27.5%51< 0.01%58,422+3.9%68< 0.01%7.0538,581038,581
1982———56,218+4.1%50< 0.01%56,218+4.1%65< 0.01%6.9738,581038,581
1981———54,013+16.7%50< 0.01%54,013−7.5%64< 0.01%6.8939,683039,683
1980———46,297—49< 0.01%58,422—62< 0.01%7.6633,063033,063

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