As of 2020, the ratio of coal reserves to production in North America was 484 years, meaning that at the current rate of extraction, North America's coal reserves will last for 484 years. In the Middle East and Africa, however, the coal reserves to production ratio was 60 years.
Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years)
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BP. (July 2, 2021). Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682198/reserves-to-production-coal-ratio-worldwide-by-region/
BP. "Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years)." Chart. July 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682198/reserves-to-production-coal-ratio-worldwide-by-region/
BP. (2021). Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682198/reserves-to-production-coal-ratio-worldwide-by-region/
BP. "Coal Reserves to Production Ratio Worldwide in 2020, by Region (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682198/reserves-to-production-coal-ratio-worldwide-by-region/
BP, Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682198/reserves-to-production-coal-ratio-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Coal reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region (in years) [Graph], BP, July 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682198/reserves-to-production-coal-ratio-worldwide-by-region/