Which type of a coal is the youngest?

lignite (brown coal)
graphite
bituminous coal
anthracite
Coal forms when the dead plant matter is converted into peat, which in turn is converted into lignite, then sub-bituminous coal, then bituminous coal, and lastly anthracite.
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Answers by country

lignite (brown coal)
graphite
bituminous coal
anthracite
answers
flagRepublic of Ireland
82%
5%
0%
11%
17
flagthe Netherlands
78%
0%
14%
7%
14
flagNigeria
68%
18%
6%
6%
16
flagGreece
66%
6%
6%
20%
15
flagGermany
64%
13%
13%
7%
429
flagRomania
54%
27%
18%
0%
11
flagPoland
53%
15%
12%
17%
10221
flagAustralia
53%
20%
10%
16%
49
flagPakistan
53%
21%
7%
17%
28
flagthe United Kingdom
52%
20%
16%
9%
129
flagItaly
52%
21%
5%
15%
19
flagIndia
51%
17%
15%
14%
182
flagUkraine
51%
24%
12%
12%
33
flagAustria
50%
21%
16%
11%
61
flagthe Philippines
48%
27%
13%
9%
43
flagthe United States
40%
23%
21%
13%
615
flagSwitzerland
40%
21%
16%
13%
37
flagCanada
38%
35%
12%
12%
31
flagthe United Arab Emirates
38%
23%
23%
15%
13
flagUnknown
31%
25%
12%
31%
16