The U.S. ranks 1st in coal reserves

According to British Petroleum, the United States ranks first in proven coal deposits, with 27% of the world’s total known deposits. Combined, the United States, Russia, China, India, and Australia have more than three-quarters of the world’s proven coal reserves.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in fruits and vegetables

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2004, five countries (China, India, the United States, Brazil, and Turkey) accounted for fifty-seven percent of all fruit and vegetable production in the world. The United States ranked third, with five percent of the total. China ranked first, with thirty-seven percent of the total.

The U.S. ranks 34th in maternal survival

According to the United Nations Population Fund, the United States has a maternal death rate of 11 for every 100,000 live births, which makes it tied for thirty-fourth (with Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Portugal) in terms of maternal survival rates. Ireland ranks first, with only one maternal death for every 100,000 live births.