Coal production — all countries

Coal production — Sub-Saharan Africa

Coal production in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 152.92 Mtoe. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 131%.

2024 152.92 Mtoe +3.66% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 157.13 Mtoe2018
Period minimum 66.19 Mtoe1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2024507510012515017519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 66.19 Mtoe1981: 72.98 Mtoe1982: 79.02 Mtoe1983: 82.88 Mtoe1984: 92.58 Mtoe1985: 98.74 Mtoe1986: 100.86 Mtoe1987: 101.56 Mtoe1988: 104.18 Mtoe1989: 101.41 Mtoe1990: 99.52 Mtoe1991: 100.74 Mtoe1992: 99.06 Mtoe1993: 103.03 Mtoe1994: 109.75 Mtoe1995: 114.45 Mtoe1996: 114.81 Mtoe1997: 120.4 Mtoe1998: 123.36 Mtoe1999: 122.89 Mtoe2000: 128.24 Mtoe2001: 127.23 Mtoe2002: 125.34 Mtoe2003: 135.6 Mtoe2004: 137.47 Mtoe2005: 138.85 Mtoe2006: 138.55 Mtoe2007: 140.14 Mtoe2008: 142.82 Mtoe2009: 140.79 Mtoe2010: 143.84 Mtoe2011: 146.04 Mtoe2012: 149.42 Mtoe2013: 150.54 Mtoe2014: 155.34 Mtoe2015: 152.43 Mtoe2016: 151.08 Mtoe2017: 157.03 Mtoe2018: 157.13 Mtoe2019: 154.58 Mtoe2020: 146.3 Mtoe2021: 142.6 Mtoe2022: 149.95 Mtoe2023: 147.52 Mtoe2024: 152.92 Mtoe
Change over the period: +86.72 (+131.01%) Average annual rate: 1.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 152.92 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Coal production — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 152.92 +5.39 +3.66%
2023 147.52 −2.42 −1.62%
2022 149.95 +7.34 +5.15%
2021 142.6 −3.7 −2.53%
2020 146.3 −8.28 −5.36%
2019 154.58 −2.55 −1.62%
2018 157.13 +0.1 +0.06%
2017 157.03 +5.95 +3.94%
2016 151.08 −1.35 −0.89%
2015 152.43 −2.91 −1.87%
2014 155.34 +4.8 +3.19%
2013 150.54 +1.12 +0.75%
2012 149.42 +3.38 +2.31%
2011 146.04 +2.2 +1.53%
2010 143.84 +3.04 +2.16%
2009 140.79 −2.03 −1.42%
2008 142.82 +2.68 +1.92%
2007 140.14 +1.59 +1.15%
2006 138.55 −0.3 −0.22%
2005 138.85 +1.37 +1%
2004 137.47 +1.87 +1.38%
2003 135.6 +10.26 +8.18%
2002 125.34 −1.89 −1.48%
2001 127.23 −1.01 −0.79%
2000 128.24 +5.35 +4.35%
1999 122.89 −0.46 −0.38%
1998 123.36 +2.96 +2.46%
1997 120.4 +5.59 +4.87%
1996 114.81 +0.36 +0.31%
1995 114.45 +4.7 +4.28%
1994 109.75 +6.73 +6.53%
1993 103.03 +3.97 +4%
1992 99.06 −1.68 −1.67%
1991 100.74 +1.22 +1.22%
1990 99.52 −1.89 −1.86%
1989 101.41 −2.77 −2.66%
1988 104.18 +2.62 +2.58%
1987 101.56 +0.7 +0.69%
1986 100.86 +2.12 +2.15%
1985 98.74 +6.16 +6.65%
1984 92.58 +9.7 +11.7%
1983 82.88 +3.86 +4.88%
1982 79.02 +6.04 +8.27%
1981 72.98 +6.79 +10.26%
1980 66.19

About the indicator

Production of coal of all grades over the year, converted to millions of tonnes of oil equivalent. The conversion is needed because grades of coal differ in heat content by almost a factor of two: a tonne of anthracite and a tonne of lignite are different amounts of energy, and adding them up in tonnes overstates the contribution of countries that mine brown coal. World production is concentrated in a handful of countries: China accounts for about half, and together with India, Indonesia, the United States and Australia it makes up more than four-fifths.

Important: In oil equivalent rather than in tonnes: grades of coal differ in heat content by almost a factor of two, and a sum in tonnes would overstate brown coal production. All grades together, from anthracite to lignite.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).