Coal production — all countries

Coal production — Southern Africa

Coal production in Southern Africa in 2024 — 135.19 Mtoe. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 111.4%.

2024 135.19 Mtoe +0.09% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 145.37 Mtoe2014
Period minimum 63.94 Mtoe1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — Southern Africa, 1980–2024507510012515019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 63.94 Mtoe1981: 70.95 Mtoe1982: 76.86 Mtoe1983: 80.76 Mtoe1984: 90.34 Mtoe1985: 96.26 Mtoe1986: 98.06 Mtoe1987: 97.99 Mtoe1988: 100.7 Mtoe1989: 97.92 Mtoe1990: 95.56 Mtoe1991: 96.77 Mtoe1992: 95.13 Mtoe1993: 99.19 Mtoe1994: 105.86 Mtoe1995: 111.21 Mtoe1996: 111.71 Mtoe1997: 117.58 Mtoe1998: 120.39 Mtoe1999: 119.63 Mtoe2000: 124.97 Mtoe2001: 124.13 Mtoe2002: 122.38 Mtoe2003: 132.88 Mtoe2004: 134.93 Mtoe2005: 136.12 Mtoe2006: 135.91 Mtoe2007: 137.51 Mtoe2008: 140.29 Mtoe2009: 138.76 Mtoe2010: 141.23 Mtoe2011: 142.84 Mtoe2012: 143.76 Mtoe2013: 142.56 Mtoe2014: 145.37 Mtoe2015: 143.1 Mtoe2016: 142.13 Mtoe2017: 143.01 Mtoe2018: 141.82 Mtoe2019: 142.97 Mtoe2020: 137.07 Mtoe2021: 130.87 Mtoe2022: 138.21 Mtoe2023: 135.07 Mtoe2024: 135.19 Mtoe
Change over the period: +71.25 (+111.42%) Average annual rate: 1.72 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 135.19 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Coal production — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 135.19 +0.12 +0.09%
2023 135.07 −3.14 −2.27%
2022 138.21 +7.34 +5.61%
2021 130.87 −6.2 −4.52%
2020 137.07 −5.9 −4.13%
2019 142.97 +1.14 +0.81%
2018 141.82 −1.19 −0.83%
2017 143.01 +0.88 +0.62%
2016 142.13 −0.97 −0.68%
2015 143.1 −2.28 −1.57%
2014 145.37 +2.81 +1.97%
2013 142.56 −1.2 −0.83%
2012 143.76 +0.92 +0.65%
2011 142.84 +1.61 +1.14%
2010 141.23 +2.47 +1.78%
2009 138.76 −1.53 −1.09%
2008 140.29 +2.78 +2.02%
2007 137.51 +1.59 +1.17%
2006 135.91 −0.21 −0.15%
2005 136.12 +1.19 +0.88%
2004 134.93 +2.05 +1.54%
2003 132.88 +10.49 +8.58%
2002 122.38 −1.75 −1.41%
2001 124.13 −0.84 −0.67%
2000 124.97 +5.33 +4.46%
1999 119.63 −0.75 −0.62%
1998 120.39 +2.81 +2.39%
1997 117.58 +5.86 +5.25%
1996 111.71 +0.5 +0.45%
1995 111.21 +5.36 +5.06%
1994 105.86 +6.66 +6.72%
1993 99.19 +4.07 +4.28%
1992 95.13 −1.64 −1.7%
1991 96.77 +1.21 +1.26%
1990 95.56 −2.36 −2.41%
1989 97.92 −2.78 −2.76%
1988 100.7 +2.71 +2.77%
1987 97.99 −0.07 −0.07%
1986 98.06 +1.8 +1.87%
1985 96.26 +5.92 +6.55%
1984 90.34 +9.58 +11.87%
1983 80.76 +3.9 +5.07%
1982 76.86 +5.91 +8.33%
1981 70.95 +7.01 +10.96%
1980 63.94

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).