Coal production — all countries

Coal production — Zambia

Coal production in Zambia in 2024 — 1.19 Mtoe. Ranked 40 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 239.2%.

2024 1.19 Mtoe −3.34% vs 2023
World rank 40of 218
Period maximum 1.23 Mtoe2023
Period minimum 0 Mtoe2009

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — Zambia, 1980–202400.511.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.35 Mtoe1981: 0.31 Mtoe1982: 0.37 Mtoe1983: 0.28 Mtoe1984: 0.32 Mtoe1985: 0.31 Mtoe1986: 0.34 Mtoe1987: 0.29 Mtoe1988: 0.32 Mtoe1989: 0.25 Mtoe1990: 0.28 Mtoe1991: 0.31 Mtoe1992: 0.32 Mtoe1993: 0.38 Mtoe1994: 0.33 Mtoe1995: 0.19 Mtoe1996: 0.16 Mtoe1997: 0.17 Mtoe1998: 0.2 Mtoe1999: 0.18 Mtoe2000: 0.14 Mtoe2001: 0.14 Mtoe2002: 0.12 Mtoe2003: 0.12 Mtoe2004: 0.13 Mtoe2005: 0.09 Mtoe2006: 0.04 Mtoe2007: 0.01 Mtoe2008: 0 Mtoe2009: 0 Mtoe2010: 0 Mtoe2011: 0 Mtoe2012: 0.06 Mtoe2013: 0.09 Mtoe2014: 0.1 Mtoe2015: 0.1 Mtoe2016: 0.2 Mtoe2017: 0.49 Mtoe2018: 0.73 Mtoe2019: 0.62 Mtoe2020: 0.69 Mtoe2021: 0.68 Mtoe2022: 0.49 Mtoe2023: 1.23 Mtoe2024: 1.19 Mtoe
Change over the period: +0.84 (+239.17%) Average annual rate: 2.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 1.19 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 152.92 Mtoe
Eastern Africa computed 16.91 Mtoe
Lower-middle-income countries computed 563.78 Mtoe
Coal production — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 1.19 −0.04 −3.34%
2023 1.23 +0.74 +151.87%
2022 0.49 −0.19 −28.3%
2021 0.68 −0.01 −1.39%
2020 0.69 +0.07 +11.93%
2019 0.62 −0.11 −15.14%
2018 0.73 +0.23 +47.34%
2017 0.49 +0.29 +143.28%
2016 0.2 +0.1 +100.59%
2015 0.1 +0 +3.3%
2014 0.1 +0.01 +6.73%
2013 0.09 +0.04 +65.78%
2012 0.06 +0.06
2011 0 +0
2010 0 +0
2009 0 −0 −100%
2008 0 −0.01 −75%
2007 0.01 −0.03 −78.13%
2006 0.04 −0.05 −57.33%
2005 0.09 −0.04 −29.04%
2004 0.13 +0.01 +5.43%
2003 0.12 +0 +1.96%
2002 0.12 −0.02 −14.98%
2001 0.14 +0 +1.81%
2000 0.14 −0.04 −21.56%
1999 0.18 −0.02 −11.39%
1998 0.2 +0.03 +19.33%
1997 0.17 +0.01 +4.65%
1996 0.16 −0.03 −13.46%
1995 0.19 −0.15 −43.85%
1994 0.33 −0.05 −13.57%
1993 0.38 +0.07 +20.39%
1992 0.32 +0.01 +3.09%
1991 0.31 +0.03 +10.04%
1990 0.28 +0.03 +11.16%
1989 0.25 −0.07 −21.6%
1988 0.32 +0.04 +13.09%
1987 0.29 −0.05 −16.15%
1986 0.34 +0.03 +8.16%
1985 0.31 −0 −0.72%
1984 0.32 +0.04 +13.37%
1983 0.28 −0.09 −25.1%
1982 0.37 +0.06 +19.14%
1981 0.31 −0.04 −10.86%
1980 0.35

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).