South Africa Coal
Summary Table
| | Tons | Global Rank |
| 35,053,458,000 | 8th in the world |
| 277,951,564 | 7th in the world |
| 202,298,474 | 7th in the world |
| Yearly Surplus | + 75,653,090 | |
Coal Imports | 2,037,037 | |
Coal Exports | 85,235,315 | |
| 83,198,279 | |
(Data shown is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categoreies)Coal Reserves in South Africa
See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves
South Africa holds 35,053 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking 8th in the world and accounting for about
3% of the world's total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).
South Africa has proven reserves equivalent to 173.3 times its annual consumption. This means it has about 173 years of Coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Reserves
35,053,458,000 tonsGlobal Rank:
8th | Share of World:
3.08 %173 years of Coal left
(at current consumption levels)
History of Coal Reserves in South Africa
Coal Consumption in South Africa
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- South Africa consumes 202,298,474 Tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year as of the year 2016.
- South Africa ranks 7th in the world for Coal consumption, accounting for about 17.8% of the world's total consumption of 1,139,471,430 tons.
- South Africa consumes 3,585,436 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 56,422,274 people), or 9,823 cubic feet per capita per day.
Coal Production in South Africa
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- South Africa produces
277,951,564 tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking 7th in the world.
Coal Exports
- South Africa exports 30% of its Coal production (83,198,279 tons in 2016).
History of Coal Consumption and Production
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