Botswana Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 106,434,000 #59 in the world
Coal Production 2,065,729 #41 in the world
Coal Consumption 1,356,944 #69 in the world
Daily Surplus +708,785
Coal Imports 5,637
Coal Exports 13,288
Net Exports 7,650
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Botswana

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Botswana holds 106 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #59 in the world and accounting for about 0.0093% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Botswana has proven reserves equivalent to 78.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 78 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
106,434,000 Tons
Global Rank: #59 | Share of World: 0.0093%
78 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Botswana


Coal Consumption in Botswana

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  • Botswana consumes 1,356,944 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Botswana ranks #69 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.016% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Botswana consumes 607,194 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 2,234,776 people), or 1,664 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Botswana

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  • Botswana produces 2,065,729 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #41 in the world.

Coal Exports

  • Botswana exports 0% of its coal production (7,650 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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