Egypt Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 17,636,960 #68 in the world
Coal Production 0 # in the world
Coal Consumption 769,412 #76 in the world
Daily Deficit −769,412
Coal Imports 3,337,265
Coal Exports 95,121
Net Imports 3,242,144
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Egypt

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Egypt holds 18 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #68 in the world and accounting for about 0.0015% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Egypt has proven reserves equivalent to 22.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 23 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
17,636,960 Tons
Global Rank: #68 | Share of World: 0.0015%
23 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Egypt


Coal Consumption in Egypt

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  • Egypt consumes 769,412 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Egypt ranks #76 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.0090% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Egypt consumes 7,570 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 101,644,589 people), or 21 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Imports

  • Egypt imports 421% of its coal consumption (3,242,144 tons in 2016).

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