Malawi Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 2,204,620 #74 in the world
Coal Production 47,399 #62 in the world
Coal Consumption 85,915 #109 in the world
Daily Deficit −38,516
Coal Imports 36,840
Coal Exports 6,400
Net Imports 30,440
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Malawi

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Malawi holds 2 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #74 in the world and accounting for about 0.00019% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Malawi has proven reserves equivalent to 25.7 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 26 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
2,204,620 Tons
Global Rank: #74 | Share of World: 0.00019%
26 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Malawi


Coal Consumption in Malawi

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  • Malawi consumes 85,915 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Malawi ranks #109 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.0010% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Malawi consumes 4,893 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 17,557,739 people), or 13 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Malawi

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  • Malawi produces 47,399 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #62 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Malawi imports 35% of its coal consumption (30,440 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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