South Africa Coal

Coal Reserves in South Africa

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South Africa holds 35,053 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #8 in the world and accounting for about 3.08% 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 levels. This means tit has about 173 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

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 #7 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 2.36% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

• South Africa consumes 3,533,008 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 57,259,551 people), or 9,679 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 #7 in the world.

Coal Exports

• South Africa exports 30% of its coal production (83,198,279 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production