Tanzania Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 296,521,390 #50 in the world
Coal Production 304,238 #56 in the world
Coal Consumption 327,861 #87 in the world
Daily Deficit −23,623
Coal Imports 84,992
Coal Exports 53,522
Net Imports 31,470
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Tanzania

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Tanzania holds 297 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #50 in the world and accounting for about 0.026% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Tanzania has proven reserves equivalent to 904.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 904 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
296,521,390 Tons
Global Rank: #50 | Share of World: 0.026%
904 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Tanzania


Coal Consumption in Tanzania

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  • Tanzania consumes 327,861 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Tanzania ranks #87 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.0038% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Tanzania consumes 6,091 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 53,824,013 people), or 17 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Tanzania

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  • Tanzania produces 304,238 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #56 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Tanzania imports 10% of its coal consumption (31,470 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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