Zimbabwe Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 553,359,620 #38 in the world
Coal Production 2,976,237 #37 in the world
Coal Consumption 3,388,555 #53 in the world
Daily Deficit −412,318
Coal Imports 173
Coal Exports 47,903
Net Exports 47,729
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe holds 553 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #38 in the world and accounting for about 0.049% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Zimbabwe has proven reserves equivalent to 163.3 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 163 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
553,359,620 Tons
Global Rank: #38 | Share of World: 0.049%
163 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Zimbabwe


Coal Consumption in Zimbabwe

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  • Zimbabwe consumes 3,388,555 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Zimbabwe ranks #53 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.040% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Zimbabwe consumes 232,088 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 14,600,294 people), or 636 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Zimbabwe

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  • Zimbabwe produces 2,976,237 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #37 in the world.

Coal Exports

  • Zimbabwe exports 2% of its coal production (47,729 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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