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Egypt Coal

Reserves (2023)#68 World
200,620,420short tons
0.02%
of world reserves
Consumption (2024)#45 World
4,914,481short tons+47% YoY

Coal Reserves in Egypt

  • Egypt holds 200,620,420 short tons of proven coal reserves (#68 in the world), and accounting for about 0.02% of the world's total proven coal reserves.

Coal Production in Egypt

  • Egypt last reported coal production in 2013.

Coal Consumption in Egypt

  • Egypt consumed 4,914,481 short tons of coal in 2024 (#45 in the world), an increase of 47% from 2023. This represents 0.05% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Egypt averaged 84.34 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.23 pounds per day (#83 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Egypt

  • Egypt imported 4,923,346 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈100.2% of consumption).
  • Egypt exported 8,864.7 short tons of coal in 2024.
  • This made Egypt a net importer of 4,914,481 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Egypt

  • In 2024, Egypt consumed approximately 13,464 short tons per day of coal.

Egypt Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———0———4,914,481+47%450.05%84.344,923,3468,864.74,914,481
2023200,620,420680.02%0———3,342,069+8.6%540.04%58.363,419,16775,3983,343,769
2022200,620,420680.02%0———3,077,672−14.4%560.03%54.663,010,66984.153,010,585
2021200,620,420680.02%0———3,594,005+59.3%490.04%64.783,599,05166,4433,532,608
2020200,620,420680.02%0———2,256,074−48.1%630.03%41.282,325,72768,3952,257,332
2019200,620,420680.02%0———4,345,134−16.9%490.05%80.85,501,043131,1695,369,874
2018200,620,420680.02%0———5,229,568+63.8%490.06%98.975,866,688137,9135,728,775
2017200,620,420660.02%0———3,192,459+17.5%550.04%61.573,289,55597,0963,192,459
2016200,620,420660.02%0———2,716,454+26.4%600.03%53.452,811,57695,1212,716,454
2015200,620,420660.02%0———2,148,957+109.4%620.02%43.152,224,11775,1602,148,957
2014200,620,420660.02%0−100%——1,026,038+18.4%690.01%21.041,091,40965,3711,026,038
201317,636,96069< 0.01%3,491.4−84.9%68< 0.01%866,951−19.4%710.01%18.19922,53355,582866,951
201217,636,96069< 0.01%23,149−42%66< 0.01%1,075,703−23.5%650.01%23.091,084,97048,4421,036,528
201117,636,96069< 0.01%39,921−4.7%65< 0.01%1,406,590−20.6%640.02%30.881,641,80257,6691,584,133
201017,636,96070< 0.01%41,888+16.2%65< 0.01%1,771,047−4%610.02%39.711,790,80075,3201,715,481
200917,636,96070< 0.01%36,059+29.6%65< 0.01%1,844,165−4.6%600.02%42.151,797,17699,5681,697,608
200817,636,96070< 0.01%27,824−10%64< 0.01%1,933,452−8.7%600.03%45.032,082,73189,4761,993,255
2007———30,915−9.1%62< 0.01%2,116,714−0.3%580.03%50.232,057,56366,3641,991,199
2006———34,007−8.3%63< 0.01%2,123,055−1.3%570.03%51.342,103,17731,7682,071,409
2005———37,099+2%60< 0.01%2,150,326+11.2%560.03%53.032,093,14143,5422,049,599
2004———36,376−12.8%64< 0.01%1,934,212−3.1%550.03%48.672,039,27416,1782,023,096
2003———41,704−11.3%61< 0.01%1,995,855+9.8%560.03%51.271,995,1818,282.81,986,898
2002———47,032−15.2%59< 0.01%1,817,709−8.6%560.03%47.681,924,63324,1721,900,461
2001———55,483−13.2%58< 0.01%1,989,670+4.3%550.04%53.311,794,56124,2111,770,350
2000———63,934+48.7%60< 0.01%1,906,996+11.5%560.04%52.192,006,20414,4401,991,764
1999———42,990—61< 0.01%1,709,683+4.8%570.03%47.811,554,25716,5071,537,750
1998———0———1,631,419−16.6%570.03%46.651,631,41901,631,419
1997———0———1,956,600+1.3%560.04%57.181,792,35601,792,356
1996———0———1,932,349+0.23%550.04%57.662,067,93402,067,934
1995———0———1,927,940−5.6%550.04%58.731,697,55701,697,557
1994———0———2,041,478+25%550.04%63.512,041,47802,041,478
1993———0———1,633,623+28.3%570.03%51.931,677,71601,677,716
1992———0———1,273,168−4.3%560.03%41.421,273,16801,273,168
1991———0———1,330,488−5%480.03%44.331,330,48801,330,488
1990———0———1,399,934−12.2%470.03%47.951,477,09501,477,095
1989———0———1,593,940+2.3%470.03%56.211,598,35001,598,350
1988———0———1,557,564+9.4%470.03%56.451,543,23401,543,234
1987———0———1,424,185+5.9%460.03%53.071,377,88801,377,888
1986———0———1,344,818+0.33%480.03%51.521,322,77201,322,772
1985———0———1,340,409+5.5%460.03%52.841,322,77201,322,772
1984———0———1,270,963+1.6%460.03%51.621,212,54101,212,541
1983———0———1,251,122−6%440.03%52.361,080,26401,080,264
1982———0———1,330,488+2.5%400.03%57.341,544,33601,544,336
1981———0———1,298,521+29.3%410.03%57.521,396,62701,396,627
1980———0———1,004,204—420.02%45.7884,0530884,053

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