Georgia Coal

993,181,310short tons
0.08%
of world reserves
at current production
195,976short tons+20.2% YoY
309,450short tons−4.1% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−310.9short tons

Production covers 63.3% of consumption.

Imports cover 40.9% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Georgia

  • Georgia holds 993,181,310 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#47 in the world), and accounting for about 0.08% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Georgia has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Georgia

  • Georgia produced 195,976 short tons of coal in 2024 (#58 in the world), an increase of 20.2% from 163,032 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Georgia

  • Georgia consumed 309,450 short tons of coal in 2024 (#90 in the world), a decrease of 4.1% from 2023. This represents 0.0032% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Georgia averaged 162.5 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.45 pounds per day (#76 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Georgia

  • Georgia imported 126,631 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈40.9% of consumption).
  • Georgia exported 134.5 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.07% of production).
  • This made Georgia a net importer of 126,497 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Georgia

  • In 2024, Georgia produced approximately 536.9 short tons of coal per day and consumed 847.8 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 310.9 short tons.

Georgia Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———195,976+20.2%58< 0.01%309,450−4.1%90< 0.01%162.5126,631134.5126,497
2023993,181,310470.08%163,032−42.3%60< 0.01%322,827−22.7%90< 0.01%169.6152,92988.45152,840
2022993,181,310470.08%282,310+58.5%56< 0.01%417,734+43.4%93< 0.01%220.2114,023120.9113,902
2021993,181,310470.08%178,142+62.7%58< 0.01%291,314−0.46%90< 0.01%153.8110,0931,587.3108,506
2020993,181,310470.08%109,459+549%61< 0.01%292,663+6.7%89< 0.01%154.2217,596661.4216,935
2019993,181,310470.08%16,865−89%65< 0.01%274,365−31.5%93< 0.01%144.5279,992744.1279,248
2018993,181,310470.08%153,221−48.1%61< 0.01%400,565−11%90< 0.01%211.1284,8482,108.7282,740
2017993,181,310460.08%295,419−9.6%58< 0.01%449,963+7.3%890.01%237.3178,7952,425.1176,370
2016993,181,310460.08%326,835−3.1%57< 0.01%419,462−10.3%85< 0.01%221.2114,1007,684.2106,416
2015993,181,310460.08%337,197+2.2%56< 0.01%467,710+0.47%840.01%246.7120,92367,08253,841
2014993,181,310460.09%329,921−26%56< 0.01%465,506+8.7%820.01%245.5139,112106,07133,040
2013221,564,310530.02%445,554+59.1%56< 0.01%428,268+50.6%81< 0.01%224.986,311103,597−17,286
2012221,564,310530.02%279,987+81.4%56< 0.01%284,396+101.6%86< 0.01%148.283,441110,686−27,244
2011221,564,310530.02%154,323+33.3%58< 0.01%141,036+57.1%96< 0.01%72.9189,422102,709−13,287
2010221,564,310530.02%115,743−30.9%58< 0.01%89,800−64%99< 0.01%46.172,93098,872−25,942
2009221,564,310530.02%167,551+1281.8%57< 0.01%249,122+88.3%80< 0.01%127.140,435100,899−60,464
2008221,564,310530.02%12,125−21.4%67< 0.01%132,277+55.8%92< 0.01%67.1378,64769,5419,106.5
2007———15,432+55.6%65< 0.01%84,878+381.2%95< 0.01%42.7962,29659,9582,337.6
2006———9,920.8+80%67< 0.01%17,637−11.1%102< 0.01%8.8316,45358,212−41,759
2005———5,511.6−37.5%66< 0.01%19,842+28.6%100< 0.01%9.8613,98262,844−48,862
2004———8,818.5+0%68< 0.01%15,432+16.7%101< 0.01%7.617,107.348,113−41,006
2003———8,818.5+33.3%68< 0.01%13,228+100%102< 0.01%6.486,393.912,875−6,481.5
2002———6,613.9+500%67< 0.01%6,613.9−50%103< 0.01%3.23,584.710,686−7,101.7
2001———1,102.3−85.7%67< 0.01%13,228−36.8%102< 0.01%6.281,151.410,495−9,343.6
2000———7,716.2−56.3%67< 0.01%20,944−32.1%96< 0.01%9.681,786.210,304−8,517.3
1999———17,637+6.7%66< 0.01%30,865−17.6%92< 0.01%13.854,352.210,208−5,855.7
1998———16,535+200%65< 0.01%37,479+54.5%91< 0.01%16.383,074.210,112−7,038
1997———5,511.6−68.8%68< 0.01%24,251+0%95< 0.01%10.334,875.99,920.8−5,044.9
1996———17,637−52.9%66< 0.01%24,251−47.6%95< 0.01%10.086,677.79,920.8−3,243.2
1995———37,479−81.5%63< 0.01%46,297−85.3%91< 0.01%18.830,86513,22817,637
1994———202,825+22.7%53< 0.01%315,286+1.4%680.01%125139,77316,535123,238
1993———165,347+6.4%57< 0.01%310,851−20.3%680.01%120227,07619,842207,234
1992———155,426—55< 0.01%389,911—640.01%147.3368,967134,482234,485

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