Malaysia Coal
Production (2024)#36 World
3,672,011short tons−7.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#18 World
46,628,958short tons+23.6% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−117,690short tons
Production covers 7.9% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Malaysia
- Malaysia holds 249,122,060 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#66 in the world), and accounting for about 0.02% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Malaysia has about 63 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Malaysia
- Malaysia produced 3,672,011 short tons of coal in 2024 (#36 in the world), a decrease of 7.4% from 3,966,336 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Malaysia
- Malaysia consumed 46,628,958 short tons of coal in 2024 (#18 in the world), an increase of 23.6% from 2023. This represents 0.48% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Malaysia averaged 2,622.7 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 7.19 pounds per day (#22 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Malaysia
- Malaysia imported 43,362,352 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈93% of consumption).
- Malaysia exported 405,404 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈11% of production).
- This made Malaysia a net importer of 42,956,948 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Malaysia
- In 2024, Malaysia produced approximately 10,060 short tons of coal per day and consumed 127,751 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 117,690 short tons.
Malaysia Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 3,672,011 | −7.4% | 36 | 0.04% | 46,628,958 | +23.6% | 18 | 0.48% | 2,622.7 | 43,362,352 | 405,404 | 42,956,948 |
| 2023 | 249,122,060 | 66 | 0.02% | 3,966,336 | −3.6% | 37 | 0.04% | 37,714,615 | +11.2% | 19 | 0.40% | 2,147.4 | 34,225,146 | 499,675 | 33,725,471 |
| 2022 | 249,122,060 | 66 | 0.02% | 4,112,719 | +19.6% | 36 | 0.04% | 33,922,706 | −6.4% | 22 | 0.37% | 1,955.5 | 31,343,423 | 176,997 | 31,166,426 |
| 2021 | 249,122,060 | 66 | 0.02% | 3,438,232 | −4.4% | 36 | 0.04% | 36,224,584 | −3.6% | 21 | 0.42% | 2,113.3 | 38,673,224 | 157,909 | 38,515,314 |
| 2020 | 249,122,060 | 66 | 0.02% | 3,597,756 | −5.6% | 35 | 0.04% | 37,563,388 | +1.9% | 20 | 0.45% | 2,216.8 | 39,798,361 | 22,448 | 39,775,913 |
| 2019 | 249,122,060 | 66 | 0.02% | 3,813,089 | +30.4% | 35 | 0.04% | 36,864,575 | −5.4% | 20 | 0.43% | 2,204.8 | 37,958,831 | 101,032 | 37,857,799 |
| 2018 | 249,122,060 | 66 | 0.02% | 2,924,272 | −11.2% | 41 | 0.03% | 38,958,547 | +7.3% | 20 | 0.45% | 2,367.5 | 37,763,780 | 593,602 | 37,170,177 |
| 2017 | 198,415,800 | 67 | 0.02% | 3,294,805 | +32.3% | 37 | 0.04% | 36,323,513 | +10% | 23 | 0.43% | 2,245.3 | 37,541,496 | 451,637 | 37,089,859 |
| 2016 | 198,415,800 | 67 | 0.02% | 2,490,118 | −11.7% | 42 | 0.03% | 33,023,003 | +8.5% | 23 | 0.39% | 2,077.6 | 26,670,879 | 417,117 | 26,253,762 |
| 2015 | 198,415,800 | 67 | 0.02% | 2,820,811 | −3.4% | 41 | 0.03% | 30,434,779 | +13.3% | 24 | 0.35% | 1,948.9 | 22,159,402 | 322,659 | 21,836,743 |
| 2014 | 198,415,800 | 67 | 0.02% | 2,920,221 | −8.5% | 40 | 0.03% | 26,852,272 | +1.9% | 26 | 0.30% | 1,749.6 | 23,517,589 | 529,956 | 22,987,633 |
| 2013 | 198,415,800 | 55 | 0.02% | 3,190,043 | −1.9% | 40 | 0.04% | 26,344,248 | −5.1% | 26 | 0.29% | 1,746.1 | 25,303,577 | 584,861 | 24,718,715 |
| 2012 | 198,415,800 | 55 | 0.02% | 3,251,815 | +1.2% | 38 | 0.04% | 27,770,496 | +7.5% | 25 | 0.31% | 1,872.4 | 23,169,208 | 472,892 | 22,696,316 |
| 2011 | 198,415,800 | 55 | 0.02% | 3,214,340 | +21.7% | 37 | 0.04% | 25,829,328 | −0.04% | 27 | 0.30% | 1,771.4 | 24,239,038 | 246,918 | 23,992,120 |
| 2010 | 198,415,800 | 55 | 0.02% | 2,642,240 | +12.1% | 39 | 0.03% | 25,839,249 | +41.3% | 27 | 0.31% | 1,803.4 | 21,967,505 | 108,027 | 21,859,478 |
| 2009 | 198,415,800 | 55 | 0.02% | 2,356,742 | +70.5% | 41 | 0.03% | 18,282,914 | +6.9% | 30 | 0.24% | 1,300.1 | 15,958,162 | 10,627 | 15,947,534 |
| 2008 | 198,415,800 | 55 | 0.02% | 1,382,298 | +16.7% | 45 | 0.02% | 17,104,544 | +10.7% | 31 | 0.23% | 1,240.8 | 17,004,255 | 85,386 | 16,918,869 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 1,184,983 | +19.3% | 44 | 0.02% | 15,457,693 | +25% | 31 | 0.21% | 1,145.1 | 14,731,289 | 102,925 | 14,628,364 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 993,181 | +14.3% | 45 | 0.01% | 12,367,918 | +2.7% | 35 | 0.17% | 936.3 | 11,993,920 | 104,307 | 11,889,613 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 868,620 | +11% | 43 | 0.01% | 12,038,328 | +13% | 33 | 0.18% | 931.9 | 11,182,574 | 68,377 | 11,114,196 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 782,751 | +12.3% | 43 | 0.01% | 10,653,091 | +49.5% | 35 | 0.17% | 843.6 | 9,525,632 | 21,648 | 9,503,984 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 696,881 | +13% | 45 | 0.01% | 7,125,297 | +4.4% | 41 | 0.12% | 577.4 | 7,772,126 | 56,218 | 7,715,908 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 616,964 | +2.5% | 45 | 0.01% | 6,826,123 | +26.5% | 41 | 0.13% | 566.4 | 6,018,620 | 58,423 | 5,960,198 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 601,862 | +53.1% | 47 | 0.01% | 5,397,068 | +43.5% | 46 | 0.10% | 458.8 | 4,659,470 | 54,013 | 4,605,457 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 393,028 | +7% | 49 | 0.01% | 3,760,589 | +41.1% | 51 | 0.07% | 327.5 | 3,397,324 | 29,762 | 3,367,561 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 367,271 | +5.8% | 49 | 0.01% | 2,664,488 | −2.9% | 52 | 0.05% | 237.5 | 2,309,342 | 12,125 | 2,297,217 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 347,228 | +12% | 49 | 0.01% | 2,743,653 | −3.3% | 52 | 0.06% | 250.5 | 2,407,448 | 11,023 | 2,396,425 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 310,045 | +8% | 48 | 0.01% | 2,836,239 | −3.3% | 52 | 0.06% | 265.4 | 2,394,220 | 17,637 | 2,376,583 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 287,145 | +8.7% | 49 | 0.01% | 2,932,139 | +0.49% | 51 | 0.06% | 281.3 | 3,096,393 | 26,455 | 3,069,937 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 264,246 | +9.5% | 50 | 0.01% | 2,917,810 | +9.6% | 51 | 0.06% | 287 | 2,198,009 | 88,185 | 2,109,824 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 241,346 | +10.5% | 52 | < 0.01% | 2,663,177 | +11.1% | 50 | 0.06% | 268.7 | 2,272,966 | 68,343 | 2,204,623 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 218,446 | +11.7% | 53 | < 0.01% | 2,397,524 | −16.4% | 53 | 0.05% | 248.2 | 1,947,784 | 117,947 | 1,829,837 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 195,546 | −1.4% | 54 | < 0.01% | 2,868,206 | +5% | 46 | 0.06% | 304.6 | 2,483,507 | 99,208 | 2,384,299 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 198,275 | +62% | 45 | < 0.01% | 2,731,520 | +17.8% | 42 | 0.06% | 297.8 | 2,352,332 | 106,924 | 2,245,408 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 122,357 | +2.3% | 47 | < 0.01% | 2,319,255 | +10.8% | 44 | 0.05% | 260.1 | 2,610,273 | 46,297 | 2,563,976 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 119,594 | +21.9% | 49 | < 0.01% | 2,093,283 | +359.8% | 45 | 0.04% | 241.8 | 1,984,502 | 18,739 | 1,965,763 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 98,106 | +2.3% | 49 | < 0.01% | 455,253 | −20.4% | 53 | 0.01% | 54.21 | 604,246 | 25,353 | 578,893 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 95,901 | +306.3% | 50 | < 0.01% | 572,098 | +22.1% | 52 | 0.01% | 70.3 | 542,337 | 0 | 542,337 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 23,604 | — | 53 | < 0.01% | 468,481 | +1.8% | 53 | 0.01% | 59.45 | 444,875 | 0 | 444,875 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 460,288 | +2.5% | 53 | 0.01% | 60.36 | 587,250 | 0 | 587,250 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 449,125 | +10% | 53 | 0.01% | 60.86 | 449,125 | 0 | 449,125 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 408,362 | +150.3% | 52 | 0.01% | 57.17 | 408,362 | 0 | 408,362 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 163,142 | −5.7% | 54 | < 0.01% | 23.59 | 151,017 | 0 | 151,017 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 173,063 | +86.9% | 53 | < 0.01% | 25.83 | 200,982 | 0 | 200,982 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 92,594 | — | 59 | < 0.01% | 14.26 | 88,185 | 0 | 88,185 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.