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Mozambique Coal

Reserves (2023)#34 World
1,975,339,520short tons
0.15%
of world reserves
169 years
at current production
Production (2024)#21 World
17,843,230short tons+53% YoY

Coal Reserves in Mozambique

  • Mozambique holds 1,975,339,520 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#34 in the world), and accounting for about 0.15% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Mozambique has about 169 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Mozambique

  • Mozambique produced 17,843,230 short tons of coal in 2024 (#21 in the world), an increase of 53% from 11,665,309 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Mozambique

  • Mozambique last reported coal consumption in 2023.

Coal Imports & Exports in Mozambique

  • Mozambique exported 17,843,230 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈100% of production).

coal Balance in Mozambique

  • In 2024, Mozambique produced approximately 48,886 short tons per day of coal.

Mozambique Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———17,843,230+53%210.18%0−100%——0017,843,230−17,843,230
20231,975,339,520340.15%11,665,309+17.4%270.12%14,698+21.2%120< 0.01%0.87129.311,711,366−11,711,237
20221,975,339,520340.15%9,936,846−15%290.11%12,125−79.7%125< 0.01%0.7412.1910,376,510−10,376,497
20211,975,339,520340.16%11,694,868+42.4%260.13%59,772+17.8%112< 0.01%3.77011,196,297−11,196,297
20201,975,339,520340.16%8,211,278−31.5%290.10%50,739−1.2%112< 0.01%3.309,209,773−9,209,773
20191,975,339,520340.16%11,990,871−32.4%260.13%51,368+16.5%113< 0.01%3.44478.914,121,169−14,120,690
20181,975,339,520340.16%17,742,180+6.6%230.20%44,092+8.1%113< 0.01%3.04545.516,642,019−16,641,473
20171,975,339,520340.16%16,638,945+112.3%240.20%40,785+45.1%114< 0.01%2.91,36915,179,605−15,178,236
20161,975,339,520340.16%7,836,174+7.7%290.10%28,109+82.1%113< 0.01%2.064,057.38,325,796−8,321,738
20151,975,339,520340.16%7,275,577+4.2%300.08%15,432−26.3%117< 0.01%1.165,496.46,488,076−6,482,580
20141,975,339,520340.17%6,979,371+5.7%310.08%20,944+18.8%115< 0.01%1.629,446.45,609,044−5,599,598
20131,975,339,520260.18%6,604,767+32.3%320.07%17,637—115< 0.01%1.4112,4874,492,864−4,480,376
2012935,861,190340.09%4,993,464+634.2%340.06%0———07,7133,259,531−3,251,818
2011935,861,190340.09%680,125+765.3%530.01%0———02,317.6732,371−730,053
2010935,861,190350.09%78,599+28.6%63< 0.01%0———012,835124,116−111,281
2009935,861,190350.09%61,134+46.7%63< 0.01%0———016,589102,467−85,878
2008233,689,720520.02%41,686+53.8%63< 0.01%0———018,19358,464−40,271
2007———27,112−13.5%64< 0.01%0———017,97150,592−32,621
2006———31,341−11.9%64< 0.01%0———015,95147,178−31,227
2005———35,571−3%62< 0.01%0———017,85347,511−29,658
2004———36,689−3%63< 0.01%0———015,51447,872−32,359
2003———37,808+6.7%63< 0.01%0———018,18134,885−16,705
2002———35,438+7.2%61< 0.01%0———015,26234,518−19,256
2001———33,069+25%60< 0.01%0———04,157.237,226−33,069
2000———26,456+14.3%63< 0.01%0———00.4726,456−26,455
1999———23,149+16.7%62< 0.01%0———0023,149−23,149
1998———19,842−5.3%64< 0.01%0———0019,842−19,842
1997———20,944−5%63< 0.01%0———0020,944−20,944
1996———22,046—63< 0.01%0———0022,046−22,046
1995———0———0———0000
1994———0———0———0000
1993———0———0———0000
1992———0———0———0000
1991———0———0———0000
1990———0———0———0000
1989———0———0———0000
1988———0———0———0000
1987———0———0———0000
1986———0———0———0000
1985———0———0———0000
1984———0———0———0000
1983———0———0———0000
1982———0———0———0000
1981———0———0———0000
1980———0———0———0000

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