EnergyOilCoalElectricity

Eswatini Coal

Reserves (2023)#19 World
5,119,127,640short tons
0.40%
of world reserves
> 500 years
at current production
Production (2024)#54 World
390,288short tons+39.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#94 World
219,585short tons−0.86% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+467.7short tons

Consumption uses 56.3% of production.

Exports take 1.1% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Coal Reserves in Eswatini

  • Eswatini holds 5,119,127,640 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#19 in the world), and accounting for about 0.4% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Eswatini has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Eswatini

  • Eswatini produced 390,288 short tons of coal in 2024 (#54 in the world), an increase of 39.8% from 279,077 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Eswatini

  • Eswatini consumed 219,585 short tons of coal in 2024 (#94 in the world), a decrease of 0.86% from 2023. This represents 0.0023% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Eswatini averaged 353.4 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.97 pounds per day (#62 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Eswatini

  • Eswatini imported 219,585 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈100% of consumption).
  • Eswatini exported 4,438 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈1.1% of production).
  • This made Eswatini a net importer of 215,147 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Eswatini

  • In 2024, Eswatini produced approximately 1,069.3 short tons of coal per day and consumed 601.6 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 467.7 short tons.

Eswatini Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———390,288+39.8%54< 0.01%219,585−0.86%94< 0.01%353.4219,5854,438215,147
20235,119,127,640190.40%279,077+15.7%58< 0.01%221,495+61.5%94< 0.01%360221,4954,544.2216,951
20225,119,127,640190.40%241,130+89.1%57< 0.01%137,176−43.7%102< 0.01%225.1162,2345,159.8157,074
20215,119,127,640190.41%127,533+7%61< 0.01%243,570+30.9%95< 0.01%403.7197,501150,74646,755
20205,119,127,640190.41%119,160−1.6%60< 0.01%186,126+6.5%98< 0.01%312.1148,939179,999−31,059
20195,119,127,640190.42%121,144−14.8%61< 0.01%174,805+16.4%99< 0.01%296.3130,636134,221−3,585.4
20185,119,127,640190.42%142,198−25.2%62< 0.01%150,227+14.5%100< 0.01%257117,976109,9478,029.2
20175,119,127,640200.42%190,154+8.9%60< 0.01%131,183+34.4%103< 0.01%226.599,792106,561−6,769.7
20165,119,127,640200.42%174,606+22.7%61< 0.01%97,603+2.7%105< 0.01%169.895,580119,110−23,530
20155,119,127,640200.42%142,348−2.6%61< 0.01%95,039+17.5%106< 0.01%166.379,34065,77513,565
20145,119,127,640200.44%146,221+4.4%61< 0.01%80,875+4.8%110< 0.01%142.3116,426181,772−65,347
2013158,732,640570.01%139,993−15.2%60< 0.01%77,162−45.6%109< 0.01%136.6119,028171,627−52,599
2012158,732,640570.02%165,143+7%59< 0.01%141,879−8.2%98< 0.01%252.5106,924145,338−38,414
2011158,732,640570.02%154,323−2.5%59< 0.01%154,549−1.4%93< 0.01%276.5120,152120,12823.45
2010158,732,640580.02%158,223−51.6%57< 0.01%156,669−22.8%93< 0.01%281.9121,563120,666896.8
2009158,732,640580.02%327,131−34.1%54< 0.01%202,883−9.5%83< 0.01%367.2153,772122,28231,490
2008158,732,640580.02%496,040−2.6%520.01%224,085−10.3%81< 0.01%408.1177,362129,22048,141
2007———509,267+4.1%470.01%249,717+2.9%79< 0.01%457.9172,18164,610107,571
2006———489,426−1.6%480.01%242,627+6.9%78< 0.01%447.5165,3460165,346
2005———497,142−7.6%450.01%226,884−9%76< 0.01%420.5137,7890137,789
2004———538,273+8.8%440.01%249,204−0.84%75< 0.01%464.4169,7560169,756
2003———494,567+5.8%470.01%251,303−15.3%76< 0.01%471.2173,0630173,063
2002———467,379+34.6%490.01%296,545−1.5%690.01%559.8202,8250202,825
2001———347,228−17.1%490.01%300,969+0.93%670.01%572.7218,2570218,257
2000———418,878+5.4%470.01%298,192−14%670.01%572.7221,5640221,564
1999———397,482+5.7%470.01%346,550+6.5%660.01%672.4242,9900242,990
1998———376,087+62.7%460.01%325,525+107.2%660.01%638.5234,4150234,415
1997———231,098+62.5%52< 0.01%157,117+9.6%76< 0.01%312.2000
1996———142,198−25%54< 0.01%143,300−14.5%78< 0.01%289.5000
1995———189,597−1.1%53< 0.01%167,551−12.6%76< 0.01%345.3000
1994———191,802+210.7%54< 0.01%191,802+210.7%75< 0.01%395000
1993———61,729−43.4%61< 0.01%61,729−43.4%88< 0.01%127.1000
1992———109,129−19.5%58< 0.01%109,129−19.5%82< 0.01%231.3000
1991———135,584−23.1%47< 0.01%135,584−23.1%62< 0.01%298.6000
1990———176,370+4.6%44< 0.01%176,370+4.6%59< 0.01%404.3000
1989———168,654+4.8%45< 0.01%168,654+4.8%60< 0.01%402.6000
1988———160,937−11.5%45< 0.01%160,937−11.5%60< 0.01%402.4000
1987———181,881−4.1%44< 0.01%181,881−4.1%59< 0.01%476.2000
1986———189,598+3.6%44< 0.01%189,598+3.6%57< 0.01%516.1000
1985———182,984+32.8%43< 0.01%182,984+32.8%56< 0.01%518.2000
1984———137,789+22.5%45< 0.01%137,789+22.5%58< 0.01%404.8000
1983———112,436−23.3%48< 0.01%112,436−23.3%61< 0.01%341.3000
1982———146,607−18.9%44< 0.01%146,607−18.9%56< 0.01%459.8000
1981———180,779−6.8%43< 0.01%180,779−6.8%52< 0.01%586.2000
1980———194,007—43< 0.01%194,007—51< 0.01%650.3000

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