Tanzania Coal
0.12%
of world reserves
at current production
Production (2024)#46 World
2,045,775short tons−20.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#76 World
948,263short tons+16.3% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+3,006.9short tons
Consumption uses 46.4% of production.
Exports take 41.1% of production.
Production
Consumption
Surplus
Coal Reserves in Tanzania
- Tanzania holds 1,554,257,100 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#38 in the world), and accounting for about 0.12% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Tanzania has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Tanzania
- Tanzania produced 2,045,775 short tons of coal in 2024 (#46 in the world), a decrease of 20.7% from 2,581,026 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Tanzania
- Tanzania consumed 948,263 short tons of coal in 2024 (#76 in the world), an increase of 16.3% from 2023. This represents 0.0098% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Tanzania averaged 27.66 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.08 pounds per day (#98 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Tanzania
- Tanzania imported 10.17 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.0011% of consumption).
- Tanzania exported 840,116 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈41.1% of production).
- This made Tanzania a net exporter of 840,105 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Tanzania
- In 2024, Tanzania produced approximately 5,604.9 short tons of coal per day and consumed 2,598 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 3,006.9 short tons.
Tanzania Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 2,045,775 | −20.7% | 46 | 0.02% | 948,263 | +16.3% | 76 | 0.01% | 27.66 | 10.17 | 840,116 | −840,105 |
| 2023 | 1,554,257,100 | 38 | 0.12% | 2,581,026 | −6.8% | 41 | 0.03% | 815,291 | −7.8% | 82 | 0.01% | 24.48 | 18.13 | 1,765,737 | −1,765,719 |
| 2022 | 1,554,257,100 | 38 | 0.12% | 2,767,900 | +232.7% | 42 | 0.03% | 884,053 | +43% | 81 | 0.01% | 27.32 | 104.2 | 1,884,952 | −1,884,848 |
| 2021 | 1,554,257,100 | 38 | 0.12% | 832,051 | +9.4% | 52 | 0.01% | 618,301 | −2.7% | 84 | 0.01% | 19.68 | 300 | 214,050 | −213,750 |
| 2020 | 1,554,257,100 | 38 | 0.12% | 760,549 | −3.1% | 53 | 0.01% | 635,684 | +4.9% | 85 | 0.01% | 20.85 | 11.82 | 124,876 | −124,865 |
| 2019 | 1,554,257,100 | 38 | 0.13% | 784,995 | +13.4% | 54 | 0.01% | 605,742 | +17.1% | 85 | 0.01% | 20.47 | 232.1 | 137,973 | −137,741 |
| 2018 | 1,554,257,100 | 38 | 0.13% | 692,251 | +12.3% | 56 | 0.01% | 517,439 | +1.9% | 85 | 0.01% | 18.02 | 700.9 | 137,725 | −137,024 |
| 2017 | 1,554,257,100 | 37 | 0.13% | 616,191 | +102.5% | 56 | 0.01% | 507,632 | +73.3% | 86 | 0.01% | 18.24 | 1,354.6 | 72,891 | −71,537 |
| 2016 | 1,554,257,100 | 37 | 0.13% | 304,238 | +7.4% | 58 | < 0.01% | 292,945 | −7.1% | 91 | < 0.01% | 10.89 | 42,230 | 53,522 | −11,292 |
| 2015 | 1,554,257,100 | 37 | 0.13% | 283,294 | +4.5% | 57 | < 0.01% | 315,463 | +8.6% | 89 | < 0.01% | 12.13 | 58,027 | 25,858 | 32,169 |
| 2014 | 1,554,257,100 | 37 | 0.14% | 271,168 | +190.2% | 58 | < 0.01% | 290,498 | +188.7% | 91 | < 0.01% | 11.54 | 45,773 | 26,444 | 19,330 |
| 2013 | 296,521,390 | 51 | 0.03% | 93,445 | +7.8% | 61 | < 0.01% | 100,622 | −20.1% | 105 | < 0.01% | 4.12 | 36,330 | 29,153 | 7,176.7 |
| 2012 | 296,521,390 | 51 | 0.03% | 86,721 | −2.5% | 64 | < 0.01% | 125,926 | +11.2% | 100 | < 0.01% | 5.32 | 48,450 | 9,245.3 | 39,205 |
| 2011 | 296,521,390 | 52 | 0.03% | 88,967 | +19.9% | 63 | < 0.01% | 113,244 | +7.4% | 99 | < 0.01% | 4.92 | 41,177 | 151 | 41,026 |
| 2010 | 296,521,390 | 52 | 0.03% | 74,221 | +24.8% | 64 | < 0.01% | 105,459 | +8.4% | 98 | < 0.01% | 4.71 | 39,778 | 286.1 | 39,492 |
| 2009 | 296,521,390 | 52 | 0.03% | 59,474 | +254% | 64 | < 0.01% | 97,302 | +1.9% | 99 | < 0.01% | 4.46 | 37,888 | 60.63 | 37,828 |
| 2008 | 296,521,390 | 51 | 0.03% | 16,801 | −44% | 65 | < 0.01% | 95,492 | +32.8% | 97 | < 0.01% | 4.49 | 38,570 | 2.48 | 38,568 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 29,981 | +51.6% | 63 | < 0.01% | 71,894 | +10.2% | 98 | < 0.01% | 3.47 | 41,913 | 0.22 | 41,913 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 19,775 | −41.7% | 65 | < 0.01% | 65,263 | −15.3% | 94 | < 0.01% | 3.24 | 45,507 | 18.83 | 45,488 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 33,946 | −52.7% | 63 | < 0.01% | 77,036 | −10.7% | 89 | < 0.01% | 3.93 | 43,091 | 9.91 | 43,081 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 71,695 | +19.1% | 58 | < 0.01% | 86,264 | +20.6% | 89 | < 0.01% | 4.53 | 30,341 | 1 | 30,340 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 60,197 | −31.1% | 59 | < 0.01% | 71,538 | −23.2% | 89 | < 0.01% | 3.86 | 11,344 | 3.34 | 11,341 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 87,314 | +1.8% | 56 | < 0.01% | 93,166 | +7.6% | 88 | < 0.01% | 5.16 | 14,628 | 0 | 14,628 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 85,748 | −1.8% | 56 | < 0.01% | 86,594 | +8.2% | 86 | < 0.01% | 4.92 | 15,708 | 0 | 15,708 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 87,285 | +5.6% | 57 | < 0.01% | 80,021 | −3.2% | 87 | < 0.01% | 4.67 | 13,092 | 0 | 13,092 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 82,673 | +66.7% | 57 | < 0.01% | 82,673 | +30.4% | 82 | < 0.01% | 4.97 | 13,060 | 0 | 13,060 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 49,604 | +60.7% | 61 | < 0.01% | 63,393 | +54.5% | 88 | < 0.01% | 3.91 | 13,789 | 0 | 13,789 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 30,865 | −50.9% | 61 | < 0.01% | 41,034 | −37.7% | 89 | < 0.01% | 2.6 | 10,169 | 0 | 10,169 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 62,832 | +29.5% | 60 | < 0.01% | 65,822 | +35.4% | 86 | < 0.01% | 4.25 | 2,990.6 | 0 | 2,990.6 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 48,502 | −4.3% | 61 | < 0.01% | 48,596 | −4.2% | 90 | < 0.01% | 3.2 | 94.14 | 0 | 94.14 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 50,706 | +4.5% | 64 | < 0.01% | 50,706 | +4.5% | 92 | < 0.01% | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 48,502 | +100% | 64 | < 0.01% | 48,502 | +100% | 92 | < 0.01% | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 24,251 | +100% | 64 | < 0.01% | 24,251 | +100% | 96 | < 0.01% | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 12,125 | +60% | 55 | < 0.01% | 12,125 | +60% | 84 | < 0.01% | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 7,578.4 | +150% | 56 | < 0.01% | 7,578.4 | +150% | 83 | < 0.01% | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 3,031.4 | — | 56 | < 0.01% | 3,031.4 | — | 83 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.