Zambia Coal

Reserves (2023)#46 World

1,041,682,950short tons

0.08%

of world reserves

452 years

at current production

Production (2024)#43 World

2,225,783short tons−3.4% YoY

Consumption (2024)#63 World

2,296,129short tons+0.08% YoY

Daily Deficit (2024)

−192.7short tons

Production covers 96.9% of consumption.

Imports cover 10.6% of consumption.

Consumption

Production

Deficit

Coal Reserves in Zambia

Zambia holds 1,041,682,950 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#46 in the world), and accounting for about 0.08% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
As of 2023 production rates, Zambia has about 452 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Zambia

Zambia produced 2,225,783 short tons of coal in 2024 (#43 in the world), a decrease of 3.4% from 2,304,541 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Zambia

Zambia consumed 2,296,129 short tons of coal in 2024 (#63 in the world), an increase of 0.08% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total coal consumption.
Per capita, coal consumption in Zambia averaged 215.4 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.59 pounds per day (#69 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Zambia

Zambia imported 243,654 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈10.6% of consumption).
Zambia exported 173,310 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈7.8% of production).
This made Zambia a net importer of 70,344 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Zambia

In 2024, Zambia produced approximately 6,098 short tons of coal per day and consumed 6,290.8 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 192.7 short tons.

Zambia Coal History (1980-2024)

	Reserves			Production				Consumption					Trade

2024	—	—	—	2,225,783	−3.4%	43	0.02%	2,296,129	+0.08%	63	0.02%	215.4	243,654	173,310	70,344
2023	1,041,682,950	46	0.08%	2,304,541	+151.7%	43	0.02%	2,294,347	+153%	62	0.02%	221.4	6,950.2	16,910	−9,959.4
2022	1,041,682,950	46	0.08%	915,493	−24.5%	49	0.01%	906,836	−25%	79	0.01%	90	357.1	219.9	137.1
2021	1,041,682,950	46	0.08%	1,213,371	−1.4%	47	0.01%	1,209,879	−6.7%	75	0.01%	123.4	3,605.1	7,097	−3,491.9
2020	1,041,682,950	46	0.08%	1,230,433	+12%	48	0.01%	1,296,262	+11%	73	0.02%	136	108,938	43,109	65,829
2019	1,041,682,950	46	0.08%	1,098,336	−15.1%	51	0.01%	1,167,538	−15.9%	75	0.01%	126.1	82,230	13,028	69,202
2018	1,041,682,950	46	0.08%	1,294,112	+47.3%	51	0.01%	1,388,224	+49.4%	72	0.02%	154.5	97,106	2,994	94,112
2017	1,041,682,950	45	0.09%	878,541	+143%	53	0.01%	929,286	+128.9%	76	0.01%	106.6	51,785	1,039.7	50,745
2016	1,041,682,950	45	0.09%	361,558	+100%	56	< 0.01%	405,942	+117%	86	< 0.01%	48	46,205	1,821.2	44,384
2015	1,041,682,950	45	0.09%	180,779	+3.1%	60	< 0.01%	187,030	+6.7%	97	< 0.01%	22.81	54,952	4,243	50,709
2014	1,041,682,950	45	0.09%	175,267	+6.7%	60	< 0.01%	175,267	+6.7%	98	< 0.01%	22.05	44,457	3,272.3	41,185
2013	49,603,950	64	< 0.01%	164,244	+65.6%	59	< 0.01%	164,244	+44.1%	98	< 0.01%	21.33	57,634	5,144.5	52,489
2012	49,603,950	64	< 0.01%	99,208	—	62	< 0.01%	113,979	+45.6%	103	< 0.01%	15.29	74,369	4,160.5	70,208
2011	49,603,950	64	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	78,264	−44.5%	106	< 0.01%	10.84	93,736	4,063.1	89,673
2010	49,603,950	64	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	141,096	−19.3%	94	< 0.01%	20.21	157,351	4,646.2	152,705
2009	49,603,950	64	< 0.01%	0	−100%	—	—	174,826	+36.5%	90	< 0.01%	25.92	120,452	2,429.7	118,022
2008	49,603,950	64	0.01%	3,858.1	−75%	68	< 0.01%	128,088	+46.7%	93	< 0.01%	19.67	136,532	3,909.7	132,622
2007	—	—	—	15,432	−78.1%	67	< 0.01%	87,303	+34.2%	94	< 0.01%	13.9	82,673	3,201.8	79,471
2006	—	—	—	70,548	−57.3%	59	< 0.01%	65,036	−58.2%	95	< 0.01%	10.72	54,804	4,765.5	50,038
2005	—	—	—	165,347	−29%	53	< 0.01%	155,426	+31.8%	82	< 0.01%	26.53	53,117	9,568.4	43,549
2004	—	—	—	233,000	+5.4%	52	< 0.01%	117,947	−26.2%	83	< 0.01%	20.81	83,137	12,125	71,012
2003	—	—	—	221,000	+2%	52	< 0.01%	159,835	+6.6%	81	< 0.01%	29.1	144,712	11,902	132,810
2002	—	—	—	216,751	−15%	52	< 0.01%	149,914	+1.5%	81	< 0.01%	28.16	72,458	12,342	60,116
2001	—	—	—	254,938	+1.8%	52	< 0.01%	147,710	+3.9%	79	< 0.01%	28.61	20,298	12,781	7,516.4
2000	—	—	—	250,401	−21.6%	53	< 0.01%	142,198	+3.2%	79	< 0.01%	28.39	0	9,429.9	−9,429.9
1999	—	—	—	319,228	−11.4%	50	0.01%	137,789	−39.3%	78	< 0.01%	28.29	0	6,791.3	−6,791.3
1998	—	—	—	360,272	+19.3%	48	0.01%	227,076	−5.1%	68	< 0.01%	47.89	0	1,300.7	−1,300.7
1997	—	—	—	301,923	+4.6%	49	0.01%	239,201	+15.4%	68	< 0.01%	51.79	0	1,377.3	−1,377.3
1996	—	—	—	288,518	−13.5%	48	0.01%	207,234	+27%	71	< 0.01%	46.03	0	1,454	−1,454
1995	—	—	—	333,410	−43.8%	48	0.01%	163,142	−60.5%	77	< 0.01%	37.14	0	10,421	−10,421
1994	—	—	—	593,748	−13.6%	47	0.01%	413,366	−5.1%	65	0.01%	96.4	0	24,508	−24,508
1993	—	—	—	686,982	+20.4%	46	0.01%	435,412	+1.3%	66	0.01%	104	0	13,186	−13,186
1992	—	—	—	570,635	+3.1%	46	0.01%	429,901	+4%	63	0.01%	105.2	0	15,267	−15,267
1991	—	—	—	553,525	+10%	40	0.01%	413,366	+0.81%	54	0.01%	103.6	0	25,177	−25,177
1990	—	—	—	503,025	+11.2%	40	0.01%	410,059	−20.9%	53	0.01%	105.3	0	15,344	−15,344
1989	—	—	—	452,524	−21.6%	41	0.01%	518,086	−6.7%	52	0.01%	136.5	0	17,571	−17,571
1988	—	—	—	577,226	+13.1%	40	0.01%	555,564	+14%	51	0.01%	150.3	0	19,797	−19,797
1987	—	—	—	510,405	−16.1%	39	0.01%	487,221	−15.5%	53	0.01%	135.5	0	22,024	−22,024
1986	—	—	—	608,696	+8.2%	38	0.01%	576,508	+11%	51	0.01%	165	0	24,251	−24,251
1985	—	—	—	562,796	−0.72%	38	0.01%	519,188	+1.9%	51	0.01%	153.1	0	27,558	−27,558
1984	—	—	—	566,872	+13.4%	38	0.01%	509,267	−3.5%	51	0.01%	154.8	0	24,251	−24,251
1983	—	—	—	500,011	−25.1%	40	0.01%	528,006	−11%	49	0.01%	165.5	0	20,944	−20,944
1982	—	—	—	667,558	+19.1%	36	0.02%	593,043	+8.7%	47	0.01%	192	0	17,637	−17,637
1981	—	—	—	560,315	−10.9%	37	0.01%	545,643	−20%	46	0.01%	182.4	0	0	0
1980	—	—	—	628,551	—	36	0.02%	682,330	—	43	0.02%	235.2	0	0	0

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.

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