Zimbabwe Coal

Reserves (2023)#55 World

553,359,620short tons

0.04%

of world reserves

126 years

at current production

Production (2024)#32 World

6,275,162short tons+43.1% YoY

Consumption (2024)#42 World

5,738,829short tons+55.4% YoY

Daily Surplus (2024)

+1,469.4short tons

Consumption uses 91.5% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production

Consumption

Surplus

Coal Reserves in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe holds 553,359,620 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#55 in the world), and accounting for about 0.04% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
As of 2023 production rates, Zimbabwe has about 126 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe produced 6,275,162 short tons of coal in 2024 (#32 in the world), an increase of 43.1% from 4,386,018 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe consumed 5,738,829 short tons of coal in 2024 (#42 in the world), an increase of 55.4% from 2023. This represents 0.06% of the world's total coal consumption.
Per capita, coal consumption in Zimbabwe averaged 690 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 1.89 pounds per day (#46 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe imported 264.7 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.0046% of consumption).
Zimbabwe exported 536,530 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈8.6% of production).
This made Zimbabwe a net exporter of 536,265 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Zimbabwe

In 2024, Zimbabwe produced approximately 17,192 short tons of coal per day and consumed 15,723 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 1,469.4 short tons.

Zimbabwe Coal History (1980-2024)

	Reserves			Production				Consumption					Trade

2024	—	—	—	6,275,162	+43.1%	32	0.06%	5,738,829	+55.4%	42	0.06%	690	264.7	536,530	−536,265
2023	553,359,620	55	0.04%	4,386,018	+14.4%	35	0.05%	3,692,215	−22.8%	52	0.04%	451.9	39,217	542,104	−502,888
2022	553,359,620	55	0.04%	3,834,006	+7.4%	38	0.04%	4,785,128	+112.2%	48	0.05%	595.6	2,125.6	190,815	−188,690
2021	553,359,620	55	0.04%	3,570,619	+19.7%	35	0.04%	2,255,072	−4.4%	65	0.03%	285.5	25.77	7,535.6	−7,509.8
2020	553,359,620	55	0.04%	2,982,780	+3%	38	0.04%	2,359,672	−13.7%	61	0.03%	303.9	322.8	118,500	−118,177
2019	553,359,620	55	0.04%	2,895,780	−21.5%	40	0.03%	2,735,039	−6.2%	58	0.03%	358.2	7,514.9	98,474	−90,960
2018	553,359,620	55	0.04%	3,689,983	+14.3%	35	0.04%	2,916,199	+8%	58	0.03%	387.9	18,692	109,330	−90,638
2017	553,359,620	54	0.05%	3,227,784	+8.4%	39	0.04%	2,700,761	−19.3%	59	0.03%	364.7	16,905	55,062	−38,158
2016	553,359,620	54	0.05%	2,978,132	−37.7%	38	0.04%	3,347,715	−12.5%	56	0.04%	458.6	19,539	47,072	−27,532
2015	553,359,620	54	0.05%	4,781,053	−25%	34	0.05%	3,825,016	+4.6%	55	0.04%	531.3	32,959	71,938	−38,979
2014	553,359,620	54	0.05%	6,376,003	+85.7%	33	0.07%	3,655,260	+1.2%	53	0.04%	514.6	38,610	67,139	−28,529
2013	553,359,620	39	0.05%	3,432,814	+95.4%	38	0.04%	3,613,129	−1%	54	0.04%	515.7	37,225	52,744	−15,518
2012	553,359,620	39	0.05%	1,756,641	−37.8%	45	0.02%	3,650,056	+8.8%	55	0.04%	528.3	29,546	57,402	−27,856
2011	553,359,620	39	0.05%	2,824,228	+2.5%	39	0.03%	3,355,129	−0.34%	54	0.04%	493.6	33,143	60,281	−27,138
2010	553,359,620	39	0.06%	2,755,995	+50%	38	0.03%	3,366,732	+19.7%	53	0.04%	504.1	32,856	80,834	−47,978
2009	553,359,620	39	0.06%	1,837,881	−34.3%	42	0.02%	2,812,017	+3.6%	55	0.04%	427.9	31,061	84,486	−53,425
2008	553,359,620	37	0.06%	2,798,765	−24.7%	40	0.04%	2,715,219	−26.7%	55	0.04%	419	29,546	85,636	−56,091
2007	—	—	—	3,714,785	−3.6%	38	0.05%	3,702,469	+0.24%	52	0.05%	578.3	26,426	70,831	−44,405
2006	—	—	—	3,854,778	−3.5%	35	0.05%	3,693,540	−6.8%	52	0.05%	584.6	24,742	44,915	−20,173
2005	—	—	—	3,992,567	+11.8%	34	0.06%	3,963,370	+9%	50	0.06%	635	25,933	68,370	−42,437
2004	—	—	—	3,572,587	−8.7%	34	0.06%	3,635,804	−8.7%	50	0.06%	588	27,197	86,845	−59,648
2003	—	—	—	3,913,201	−10.4%	32	0.07%	3,980,280	−10.1%	50	0.07%	650.8	21,205	84,843	−63,638
2002	—	—	—	4,367,352	−4.4%	32	0.08%	4,427,715	−4.1%	49	0.08%	732.6	24,914	51,988	−27,073
2001	—	—	—	4,569,075	−5.8%	30	0.09%	4,615,490	−5.3%	48	0.09%	771.1	20,876	43,494	−22,619
2000	—	—	—	4,850,164	−4.9%	31	0.09%	4,871,742	−4.1%	46	0.09%	819.3	24,213	35,001	−10,788
1999	—	—	—	5,099,286	+11.1%	31	0.10%	5,081,649	+15.5%	45	0.10%	862.5	12,982	40,521	−27,539
1998	—	—	—	4,588,917	+3.9%	33	0.09%	4,399,319	+2.5%	48	0.09%	758.9	3,819.1	46,040	−42,221
1997	—	—	—	4,414,752	−9.2%	33	0.09%	4,291,293	−8.6%	48	0.09%	754.9	7,380.7	51,560	−44,180
1996	—	—	—	4,862,289	−5%	32	0.10%	4,695,841	−4.1%	45	0.09%	841.7	11,372	53,568	−42,196
1995	—	—	—	5,118,025	−15.1%	32	0.10%	4,898,666	−4%	43	0.10%	892.7	42,562	55,576	−13,014
1994	—	—	—	6,028,533	+3.5%	30	0.12%	5,104,798	−4.1%	43	0.11%	939	32,487	33,069	−582.3
1993	—	—	—	5,825,708	−4.7%	30	0.12%	5,321,953	+1.7%	43	0.11%	980.1	22,046	42,843	−20,797
1992	—	—	—	6,115,616	−1.2%	29	0.12%	5,233,768	−4.6%	41	0.11%	978	33,256	45,195	−11,938
1991	—	—	—	6,190,573	+2%	24	0.12%	5,483,992	+1.3%	32	0.11%	1,054.1	82,673	69,813	12,860
1990	—	—	—	6,067,114	+14.9%	23	0.12%	5,411,240	+3.1%	32	0.11%	1,067.6	84,249	72,752	11,497
1989	—	—	—	5,282,276	+2.2%	25	0.10%	5,249,200	+2.3%	33	0.10%	1,064.2	55,116	88,185	−33,069
1988	—	—	—	5,167,636	−3.6%	25	0.10%	5,130,151	−3.8%	33	0.10%	1,070.7	47,668	84,878	−37,210
1987	—	—	—	5,360,540	+35.6%	24	0.11%	5,332,976	+35.4%	33	0.11%	1,148.8	33,069	60,627	−27,558
1986	—	—	—	3,953,991	+15.6%	26	0.08%	3,939,656	+18.1%	33	0.08%	877.2	57,645	71,650	−14,006
1985	—	—	—	3,421,574	+14.2%	25	0.07%	3,335,590	+17.3%	32	0.07%	768	45,195	131,175	−85,980
1984	—	—	—	2,996,082	+4%	25	0.06%	2,843,960	+2.6%	32	0.06%	677.8	39,908	191,802	−151,894
1983	—	—	—	2,880,340	+0.77%	25	0.07%	2,772,310	−1.9%	32	0.06%	684.7	17,637	125,663	−108,026
1982	—	—	—	2,858,293	+4.8%	25	0.07%	2,827,425	+3.6%	31	0.07%	725.3	42,125	72,752	−30,628
1981	—	—	—	2,727,118	−10.6%	25	0.07%	2,728,217	−7.9%	31	0.07%	727.7	47,399	127,868	−80,469
1980	—	—	—	3,051,198	—	25	0.07%	2,960,805	—	30	0.07%	841	83,141	252,429	−169,288

Sources

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

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