Norway vs South Africa: Coal production, annual growth rate
Norway
0.1321 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
-0.1974 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway rank
32nd
South Africa rank
34th
Coal production, annual growth rate over time
- Norway
- South Africa
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1321 % change on previous year against -0.1974 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.3295 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 61 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th of 85 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 83.33 % change on previous year | 8.97 % change on previous year | 74.36 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1910s | 55.49 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 50.8 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1920s | 17.65 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 14.44 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1930s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 0.0957 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1940s | 20.85 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 16.26 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1950s | 76.73 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 73.05 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1960s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1970s | -12.57 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | 20.52 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.97 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | 34.01 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 32.79 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | -17.39 % change on previous year | 0.3609 % change on previous year | 17.75 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.5 % change on previous year | -1.71 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, annual growth rate, Norway or South Africa?
- Norway, at 0.1321 % change on previous year against -0.1974 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production, annual growth rate between Norway and South Africa?
- 0.3295 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2024.
- How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for coal production, annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.