Russia vs South Africa: Coal production
Russia
2,545 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
1,552 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
7th
South Africa rank
8th
Coal production over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2,545 terawatt-hours against 1,552 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 993 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,242 terawatt-hours | 1,182 terawatt-hours | 1,060 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 1,613 terawatt-hours | 1,321 terawatt-hours | 292 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 1,573 terawatt-hours | 1,530 terawatt-hours | 43.12 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 2,156 terawatt-hours | 1,685 terawatt-hours | 470.58 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 2,521 terawatt-hours | 1,552 terawatt-hours | 968.66 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 2,545 terawatt-hours against 1,552 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Russia and South Africa?
- 993 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for coal production?
- Russia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.