Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Coal reserves

Namibia
350.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Zimbabwe
502.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Namibia rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
54th

Coal reserves over time

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
0200.0M400.0M600.0M200820152023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 502.00 million tonnes against 350.00 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 152.00 million tonnes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 216 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal reserves
Unit
tonnes
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 3,421 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

Proved reserves, measured in tonnes, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.