Tanzania vs Zambia: Coal production
Tanzania
13.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
13.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Tanzania rank
39th
Zambia rank
38th
Coal production over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.86 terawatt-hours against 13.3 terawatt-hours in Tanzania, a difference of 0.56 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 38th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0.0065 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0065 terawatt-hours | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.0187 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0228 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.2858 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.3779 terawatt-hours | 0.9303 terawatt-hours | 0.5524 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 0.5263 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2020s | 11.8 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.86 terawatt-hours against 13.3 terawatt-hours in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.56 terawatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for coal production?
- Tanzania ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 38th of 219 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.