Coal production, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Coal production, annual growth rate was -0.1974 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.1974 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 118.7%
World rank
34th
of 85 countries
All-time high
67.81 % change on previous year
in 1901
All-time low
-14.27 % change on previous year
in 1922
Years of data
125
1901–2025
Coal production, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1901–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded -0.1974 % change on previous year for coal production, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 118.7% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 67.81 % change on previous year in 1901 and was at its lowest, -14.27 % change on previous year, in 1922.
That places South Africa 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 67.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1902 | 49.07 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1903 | 33.6 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 1904 | 12.68 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1905 | 14.34 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1906 | 14.34 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 10.35 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1908 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1909 | 15.12 % change on previous year | +435.5% |
| 1910 | 13.38 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1911 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 1912 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -264.1% |
| 1913 | 9.41 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 1914 | -3.06 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 1915 | 0.5875 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 1916 | 17.84 % change on previous year | +2936.2% |
| 1917 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1918 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 1919 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 1920 | 10.93 % change on previous year | +165.0% |
| 1921 | -0.9887 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1922 | -14.27 % change on previous year | +1343.0% |
| 1923 | 21.37 % change on previous year | -249.8% |
| 1924 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1925 | 4.24 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1926 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 1927 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -156.0% |
| 1928 | 0.2067 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1929 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +1481.0% |
| 1930 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -286.9% |
| 1931 | -10.98 % change on previous year | +79.8% |
| 1932 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1933 | 8 % change on previous year | -190.7% |
| 1934 | 13.8 % change on previous year | +72.5% |
| 1935 | 11.32 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1936 | 9.34 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 1937 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1938 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1939 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1940 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1941 | 6.78 % change on previous year | +89.9% |
| 1942 | 9.26 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7451 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1944 | 11.8 % change on previous year | +1484.3% |
| 1945 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1946 | 0.2034 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1947 | -0.4406 % change on previous year | -316.6% |
| 1948 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -608.1% |
| 1949 | 6.13 % change on previous year | +173.7% |
| 1950 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1951 | 0.6007 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 1952 | 5.38 % change on previous year | +795.6% |
| 1953 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1954 | 3 % change on previous year | +114.0% |
| 1955 | 9.54 % change on previous year | +217.6% |
| 1956 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1957 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1958 | 6.66 % change on previous year | +91.8% |
| 1959 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1960 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -376.8% |
| 1961 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1962 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1964 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +103.1% |
| 1965 | 7.89 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 1966 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 1967 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -365.0% |
| 1968 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 1969 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1970 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +66.0% |
| 1971 | 7.42 % change on previous year | +110.5% |
| 1972 | -0.3854 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1973 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -1837.0% |
| 1974 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 10.1 % change on previous year | +97.1% |
| 1977 | 11.72 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1979 | 14.71 % change on previous year | +131.4% |
| 1980 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 1981 | 17.65 % change on previous year | +229.1% |
| 1982 | 10.63 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1984 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +1027.8% |
| 1985 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1986 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1987 | -0.322 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 1988 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -951.8% |
| 1989 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -208.9% |
| 1990 | -0.9204 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1991 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -318.6% |
| 1992 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +77.3% |
| 1995 | 5.21 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0235 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 1997 | 6.63 % change on previous year | +28052.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1582 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2000 | 0.288 % change on previous year | +82.0% |
| 2001 | -7.06 % change on previous year | -2549.9% |
| 2002 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2003 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -845.7% |
| 2004 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 2005 | 7.6 % change on previous year | +228.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0702 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 2007 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1884.4% |
| 2008 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +60.3% |
| 2009 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 2010 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -382.3% |
| 2011 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 2012 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -236.5% |
| 2013 | -0.9588 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -292.7% |
| 2015 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -308.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 2017 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 2018 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -291.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3609 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2020 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -1482.7% |
| 2021 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2022 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 2023 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2025 | -0.1974 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 24.46 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 67.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 4.69 % change on previous year | -4.79 % change on previous year | 17.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.2 % change on previous year | -14.27 % change on previous year | 21.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.98 % change on previous year | -10.98 % change on previous year | 13.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.28 % change on previous year | -0.4406 % change on previous year | 11.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -1.7 % change on previous year | 9.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.79 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | 7.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.12 % change on previous year | -0.3854 % change on previous year | 14.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.45 % change on previous year | -2.99 % change on previous year | 17.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -0.9204 % change on previous year | 6.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 % change on previous year | -7.06 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3609 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.46 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 31 Russian Federation 0.4674 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Norway 0.1321 % change on previous year compare
- 33 India 0.0277 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Mongolia -0.9385 % change on previous year compare
- 36 USSR -1.09 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Thailand -2.29 % change on previous year compare
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 30.3% (2025)
- Gas production 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Coal production, annual growth rate in South Africa was -0.1974 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.81 % change on previous year in 1901.
- What is the lowest coal production, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.27 % change on previous year in 1922.
- How does South Africa rank for coal production, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.