Coal production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Coal production, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0 terawatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
4th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 1985
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Coal production, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for coal production, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1960.
South Africa ranks 4th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Coal production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Mongolia 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 2 Australia 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 5 China 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Russian Federation 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- 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)
- Gas production per person 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, per capita in South Africa?
- Coal production, per capita in South Africa was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest coal production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for coal production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 4th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Coal production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.