Coal production, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Coal production, per square kilometre was 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Coal production, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, coal production, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 7th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Coal production, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 4 Czechia 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 5 Poland 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 6 North Korea 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 9 Viet Nam 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 10 Serbia 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Coal production, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest coal production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for coal production, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 7th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.