Coal production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Coal production was 6.81 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.81 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 53.4%
World rank
47th
of 220 countries
All-time high
27.38 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production in Afghanistan, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal production in Afghanistan stood at 6.81 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.4% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Afghanistan peaked at 27.38 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places Afghanistan 47th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1948 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1949 | 0.0407 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950 | 0.114 terawatt-hours | +180.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1221 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1384 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1303 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1221 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1872 terawatt-hours | +53.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1872 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2361 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2768 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3338 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3908 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 1961 | 0.5373 terawatt-hours | +37.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9118 terawatt-hours | +69.7% |
| 1963 | 0.806 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9199 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 1966 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 1.23 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 1971 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.578 terawatt-hours | -47.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9525 terawatt-hours | +64.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9362 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 1.77 terawatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 1979 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | -39.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6903 terawatt-hours | -35.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7251 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8411 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8411 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8585 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8759 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9281 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9687 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8005 terawatt-hours | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7367 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6091 terawatt-hours | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5453 terawatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0464 terawatt-hours | -91.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0406 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0348 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.029 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0174 terawatt-hours | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1508 terawatt-hours | +2500.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1218 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.203 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1972 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1914 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.203 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +594.3% |
| 2008 | 2.01 terawatt-hours | +42.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | +44.1% |
| 2010 | 4.34 terawatt-hours | +49.6% |
| 2011 | 7.13 terawatt-hours | +64.4% |
| 2012 | 10.11 terawatt-hours | +41.8% |
| 2013 | 10.82 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 13.92 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 12.18 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 13.46 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 12.1 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 16.65 terawatt-hours | +37.6% |
| 2019 | 17.66 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.35 terawatt-hours | -41.4% |
| 2021 | 15.82 terawatt-hours | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 27.38 terawatt-hours | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 4.44 terawatt-hours | -83.8% |
| 2024 | 6.81 terawatt-hours | +53.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2500.0% | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | 0.1508 terawatt-hours |
| 2007 | +594.3% | 0.203 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0407 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1848 terawatt-hours | 0.114 terawatt-hours | 0.3338 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9411 terawatt-hours | 0.3908 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 0.578 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8266 terawatt-hours | 0.6903 terawatt-hours | 0.9687 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1352 terawatt-hours | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | 0.6091 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7396 terawatt-hours | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 terawatt-hours | 4.34 terawatt-hours | 17.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 27.38 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 44 Greece 7.95 terawatt-hours compare
- 45 Ethiopia 7.69 terawatt-hours compare
- 46 Slovenia 7 terawatt-hours compare
- 48 Bangladesh 5.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 49 North Macedonia 5.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 50 Montenegro 4.56 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Afghanistan?
- Coal production in Afghanistan was 6.81 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.38 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Afghanistan rank for coal production?
- Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.