Electricity production from coal sources rose 0.270% to 223,773 GWh in South Africa in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources in South Africa reached an all time high of 244,616 GWh in 2007 and an all time low of 54,535 GWh in 1971.
South Africa has been ranked 7th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Angola | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Botswana | GWh | 372 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Namibia | GWh | ... | 20.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | GWh | 241,494 | 236,715 | 230,688 | 226,639 | 220,037 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zambia | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | GWh | 2,258 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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