Hard coal production rose 25.8% to 220 kt in Zambia in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, hard coal production in Zambia reached an all time high of 668 kt in 1982 and an all time low of 1.10 kt in 2009.
Zambia has been ranked 44th within the group of 55 countries we follow in terms of hard coal production, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Hard Coal Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Botswana | kt | 814 | 1,089 | 869 | 816 | 1,649 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congo | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 149 | 153 | 158 | 146 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | kt | 41.9 | 41.9 | 714 | 4,154 | 2,381 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | kt | 275,015 | 280,562 | 278,617 | 285,832 | 279,089 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 27.6 | 51.8 | 49.6 | 106 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zambia | kt | 1.10 | ... | ... | ... | 194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 2,942 | 3,225 | 3,526 | 3,303 | 2,938 |
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