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This is a list of countries by coal production ranking countries with coal ... (million tonnes) Country 2023 [1] 2022 [2] 2021 [2 ... South Africa: 238.0 244.3 235.7 ...
Opencast mining As of 2011, South Africa produces in excess of 255 million tonnes of coal and consumes almost three-quarters of that domestically. As of 2018, South Africa was the seventh largest producer and consumer of coal in the world. The industry, as of 2015, employs about 80,000 workers, or.5% of total employment, down from a peak in 1981 of 135,000 workers. The coal industry is South ...
The largest consumer and importer of coal is China. China mines almost half the world's coal, followed by India with about a tenth. Australia accounts for about a third of world coal exports, followed by Indonesia and Russia. [5] Coal is largely held in the Earth in areas that it needs to be mined from, and is generally present in coal seams.
Rank Country Coal - exports (thousand short tons) Date of information 1 Indonesia 451,520: 2020 2 Australia 429,894: 2020 3 Russia 244,312: 2020 4 South Africa 82,573: 2020 5 Colombia
Exports of goods and services (US$ million) by country [1] Country Exports Year Top goods export (2021) [2] [needs update] China: 3,511,248 2023 Broadcasting equipment United States: 3,051,824 2023 Petroleum Germany: 2,104,251 2023 Cars United Kingdom: 1,074,781 2023 Gold France: 1,051,679 2023 Packaged medications Netherlands: 949,983 2023 ...
Almost 90% of South Africa's exports to the rest of Africa go to the SADC economies. In 2018, South Africa exported and imported goods to and from the rest of Africa to the value of US$25 billion and US$11.5 billion, respectively. Intra-Africa exports account for 26% of South Africa's total exports and imports for 12% of total imports for 2018.
Electricity production in South Africa by source 2010-2023. South Africa has a large energy sector, being the third-largest economy in Africa. The country consumed 227 TWh of electricity in 2018. [1] The vast majority of South Africa's electricity was produced from coal, with the fuel responsible for 88% of production in 2017. [2] South Africa ...
World map by net trade in goods (current US$), 2023, according to World Bank. This is a list of countries by net goods exports, also known as balance of trade, which is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain time period. [1]