Coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption fell 12.7% to 0.020% in South Africa in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in South Africa reached an all time high of 0.034% in 1997 and an all time low of 0.020% in 2015.
South Africa has been ranked 7th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption.
| Coal Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Botswana | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Namibia | % | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 0.029% | 0.025% | 0.023% | 0.023% | 0.023% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% |