 
				Hard coal production as a share of worldwide production rose 19.2% to < 0.001% in Botswana in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, hard coal production as a share of worldwide production in Botswana reached an all time high of < 0.001% in 2015 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 2012.
Botswana has been ranked 28th within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of hard coal production as a share of worldwide production, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Hard Coal Production (As % of Worldwide Production) | 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 
| Mozambique | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 
| South Africa | % | 0.042% | 0.041% | 0.038% | 0.038% | 0.036% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | < 0.001% | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% |