Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043

This briefing note from the Institute for Security Studies provides data on the distribution of proven coal reserves across Africa, citing the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2023.

• Five African countries hold 90% of the continent's proven coal reserves. South Africa possesses the largest share at 11 BBOE, followed by Nigeria (2.5 BBOE), Zimbabwe (0.6 BBOE), Botswana (0.2 BBOE), and Mozambique (0.2).

APA

Cilliers, J. (2023). Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043. Institute for Security Studies. https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=other/Energy&topic=04-coal

Chicago

Cilliers, Jakkie. Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043. Institute for Security Studies, 2023. https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=other/Energy&topic=04-coal.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cilliers2023background, author = {Cilliers, Jakkie}, title = {{Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=other/Energy&topic=04-coal}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }