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Coal industry in the UK

Statistics report on the coal industry in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents data about the coal industry in the United Kingdom. The data ranges from production and consumption to trade and prices. It also includes a global overview of the coal industry.

The UK's coal production has dropped massively since it's golden age, falling to just one million metric tons in 2023. In 2020, the UK government announced that coal would be phased out of the nation's energy mix by the end of 2024.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global proven coal reserves 2020, by country
  • Basic Statistic Hard coal production worldwide 2023, by leading country
  • Premium Statistic Global coal consumption 1998-2024
  • Premium Statistic Global coal consumption 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Global coal production in exajoules 2000-2024
  • Premium Forecast Power capacity of UK coal plants 2015-2024, by status

Operational figures

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  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the leading mining companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of coal mines in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Coal mining industry employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 1920-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of enterprises in the UK coal and lignite mining industry 2024, by turnover
  • Premium Statistic Coal price per metric ton for power producers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2023

Production

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  • Basic Statistic Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1913-2023
  • Basic Statistic Deep and surface mining coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Surface mined coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by month

Consumption

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  • Premium Statistic Coal consumption in the United Kingdom 2000-2024
  • Premium Statistic Coal consumption in the United Kingdom 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Coal consumption by fuel producers in the United Kingdom 1970-2019
  • Basic Statistic Industry consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022
  • Basic Statistic End use of coal consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2022

Trade

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  • Basic Statistic Coal mining trade in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2022
  • Basic Statistic Coal monthly net imports to the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Steam coal imports to the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Coking coal imports to the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Anthracite coal imports to the UK 2010-2022, by country
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