In 2022, electricity production by major power producers accounted for the largest share of coal consumption in the United Kingdom (UK). That year, major power producers consumed around 2.2 million metric tons of coal. Coal consumption by major power producers has decreased significantly in the period of consideration.
Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Major power producers
Autogenerators
Heat generation
Coke manufacture
Blast furnaces
Patent fuel manufacture and low temperature carbonisation
2022
2,242
11
6
1,212
892
153
2021
2,635
19
6
1,544
1,059
137
2020
2,308
19
6
1,675
1,102
166
2019
2,890
16
6
1,809
1,135
152
2018
6,640
16
6
1,767
1,156
198
2017
8,702
14
6
1,888
1,301
207
2016
12,039
16
6
1,821
1,364
223
2015
29,310
19
6
3,667
1,544
228
2014
38,215
19
272
4,977
1,513
259
2013
49,840
33
362
5,288
1,411
259
2012
53,837
1,064
461
4,965
987
184
2011
40,566
1,284
562
5,282
995
258
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2011 and 2022, by End Use (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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