This statistic displays the total indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018. It shows that production of coal decreased significantly over this period and amounted to just 1.7 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2018, showing a clear move away from indigenous coal reliance in the UK.
2017 recorded the lowest amount of electricity generated from coal in the UK, at just 22.53 TW, compared with 143 TWh in 2012.
Indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018
(in Mtoe*)
Characteristic
Production in Mtoe*
2018**
1.7
2017
1.9
2016
2.6
2015
5.4
2014
7.3
2013
8
2012
10.6
2011
11.5
2010
11.4
2009
11
2008
11.3
2007
10.7
2006
11.4
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (March 28, 2019). Indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in Mtoe*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/704836/indigenous-production-of-coal-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in Mtoe*)." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/704836/indigenous-production-of-coal-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in Mtoe*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/704836/indigenous-production-of-coal-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Indigenous Production of Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2018 (in Mtoe*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/704836/indigenous-production-of-coal-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in Mtoe*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/704836/indigenous-production-of-coal-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Indigenous production of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in Mtoe*) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/704836/indigenous-production-of-coal-uk/
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