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United Kingdom Coal

Reserves (2023)#77 World
28,660,060short tons
< 0.01%
of world reserves
47 years
at current production
Production (2024)#61 World
117,407short tons−80.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#61 World
2,501,405short tons−52% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−6,531.5short tons

Production covers 4.7% of consumption.

Imports cover 87.1% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom holds 28,660,060 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#77 in the world), and accounting for about 0.0022% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, the United Kingdom has about 47 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom produced 117,407 short tons of coal in 2024 (#61 in the world), a decrease of 80.7% from 609,495 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom consumed 2,501,405 short tons of coal in 2024 (#61 in the world), a decrease of 52% from 2023. This represents 0.03% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in the United Kingdom averaged 72.36 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.2 pounds per day (#85 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom imported 2,178,999 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈87.1% of consumption).
  • the United Kingdom exported 1,192,598 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈1015.8% of production).
  • This made the United Kingdom a net importer of 986,401 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in the United Kingdom

  • In 2024, the United Kingdom produced approximately 321.7 short tons of coal per day and consumed 6,853.2 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 6,531.5 short tons.

United Kingdom Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———117,407−80.7%61< 0.01%2,501,405−52%610.03%72.362,178,9991,192,598986,401
202328,660,06077< 0.01%609,495−15.1%540.01%5,213,887−22%470.05%151.85,348,0501,081,2384,266,812
202228,660,06077< 0.01%717,538−38.2%530.01%6,687,406−16.7%440.07%196.27,007,991761,9996,245,992
202128,660,06077< 0.01%1,161,636−37%490.01%8,023,593+2.8%400.09%237.15,079,1141,244,8943,834,220
202028,660,06077< 0.01%1,844,484−35.4%450.02%7,804,410−11.3%410.09%231.84,994,6881,442,6373,552,051
201928,660,06077< 0.01%2,856,526−6.9%420.03%8,797,018−33.8%400.10%262.26,866,267815,9366,050,331
201828,660,06077< 0.01%3,066,990−8.5%390.04%13,292,216−16.5%360.15%398.311,115,959698,58910,417,370
201777,000,000740.01%3,352,196−27.2%360.04%15,916,342−19.9%350.19%479.79,367,342545,5468,821,796
201677,000,000740.01%4,605,227−51.4%330.06%19,882,145−51.8%280.24%603.59,362,712489,0948,873,619
201577,000,000730.01%9,477,683−26.2%260.11%41,282,524−22.5%210.48%1,262.826,673,777424,82426,248,953
201477,161,700730.01%12,839,279−8.1%250.14%53,235,808−19.8%170.60%1,641.446,545,034468,56646,076,468
2013291,009,840520.03%13,969,184−25.3%250.16%66,365,665−6%160.74%2,061.455,789,188655,44655,133,742
2012291,009,840520.03%18,702,894−8.5%240.21%70,594,501+24.3%160.79%2,207.449,401,125537,92748,863,198
2011413,366,250420.04%20,450,055+1.1%240.24%56,776,979+0.36%180.65%1,78835,855,940541,23435,314,705
2010408,957,010430.04%20,222,979+2.6%220.25%56,575,135+5.3%180.69%1,795.929,255,307788,15228,467,156
2009404,547,770440.04%19,702,689−1%220.26%53,702,548−16.6%180.70%1,718.342,071,866713,19541,358,671
2008476,197,920390.05%19,901,105+6.2%230.26%64,357,267−7.4%160.85%2,075.148,364,954661,38647,703,568
2007———18,746,986−8.2%250.26%69,477,497−6.8%160.93%2,258.147,800,571599,65747,200,914
2006———20,411,474−9.7%230.29%74,509,542+9.3%141.0%2,440.955,697,520488,32355,209,196
2005———22,595,150−18.3%220.34%68,181,180+2.3%161.0%2,250.348,466,366590,83847,875,528
2004———27,663,572−11.3%210.44%66,636,844−4.1%151.1%2,21539,851,813684,53539,167,279
2003———31,172,224−5.7%190.54%69,471,985+7.1%141.2%2,322.735,153,768598,55434,555,214
2002———33,057,175−6.1%180.61%64,852,204−7.9%151.2%2,178.431,621,967591,94031,030,027
2001———35,196,758+2.3%180.66%70,384,698+6.5%151.3%2,374.339,178,302606,27138,572,032
2000———34,389,867−15.9%170.67%66,064,745+7.6%161.3%2,237.325,844,760727,52525,117,236
1999———40,870,348−10%160.82%61,425,122−11.8%151.2%2,087.922,369,177838,85821,530,319
1998———45,389,819−15.1%160.90%69,611,979+0.12%111.4%2,374.723,417,4741,070,34322,347,131
1997———53,456,523−3.4%161.1%69,529,306−11.7%121.4%2,379.221,778,3391,263,24720,515,091
1996———55,332,655−5.4%161.1%78,704,934−7.2%101.6%2,700.119,620,0161,089,08218,530,933
1995———58,463,215+6.5%151.2%84,813,936−5.8%111.7%2,916.817,522,320946,88416,575,435
1994———54,878,503−27%151.1%90,082,978−5.8%111.9%3,106.116,631,6531,362,45515,269,198
1993———75,176,440−19.3%131.6%95,598,937−12.9%112.0%3,304.420,282,5041,227,97319,054,531
1992———93,137,479−11%111.9%109,717,324−6%112.3%3,801.822,419,8831,072,54821,347,335
1991———104,633,470+2.3%82.1%116,697,150−0.57%82.4%4,055.121,617,4012,010,61319,606,788
1990———102,252,480−7.1%72.0%117,369,560+0.09%72.4%4,091.816,295,4492,543,02913,752,420
1989———110,032,584−4.1%72.1%117,265,942−4%72.3%4,101.513,378,7362,258,63311,120,103
1988———114,712,992−0.45%72.2%122,124,925−3.6%72.4%4,283.112,880,4922,008,40910,872,084
1987———115,227,771−3.3%72.3%126,674,158+1.5%62.6%4,453.610,781,6942,593,7358,187,959
1986———119,158,609+14.9%72.4%124,784,799+8.8%62.6%4,397.611,633,7802,950,8848,682,896
1985———103,739,496+83.9%72.1%114,683,230+36.5%72.4%4,05214,034,6112,680,81811,353,793
1984———56,418,430−57.1%81.2%84,045,626−30.6%71.9%2,977.69,803,9452,527,5977,276,348
1983———131,454,877−4.4%73.0%121,042,456+0.02%62.8%4,297.54,911,8937,232,256−2,320,363
1982———137,470,182−2.2%73.2%121,020,410−6.2%52.9%4,299.74,478,6868,208,903−3,730,217
1981———140,510,353−2%53.4%129,047,432−5.2%43.2%4,583.94,728,91010,045,351−5,316,441
1980———143,407,224—43.5%136,091,193—43.4%4,8368,084,3424,455,5373,628,805

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