UK: coal consumption of power stations 2022

Coal consumption of power stations in the United Kingdom has decreased considerably in the period of consideration. Between 1970 and 2022, consumption decreased by over 97 percent. This significant decline, particularly from 2000 onwards, is directly related to the new policies aimed at mitigating climate change and phasing out the use of fossil fuels. In 2022, the UK coal consumption of power stations totaled 2.25 million metric tons.

Coal consumption of power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1970 to 2022

Supplementary notes

According to the source, up to 1986 power stations include those in the public electricity supply, railways and transport industries. From 1987, coal consumption at power stations also includes other generators' consumption. From 1999 includes coal consumption for heat sold to third parties.

This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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