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Deep and surface mining coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2017

Coal production from deep and surface mining in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1970 and 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)

Deep and surface mining coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2017

This statistic shows volumes of coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from deep and surface mining between 1970 and 2017. Recent coal mining output was clearly a fraction of historical yields, especially for deep mined coal which plummeted from 136.7 million metric tons in 1970 to 20,000 metric tons in 2017.

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	Deep mined	Surface mining
1970	136,686	10,509
1975	117,412	11,271
1980	112,430	17,667
1985	75,289	18,822
1990	72,899	19,863
1995	35,150	17,887
2000	17,188	14,010
2005	9,563	10,935
2010	7,390	10,956
2011	7,312	11,240
2012	6,153	10,814
2013	4,089	8,679
2014	3,685	7,962
2015	2,784	5,814
2016	22	4,156
2017	20	3,021

	Deep mined	Surface mining
1970	136,686	10,509
1975	117,412	11,271
1980	112,430	17,667
1985	75,289	18,822
1990	72,899	19,863
1995	35,150	17,887
2000	17,188	14,010
2005	9,563	10,935
2010	7,390	10,956
2011	7,312	11,240
2012	6,153	10,814
2013	4,089	8,679
2014	3,685	7,962
2015	2,784	5,814
2016	22	4,156
2017	20	3,021

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This statistic shows volumes of coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from deep and surface mining between 1970 and 2017. Recent coal mining output was clearly a fraction of historical yields, especially for deep mined coal which plummeted from 136.7 million metric tons in 1970 to 20,000 metric tons in 2017.

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Release date: July 2018

Region: United Kingdom
Survey time period: 1970 to 2017

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Statistics on "Coal industry in the United Kingdom"

Production

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Coal production from deep and surface mining in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1970 and 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)Deep and surface mining coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2017
Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017Functioning deep mine and opencast coal mines in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2017
Coal production in selected countries in Europe in 2017 (in million metric tons oil equivalent)Coal production in selected countries in Europe in 2017

Consumption

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Inland coal consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2017 (in million metric tons)Coal - fuel consumption in the United Kingdom 1970-2017
UK inland coal consumption by fuel producers from 1970 to 2016 (in million metric tons)Coal consumption by fuel producers in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2016
Coal consumption in United Kingdom from 1998 to 2016 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)UK coal consumption - in oil equivalent 1998-2017
Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain (UK) from 2002/03 to 2017/18 (in billion net tonne-kilometres)Coal freight moved by train in Great Britain 2002-2018
Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2017, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons)End use of coal consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2017, by industry use (in 1,000 metric tons)Industry consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017

Trade

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Net imports of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2013 and December 2017*, by month (in 1,000 metric tons)Coal net imports in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2017, by month
Imports and exports of coal mined in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1970 and 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)Coal mining trade in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2017
Imports of steam coal to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2017, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)Steam coal imports to the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2017, by country
Imports of coking coal to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2017, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)Coking coal imports to the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2017, by country
Imports of anthracite coal to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2016, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)Anthracite coal imports to the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017, by country

Enterprises and employment

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Number of enterprises in the coal and lignite mining industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by turnover size bandNumber of enterprises in the UK coal & lignite mining industry 2017, by turnover
Number of enterprises in the coal and lignite mining sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by employment size bandNumber of enterprises in the UK coal and lignite mining sector, by employment 2017
Number of local units in VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises in the mining of coal and lignite industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by employment size band Local enterprise units in the UK mining of coal & lignite industry, by size 2017
Number of local units in VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by employment size band Local enterprise units in the UK coke manufacturing sector 2017, by employees
Number of people employed in the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1920 to 2017 (in 1,000s)Employment in coal mining industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 1920-2017
Number of creditors' voluntary liquidations in the coke and refined petroleum products sector in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2018Creditors' voluntary liquidations in the refined petroleum sector UK 2012-2018

Prices

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Price of coal per metric ton for major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1st quarter 2013 to 4th quarter 2017 (in British pounds)Coal price per metric ton for power producers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2017
Price comparison of fossil fuels for major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK) between the 1st quarter 2013 and the 3rd quarter 2017 (in pence per kWh)Fossil fuel price comparison for power producers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2017
Average annual price of coal per tonne for the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017 (in GBP)*Price of coal per tonne: manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
Average annual price of coal, heavy fuel oil and gas oil per metric ton for the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in British pounds)*Prices of fossil fuels: manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017

Emissions

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2015 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)GHG emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990 to 2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2015 (in 1,000 metric tons)CO2 emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990 to 2015
Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)Methane emissions from coal and lignite mining in the UK from 1990-2016
PM2.5 emissions from the mining of coal and lignite in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2015 (in 1,000 metric tons)PM2.5 emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990 to 2015
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from the production of from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons of SO2 equivalent)NO2 emissions of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2016
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)SO2 emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the UK 1990-2016
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2015 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)Nitrous emissions from the generation of electricity from coal in the UK 1990 to 2015
Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2015 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)Methane emissions from the generation of electricity from coal in the UK 1990 to 2015

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