In July 2023, the United Kingdom's (UK) net coal imports amounted to an estimated 131,000 metric tons. Net monthly coal imports to the UK have declined during the years from 2014 to 2023, dropping as low as 52,000 metric tons in May 2020. The peak of coal imports to the UK during this period was January 2015, when the net coal imported amounted to 3.69 billion metric tons.
Monthly net imports of coal to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (September 28, 2023). Monthly net imports of coal to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371012/coal-mining-net-imports-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-month/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Monthly net imports of coal to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371012/coal-mining-net-imports-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-month/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Monthly net imports of coal to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371012/coal-mining-net-imports-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-month/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Monthly Net Imports of Coal to The United Kingdom (Uk) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371012/coal-mining-net-imports-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-month/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Monthly net imports of coal to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371012/coal-mining-net-imports-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-month/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Monthly net imports of coal to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to July 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/371012/coal-mining-net-imports-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-month/