UK coal consumption by use 2021

In 2021, electricity production by major power producers accounted for the largest share of coal consumption in the United Kingdom (UK). That year, major power producers consumed around 2.6 million metric tons of coal. Coal consumption by major power producers has decreased significantly in the period of consideration.

Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons)

Characteristic	Major power producers	Autogenerators	Heat generation	Coke manufacture	Blast furnaces	Patent fuel manufacture and low temperature carbonisation
2021	2,635	19	6	1,544	1,059	137
2020	2,308	19	6	1,675	1,102	166
2019	2,890	16	6	1,809	1,135	152
2018	6,640	16	6	1,767	1,156	198
2017	8,702	14	6	1,888	1,301	207
2016	12,039	16	6	1,821	1,364	223
2015	29,310	19	6	3,667	1,544	228
2014	38,215	19	272	4,977	1,513	259
2013	49,840	33	362	5,288	1,411	259
2012	53,837	1,064	461	4,965	987	184
2011	40,566	1,284	562	5,282	995	258

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Release date

July 2022

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011 to 2021

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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