Coal production — all countries

Coal production — United Kingdom

Coal production in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 0.07 Mtoe. Ranked 60 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 99.9%.

2024 0.07 Mtoe −80.67% vs 2023
World rank 60of 218
Period maximum 83.43 Mtoe1980
Period minimum 0.07 Mtoe2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million tonnes of oil equivalent

Coal production — United Kingdom, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 83.43 Mtoe1981: 81.74 Mtoe1982: 79.97 Mtoe1983: 76.47 Mtoe1984: 32.82 Mtoe1985: 60.35 Mtoe1986: 69.32 Mtoe1987: 67.03 Mtoe1988: 66.73 Mtoe1989: 64.01 Mtoe1990: 59.49 Mtoe1991: 60.87 Mtoe1992: 54.18 Mtoe1993: 43.73 Mtoe1994: 31.93 Mtoe1995: 34.01 Mtoe1996: 32.19 Mtoe1997: 31.1 Mtoe1998: 26.41 Mtoe1999: 23.78 Mtoe2000: 20.01 Mtoe2001: 20.48 Mtoe2002: 19.23 Mtoe2003: 18.13 Mtoe2004: 16.09 Mtoe2005: 13.14 Mtoe2006: 11.87 Mtoe2007: 10.91 Mtoe2008: 11.58 Mtoe2009: 11.46 Mtoe2010: 11.76 Mtoe2011: 11.9 Mtoe2012: 10.88 Mtoe2013: 8.13 Mtoe2014: 7.46 Mtoe2015: 5.49 Mtoe2016: 2.91 Mtoe2017: 2.07 Mtoe2018: 1.91 Mtoe2019: 1.79 Mtoe2020: 1.16 Mtoe2021: 0.74 Mtoe2022: 0.44 Mtoe2023: 0.37 Mtoe2024: 0.07 Mtoe
Change over the period: −83.36 (−99.92%) Average annual rate: -14.85 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 0.07 Mtoe
World computed 4,576.01 Mtoe
Europe & Central Asia computed 456.13 Mtoe
Northern Europe computed 0.15 Mtoe
High-income countries computed 920.97 Mtoe
Coal production — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mtoe Change Change, %
2024 0.07 −0.3 −80.67%
2023 0.37 −0.07 −17%
2022 0.44 −0.3 −40.57%
2021 0.74 −0.42 −36.32%
2020 1.16 −0.63 −35.1%
2019 1.79 −0.11 −5.94%
2018 1.91 −0.17 −8.01%
2017 2.07 −0.84 −28.73%
2016 2.91 −2.58 −46.95%
2015 5.49 −1.97 −26.41%
2014 7.46 −0.67 −8.26%
2013 8.13 −2.75 −25.31%
2012 10.88 −1.02 −8.54%
2011 11.9 +0.13 +1.12%
2010 11.76 +0.3 +2.64%
2009 11.46 −0.12 −1%
2008 11.58 +0.67 +6.16%
2007 10.91 −0.97 −8.15%
2006 11.87 −1.27 −9.66%
2005 13.14 −2.95 −18.32%
2004 16.09 −2.04 −11.26%
2003 18.13 −1.1 −5.7%
2002 19.23 −1.24 −6.08%
2001 20.48 +0.47 +2.35%
2000 20.01 −3.77 −15.86%
1999 23.78 −2.63 −9.96%
1998 26.41 −4.69 −15.09%
1997 31.1 −1.09 −3.39%
1996 32.19 −1.82 −5.35%
1995 34.01 +2.09 +6.53%
1994 31.93 −11.81 −27%
1993 43.73 −10.45 −19.28%
1992 54.18 −6.69 −10.99%
1991 60.87 +1.39 +2.33%
1990 59.49 −4.53 −7.07%
1989 64.01 −2.72 −4.08%
1988 66.73 −0.3 −0.45%
1987 67.03 −2.29 −3.3%
1986 69.32 +8.97 +14.86%
1985 60.35 +27.53 +83.88%
1984 32.82 −43.65 −57.08%
1983 76.47 −3.5 −4.38%
1982 79.97 −1.77 −2.16%
1981 81.74 −1.69 −2.02%
1980 83.43

About the indicator

Production of coal of all grades over the year, converted to millions of tonnes of oil equivalent. The conversion is needed because grades of coal differ in heat content by almost a factor of two: a tonne of anthracite and a tonne of lignite are different amounts of energy, and adding them up in tonnes overstates the contribution of countries that mine brown coal. World production is concentrated in a handful of countries: China accounts for about half, and together with India, Indonesia, the United States and Australia it makes up more than four-fifths.

Important: In oil equivalent rather than in tonnes: grades of coal differ in heat content by almost a factor of two, and a sum in tonnes would overstate brown coal production. All grades together, from anthracite to lignite.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).