Coal has been a major industry in the United Kingdom since the start of the industrial revolution in the 18th century, with production estimates in 1750 at five million metric tons. In 1913, UK coal production peaked at 292 million metric tons. By 1920, the coal industry employed some 1.2 million people, which was approximately 1-in-20 of the UK's workforce.
Production has dropped massively since it's golden age, falling to just one million metric tons in 2023. In 2020, the UK government announced that coal would be phased out of the nation's energy mix by the end of 2024.
Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1913 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production volume in million metric tons
2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
2
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
4
2015
9
2014
12
2013
13
2012
17
2011
19
2010
18
2009
18
2008
18
2007
17
2006
19
2005
20
2004
25
2003
28
2002
30
2001
32
2000
31
1999
37
1998
41
1997
48
1996
50
1995
53
1994
50
1993
68
1992
84
1991
94
1990
93
1989
100
1988
104
1987
105
1986
108
1985
94
1984
51
1983
119
1982
125
1981
127
1980
130
1979
122
1978
124
1977
122
1976
124
1975
129
1974
110
1973
132
1972
127
1971
154
1970
147
1969
156
1968
170
1967
178
1966
180
1965
192
1964
198
1963
200
1962
203
1961
195
1960
198
1959
210
1958
220
1957
228
1956
226
1955
226
1954
227
1953
227
1952
228
1951
226
1950
219
1949
218
1948
210
1947
200
1946
193
1945
186
1944
196
1943
202
1942
208
1941
210
1940
228
1939
235
1938
231
1937
244
1936
232
1935
226
1934
224
1933
210
1932
212
1931
223
1930
248
1929
262
1928
241
1927
255
1926
128
1925
247
1924
271
1923
280
1922
254
1921
166
1920
233
1919
233
1918
231
1917
252
1916
260
1915
257
1914
270
1913
292
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2024). Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1913 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125925/historic-coal-production-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1913 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125925/historic-coal-production-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2024). Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1913 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125925/historic-coal-production-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Coal Production in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1913 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125925/historic-coal-production-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1913 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125925/historic-coal-production-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Coal production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1913 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125925/historic-coal-production-in-the-united-kingdom/
