Crushed rock was the leading mineral commodity in the United Kingdom (UK) based on production volume in 2021, with over 125 million metric tons produced that year. A significantly lower amount of fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal) was also produced in the UK that year, at 1.1 million metric tons of coal.
Mineral production in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 by category
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
Crushed rock
125.9
Construction materials (excluding crushed rock)
52.6
Industrial minerals (excluding those within crushed rock)
9.4
Coal
1.1
Oil and gas (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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British Geological Survey. (January 2, 2024). Mineral production in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 by category (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182404/mineral-production-uk-by-category/
British Geological Survey. "Mineral production in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 by category (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182404/mineral-production-uk-by-category/
British Geological Survey. (2024). Mineral production in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 by category (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182404/mineral-production-uk-by-category/
British Geological Survey. "Mineral Production in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021 by Category (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182404/mineral-production-uk-by-category/
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Mineral production in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 by category (in million metric tons) [Graph], British Geological Survey, January 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182404/mineral-production-uk-by-category/