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)
Characteristic
Import volume in thousand metric tons
Jul 23*
131
Jun 23
134
May 23
206
Apr 23
172
Mar 23
381
Feb 23
364
Jan 23
315
Dec 22
553
Nov 22
330
Oct 22
665
Sep 22
506
Aug 22
442
Jul 22
562
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
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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 April 27, 2025, 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 April 27, 2025. 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: April 27, 2025. 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 April 27, 2025)
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